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Physalis heterophylla
Clammy Ground Cherry:
Glandular pubescent stems, coarsely toothed leaves, thick roots.
Bi-colored flowers droop from pedicels in leaf axils.
Yellow berries enclosed in a papery inflated calyx, edible when ripe but the plant itself is toxic.
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| Chenopodiaceae (Goosefoot) |
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Chenopodium album
Lamb's Quarters:
Thrives on rich soils so is a problem in gardens and farm fields.
It enjoys some favor with the natural food folks.
Triangular edible leaves.
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Setaria glauca
Yellow Foxtail:
Annual.
Stiff, erect spikes subtended by yellowish bristles.
Seed head more erect than S. magna Giant Foxtail.
Pubescence on upper surface of the blade near the collar only.
The sheath and the remainder of the blade are smooth.
The ligule is a ring of hairs 1mm long.
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Hordeum jubatum
Foxtail Barley:
Native to Alaska.
In disturbed alkaline or saline soil.
Flowers are arranged in spikes with long reddish awns that turn cream when mature.
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Solidago gigantea
Giant (Late) Goldenrod:
Actually one of the earlier goldenrods to bloom.
Stem smooth, often glaucous, and reddish (green in shade).
Inflorescence usually a one-sided, arching panicle.
May hybridize with Tall Goldenrod (S. altissima). Moist soil.
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Urtica dioica
Stinging Nettle:
Tiny greenish flowers are in slender, branched, interrupted spikes from the upper leaf axils.
Stinging hair on stem; stipules; rugose leaves.
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