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Red rice

Red rice Updated

🕔16:45, 1.Apr 2024

Red rice Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond  Family: Poaceae Genus: Oryza       Species: sativa History: Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is an Asian species. China is thought to be its center of origin (Vaughan et al.,

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Arrowleaf sida

Arrowleaf sida Updated

🕔14:39, 25.Mar 2024

Arrowleaf sida Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Malvaceae Genus: Sida       Species: rhombifolia History: The Acadian French name for this species is “Gombo de Ste. Jeanne,” which translates as St. Jeanne’s gumbo. This

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Prickly sida

Prickly sida Updated

🕔08:09, 19.Mar 2024

Prickly sida Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Malvacea Genus: Sida       Species: spinosa History: Prickly sida is native to the United States. It occurs widely in the Southeast and Midwest, and sporadically in

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Sicklepod

Sicklepod Updated

🕔16:33, 13.Mar 2024

Sicklepod Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Leguminosae (Fabaceae) Genus: Senna       Species: obtusifolia History: A member of the Fabaceae family and subfamily of Caesalpinoideae, it is widely distributed throughout the world. Irwin and

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Illinois Bundleflower

Illinois Bundleflower Updated

🕔10:27, 18.Dec 2023

Illinois Bundleflower Weed flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Fabaceae (legume) Genus: Desmanthus                              Species: illinoensis   History: Illinois bundleflower is a native, warm-season, perennial, leguminous broadleaf plant adapted to the central and eastern regions

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Bog Yellowcress

Bog Yellowcress Updated

🕔16:23, 14.Dec 2023

Bog Yellowcress Weed flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond Family: Brassicaceae Genus: Rorippa                              Species: palustris   History: Bog yellowcress is a species of flowering plant in the mustard (Brassicaceae) family. It is widespread and native to

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Pitted Morningglory

Pitted Morningglory Updated

🕔07:31, 21.Apr 2022

Pitted Morningglory Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Convolvulaceae (morningglory family) Genus: Ipomoea       Species:   lacunosa   History: Thought to be native to tropical or subtropical North America. Life Cycle: Summer annual Special Characteristics:

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Broadleaf signalgrass

Broadleaf signalgrass Updated

🕔08:05, 14.Apr 2022

Broadleaf signalgrass Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Poaceae (grass family) Genus: Urochloa        Species: platyphylla History: is native to the southeastern and south-central United States. Life Cycle: Summer annual Special Characteristics: Flowering

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Johnsongrass

Johnsongrass Updated

🕔14:15, 31.Mar 2022

Johnsongrass Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Poaceae Genus:  Sorghum            Species:   halepense   History: Johnsongrass is native to areas from southern Europe through India. Introduced to South Carolina from Turkey in the

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Horseweed

Horseweed Updated

🕔14:57, 23.Mar 2022

Horseweed Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Asteraceae or sunflower family (Aster family) Genus: Conyza                       Species: canadensis    History: Horseweed (marestail) is native to North America but is probably much more widespread

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Hemp sesbania

Hemp sesbania Updated

🕔16:03, 9.Mar 2022

Hemp sesbania Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Fabaceae (Legume family) Genus: Sesbania         Species: herbacea History: Hemp sesbania is commonly known as big pod sesbania, Colorado river-hemp, coffeebean, and coffee weed, and the

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Barnyardgrass

Barnyardgrass Updated

🕔10:35, 2.Mar 2022

Barnyardgrass Weed Flora of Mississippi Prepared by Taghi Bararpour and Jason Bond   Family: Poaceae (Grass family) Genus: Echinochloa Species: crus-galli   History: Barnyardgrass (billion-dollar grass, watergrass, panic-grass, summer grass), originally from Europe and India, now ranges from latitude 50

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Velvetleaf

Velvetleaf Updated

🕔13:30, 12.May 2021

Weed flora of Mississippi Family: Malvaceae Genus: Abutilon                              Species: theophrasti History: Velvetleaf was introduced to North America from China or India by early European colonists for use as a fiber crop. Life Cycle: Summer annual Special Characteristics: Up to 7

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Italian ryegrass

Italian ryegrass Updated

🕔14:01, 14.Apr 2021

Italian ryegrass Weed Flora of Mississippi Family:  Gramineae (Poaceae) – grass family Genus:  Lolium        Species:  perenne ssp. multiflorum History:  Ryegrass species are native to the Mediterranean region but are now widely distributed throughout temperate areas of the world.  The genus

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Palmer amaranth

Palmer amaranth Updated

🕔11:43, 12.Apr 2021

Palmer amaranth Weed Flora of Mississippi Family:  Amaranthaceae Genus:  Amaranthus       Species:  palmeri   History:  The genus Amaranthus belongs to the Amaranthaceae family and contains approximately 75 species worldwide. Palmer amaranth is one of a distinct subgroup of 10 dioecious (male

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