Common name: Horseweed
Latin name: Conyza canadensis L. Cronquist
Family: Asteraceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Annual herb that can be glabrous or pubescent, but often has bristly hairy, round stems. Leaves are lanceolate to oblanceolate in shape, arranged alternately on the stem, and have entire or toothed margins. It grows in a basal rosette initially but can grow up to 2 m tall in un-mowed areas.