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 ***
X Barley, Little
X Barnyard Grass
 XBermuda Grass
 XBluegrass (kentucky)
 XBluestem, big
 XBluestem (Old World)
 XBluestem, Little
 XBromegrass, smooth
 XBroomsedge (Broomstraw)
X Crabgrass
X Downy Chess (downy brome, cheat grass)
 XEastern Gamagrass
 XFescue (tall)
X Foxtail (giant, green & yellow)
 XIndiangrass
 XJohnsongrass
 XOrchardgrass
 XPurple Top
 XReed Canary Grass
X Ryegrass
XXSedges
 XSwitchgrass
 XTimothy
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** LEGUMES ***
 XAlfalfa
 XBirdsfoot Trefoil
 XCats Claw Sensitive Briar
 XClover, White
 XClover, Red
 XClover, Sweet
X Clover (little hop)
 XIllinois Bundleflower
X Lespedeza (Korean, Common)
 XLespedeza, Sericea
XXPartridge Pea
 XTick Trefoil (beggar tick)
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** FORBS ***
 XBull Nettle (horse)
 XChicory, Common
 XCinquefoil
X Cocklebur, Common
X Croton
 XCurly Dock
X Daisy Fleabane
 XDandelion
 XGoldenrod (prairie)
 XIronweed
X Lambsquarter
 XMilkweed, Common
X Pigweed
XXPlantain
 XQueen Anne's Lace
X Ragweed (Common, Giant, Lanceleaf)
 XRed Sorrel
XXSmartweed
 XThistle (Tall, Musk, Bull)
X Three-seeded Mercury
 XYarrow, Common
 
(Ann)(Bie/Per)*** WOODY PLANTS ***
 XBlackberry/Dewberry
 XBlack Cherry
 XCoralberry (buckbrush)
 XDogwood
 XElm
 XGrape
 XGreenbriar
 XHickory
 XLocust (black or honey)
 XOak, black or white
 XPersimmon
 XPoison Ivy
 XRed Cedar (juniper)
 XRose (multiflora or wild)
 XSassafras
 XSumac
 XWalnut
 XWild Plum
 XWillow


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