Name: Mariel A.

Caylan Date Performed: October 25, 2021

Course/ Year: BSA 1A Date Submitted: October 26, 2021

WEED CLASSIFICATIONS
Laboratory Activity No. 7

I. Introduction:

In the Philippines, we have several species of weeds. They are also

diverse organisms. Out of 250,000 plant species, weeds constitute about 250
species, which are prominent in agricultural and non-agricultural systems.
These weed species have distinct morphology and exhibit different life span
and could be classified in different criteria.

II. Learning Objectives:

At the end of the laboratory period, you have:

1. grouped weed species;
2. identified weed species on the basis of classification; and
3. give example of each classification.

III. Materials: 20 weed specimen, pencil, eraser

IV. Learning Activities:

1. You are to collect twenty specimen of weeds for study. Number your
specimen.
2. Observe carefully the weeds.
3. Group together the weeds that have the same classification.
4. With the use of pamphlets or books of weeds, name the weeds that belong
to every classification. You can picture your classifications of weeds and submit on
line a week after.
5. Prove that your classification is correct by illustrating the different weed
morphology in the space provided for. Label the parts.
 Fig. 1 Typical Grass Morphology

Fig. 2 Typical Sedge

Morphology
 Fig. 3 Typical Broadleaf Weed Morphology

6. Now, use the sequence of numbering of your specimen. Again, with the
use of references, try to give the common names and scientific name of the weeds
under study. Be sure to write the scientific name correctly. Do this in tabular form.

Sp. Photo of Collected Name of Weed Scientific name

No. Weed (Common)
1.

Carabao Grass Paspalum conjugatum

2.

Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis

3.

Tawa-tawa Euphorbia hirta

4.

Mulberry Weed Fatoua villosa

5.

Shiny bush Peperomia pellucida

6.

Barnyard Grass Echinochloa crus-galli

7.

Purple-Leaved Button Spermacoce ocymoides

Weed

8.

Gunpowder Plant Pilea microphylla

9.

Long-strap Fern Campyloneurum phyllitidis

10.

Slender amaranth Amaranthus viridis

11.

Quackgrass Elymus repens

12.

Creeping tick trefoil Desmodium triflorum

13.

Creeping woodsorrel Oxalis corniculata

14.

Tuberous Sword Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia

15.

Gotu kola Centella asiatica

16.

Guadeloupe Cucumber Melothria pendula

17.

Toothache Plant Acmella Oleracea

18.

Green Shrimp Plant Blechum pyramidatum

19.

Chamber Bitter Phyllanthus urinaria

20.

Doveweed
Murdannia nudiflora
7. With the same weed specimen, classify the weeds based on the given criteria in
the next page. Use any resources that will lead you to the correct classifications.
Sp. Morphology Life Cycle Habitat Origin Cotyledon Mode of Growth
No. Reproduction Habit
1. Grass Perennial Upland/ Exotic/ Monocot Sexual/Asexual Creeping
Terrestrial Imported Reproduction
2. Grass Annual Upland/ Exotic/ Monocot Sexual/Asexual Tillering or
Terrestrial Imported Reproduction Branching
habit
3. Herb Annual Terrestrial Exotic Dicot Sexual Spreading
Reproduction
4. Grass Annual Terrestrial Exotic/ Mococot Sexual/Asexual Spreading
Imported Reproduction
5. Herb Annual Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual Spreading
Imported Reproduction
6. Grass Annual Terrestrial Exotic Monocot Sexual/Asexual Bunch
Reproduction Type
7. Herb Annual Terrestrial Exotic Dicot Sexual/Asexual Erect or
Reproduction Spreading
8. Grass Short- Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Erect or
lived Import Reproduction Spreading
perennial ed
or annual
9. Fern Perennial Terrestrial Exotic/ neither Sexual/Asexual Spreading
Imported monocots Reproduction
nor dicots
10. Herb Annual Terrestrial Exotic Dicot Sexual/Asexual Erect/
Reproduction Spreading
11. Grass Perennial Terrestrial Exotic/ Monocot Sexual/Asexual Rhizomatous
Imported Reproduction
12. Flower Annual/ Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Creeping
Perennial Imported Reproduction
13. Grass Annual/ Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Creeping
Perennial Imported Reproduction
14. Fern Perennial Terrestrial Exotic/ neither Sexual/Asexual Erect/
Imported monocots Reproduction Spreading
nor dicots
15. Herb low- Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Spreading
growing Imported Reproduction and can
perennial even be
grown in
water
16. Grass short lived Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Creeping
perennial Imported Reproduction
 17. Flower Perennia/ Terrestrial Exotic Dicot Sexual/Asexual Spreading
Annual Reproduction
18. Grass Tropical Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Erect/
Perennial Imported Reproduction Spreading
19. Herb Annual Terrestrial Exotic/ Dicot Sexual/Asexual Erect/
Imported Reproduction Spreading
20. Grass Annual Terrestrial Exotic/ Monocot Sexual/Asexual Erect/
Imported Reproduction Spreading

V. Questions:

1. What is the importance of classifying weeds?

- Weed identification during the seedling stage is crucial in agricultural
techniques since this is when they are most susceptible to chemical or
mechanical control. It's also crucial to recognize weeds in their mature stages
so we can understand why they shouldn't be permitted to reproduce seed.

2. Does the morphology or life cycle of the weed interfere with weed
management?
- Yes. They interfere because we need to know the weed's life cycle in
order to learn how to identify and understand weeds through controlling and
managing them. Furthermore, by determining their life cycle, we can
learn about their environmental influence, particularly in relation to
agricultural practices.

3. Give another basis of classifications, aside from those already

mentioned.
- There are many ways on how to classify a weeds. For me, the another basis
of classifying a weeds is that they are able to establish themselves quickly.
We can easily notice them in our yards and sometimes they seem to crop up
in the blink of the eye.
VI. References:
https://wiki.bugwood.org/HPIPM:Crabgrass
https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/4/1488
https://plantscience.psu.edu/outreach/plant-id/grasses/quackgrass
http://herbsfromdistantlands.blogspot.com/2018/04/melothria-pendula-
melonette.html#:~:text=It%20is%20short%20lived%20perennial,only%20as%20an
%20annual%20plant.

VII. Assessment Methods