Grassland Evaluation Contest Study GuideFifth Edition: October 2005
PLANT IDENTIFICATION LIST

STUDENT I.D. NO. _____ STUDENT NAME ______________ SCORE: _____ Points: 100
 
(Write the number of the plant in the space before its name and under its proper life cycle designation; NOTE: Ann = Annual, Bie/Per = Biennial or Perennial)
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** GRASSES & GRASS-LIKE ***
  Barley, Little
  Barnyard Grass
  Bermuda Grass
  Bluegrass (kentucky)
  Bluestem, big
  Bluestem (Old World)
  Bluestem, Little
  Bromegrass, smooth
  Broomsedge (Broomstraw)
  Crabgrass
  Downy Chess (downy brome, cheat grass)
  Eastern Gamagrass
  Fescue (tall)
  Foxtail (giant, green & yellow)
  Indiangrass
  Johnsongrass
  Orchardgrass
  Purple Top
  Reed Canary Grass
  Ryegrass
  Sedges
  Switchgrass
  Timothy
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** LEGUMES ***
  Alfalfa
  Birdsfoot Trefoil
  Cats Claw Sensitive Briar
  Clover, White
  Clover, Red
  Clover, Sweet
  Clover (little hop)
  Illinois Bundleflower
  Lespedeza (Korean, Common)
  Lespedeza, Sericea
  Partridge Pea
  Tick Trefoil (beggar tick)
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** FORBS ***
  Bull Nettle (horse)
  Chicory, Common
  Cinquefoil
  Cocklebur, Common
  Croton
  Curly Dock
  Daisy Fleabane
  Dandelion
  Goldenrod (prairie)
  Ironweed
  Lambsquarter
  Milkweed, Common
  Pigweed
  Plantain
  Queen Anne's Lace
  Ragweed (Common, Giant, Lanceleaf)
  Red Sorrel
  Smartweed
  Thistle (Tall, Musk, Bull)
  Three-seeded Mercury
  Yarrow, Common
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** WOODY PLANTS ***
  Blackberry/Dewberry
  Black Cherry
  Coralberry (buckbrush)
  Dogwood
  Elm
  Grape
  Greenbriar
  Hickory
  Locust (black or honey)
  Oak, black or white
  Persimmon
  Poison Ivy
  Red Cedar (juniper)
  Rose (multiflora or wild)
  Sassafras
  Sumac
  Walnut
  Wild Plum
  Willow


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