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Weed Identification and Management Resources
Botany/Taxonomy
- Wayne's Word - general botany
- Vegetative Characteristics
- Reproductive characters
- Bridging the Watershed - Interactive Plant ID Lesson
- Weed Seed Banks in the Soil - Univ Illinois
Weed Identification
- Virginia Tech - Weed Identification Guide
- Virginia Tech - Unknown Grass ID Key
- Rutgers - New Jersey Weed Gallery
- USDA NRCS - Plants Database
- XID 1,000 Weeds of North America - CD
- University of California IPM - Weed ID Key
- Purdue - Turfgrass Identification Tool
Invasive Species
- Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
- Alien Plant Invaders of Natural Areas - National Park Service Fact Sheets
- National Invasive Species Information Center
- Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Areas
Poisonous Plants
- Cornell Poisonous Plants
- Poisonous Plants of North Carolina
- Poisoning of Livestock by Plants
- Poisoning of Horses by Plants
- University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
- Know Your Plants... Safe or Poisonous?
Non-Chemical Weed Control
- Cornell Organic Weed Management
- The Nature Conservancy Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
Management Recommendations
University of Maryland - Maryland Turf Council
- Crabgrass and Goosegrass Control in Turf
- Perennial Grass Weed Control in Cool-Season Turf
- Broadleaf Weed Control in Established Lawns
Virginia Tech - Turf Weeds - Askew
- Virginia Tech - Pest Management Guides
Home Grounds and Animals ->Home Ornamentals, Lawn
Horticulture and Forest Crops -> Low Management Crops and Areas - Penn State - Weed Management in Turf
Pesticides
- EPA Pesticide Section - links to everything from labels to environmental effects, registration process to kids activities, etc.
- Kelly Pesticide Database Search for Maryland - who and what is registered, licensed and certified in MD
- CDMS - Labels and news, search by product, company, site, or pest
- Environmental Risk Analysis Program - Pesticides & Their Non-Target Impacts: Sources of Data and Information, Cornell University --- very extensive links and explanations.
- The Nature Conservancy Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
- Northeast Pest Management Center with links to pesticide use data and local experts
- Crop Life America (pesticide, nutrient and seed industry) See Lab to Label and Risk/Benefit Topics
Herbicide Mode of Action
Edible, Medicinal and Useful Plants --
Do Not Experiment Unless You're Certain of Identity!
- Intriguing World of Weeds - Larry Mitich – History and uses of several weed species
- Useful Weeds- Plants for a Future
- Eat those Invasives - Garlic MustardRecipes
- Wild and Not-so-Wild Recipes
- Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- Peterson, L.A. 1977. A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants. The Peterson Field Guide Series. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, MA. 330 pp.
For more information, contact Betty Marose
Last updated: 08/14/2007