| Agronomy
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Common
smartweed
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smartweed is an annual plant found growing in low areas and areas that
are frequently flooded. It is a serious problem in these low
areas throughout all of Indiana and the neighboring states. Pennsylvania
smartweed is very similar to common smartweed and will be found in the
same locations. |
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Smartweed
will have pinkish flowers located at the ends of the stems. The stems
will be smooth and commonly are somewhat reddish in color. |
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stems of a mature smartweed may be as long as 4 or 5 feet, however these
stems are very weak and generally trail along the soil surface. |
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The
nodes, where the leaves attach to the stem, are swollen and this will help
identification. The leaves are shaped similar to those of a peach
tree. |
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purplish-black to black colored seeds are round and flattened with a projection
on one side. |
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