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Weed ID
Brassicaceae or Mustard Family GROWTH HABIT: Biennial, grows 1 to 3 1/2 feet tall. LEAVES: Greyish-green with star-shaped hairs. Basal leaves 1 to 2 inches long with slender stalks. Stem leaves face upward, pressed to stem. Lower leaves with short stalks, upper leaves lack stalks. STEMS: Erect, branched and covered with star-shaped hairs. FLOWERS: White, deeply notched petals on slendar stalks. Sepals hairy and drop off.
SEEDS: Flattened oval seed pods with star-shaped hairs close to stem. Pod chambers contain 3 to 7 seeds. REPRODUCES: By seed.
HABITAT: Fields, pastures, roadsides.
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ROOTS: Taproot.
