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  1. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/399

    Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) Description: A herb in the carrot family (Apiaceae ... can grow up to 2.2' in diameter. Fruit: Large elliptic dry fruit, seeds orange and 0.5" in ... species because of its size, rapid growth and heavy seed production. It contains a substance within its ...

  2. Apple of Peru (Nicandra phyhsalodes)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/396

    2'-5' in height, reproducing only by seed. Weeds continuously (spring, summer, and fall) in agriculture ... Green-brown berries with papery inflated calyxes Root: Short taproot The problem is…. a prolific seed ... producer. Large, persistent seed-banks quickly accumulate in the soil due to seed dormancy. Very competitive ...

  3. Palmer amaranth (Amaranthys palmeri)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/408

    female flowers occur on separate plants. Fruit: Single seeded utricle with black to dark brown seed ... . A plant can produce up to one million seeds. Root: Taproot with an extensive fiberous root system. The ... problem is….this aggressive plant adds to the seed-bank and it is toxic to livestock.   ...

  4. Hairy white top or ballcress (Lepidium appelianum)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/421

    are around 4 mm long from the sepal base to the tip of the petal.  Fruit: Inflated seeds pods are oval ... is a prolific spreader. Each plant produces 300-2000 seeds and shoots can develop from any part of ...

  5. Russian thistle (Salsola Kali var. tenuifolia)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/411

    profusely branched. One plant can produce up to one million seeds. Often used when rehabilitating disturbed ... auxiliary or in a terminal spike, and lack petals. Fruit: Utricle with one horizontal positioned seed. Root: ... Taproot with extensive lateral roots. The problem is….plants break off and disperse seed over long ...

  6. Water Hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/425

    around the middle to release the seed. Root: Taproot with secondary fibrous roots. The problem is… ... produces many seeds and can be pollinated over long distances. When present, it significantly reduces crop ...

  7. Hedge bindweed (Castyegia sepium)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/415

    seeds. Each seed is grey to black with 2 flattened sides. Root: Extensive, shallow rhizomes The problem ...

  8. Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/423

    brown colour as the seeds mature. Fruit: Seeds enclosed in two reddish-brown or purple bracts. Root: ...

  9. Heart-podded hoary cress (Lepidium draba sub. Draba)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/422

    flowers Fruit: Seed pods are somewhat heart-shaped, dark brown, and hairless Root: Rhizomatous The problem ... high-price wheat lands. One mature plant produces 1,200 to 4,800 seeds ...

  10. Kudzu (Pueraria montana)

    https://pested.osu.edu/node/404

    top. The flower petals are lavender to wine colored with yellow centers. Fruit and seeds: September to ... January. Kudzu has clustered dry, flattened legume pods bulging with seeds. Seeds are green with stiff ...

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