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Criteria List of selected criteria Plants satisfying criteria
  Growth Season    summer annual weed
    winter annual weed
    biennial weed
    perennial weed

  Growth Habit    upright
    vining
    rosette
    prostrate, spreading

  Leaflet Number    one
    three
    four or more

  Leaf Margin    lobed
    serrated/toothed
    smooth
    wavy/crinkled

  Leaf Hairs    none
    upper/lower surface
    leaf margin

  Leaf/Leaflet Shape    heart/kidney/spade
    linear/oblong
    oval/egg-shaped/elliptical
    round

  Leaf Width    <1/2 inch
    1/2 - 1 inch
    1 - 2 inches
    greater than 2 inches

  Leaf Venation    pinnate
    palmate
    parallel

  Leaf Arrangement    alternate
    opposite
    whorled or basal rosette

  Root Type    bulbous
    fibrous
    taproot

  Flower Color    blue/purple
    pink
    red
    white
    yellow

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Figure 1: Broadleaf Plant Identification Image

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