Seeding Weed- What makes weed a Weed
Ralph Waldo Emerson described a weed as a plant whose qualities has not yet been discovered . And when you pull a weed , it is a challenge to find something virtuous about them . Weeds tend to share some common attributes that contribute to their bad name — helping them survive under conditions where other plants couldn ’ t . Here are just a few of the characteristics that make a weed a weed : 1 . They sometimes produce tens of thousands of seeds per of thousands of seeds per plant .
2 . Seeds can survive for a very long time . They can be dormant for a long time and start sprouting when conditions are just right . 3 . They are able to establish themselves quickly . 4 . They can reproduce vegetatively without seeds . 5 . They can even grow in those areas which are inhospitable to other plants . The more of these weedy characteristics a plant has , the more successful and problematic a weed it will be . Dandelion is a colorful example one learns to identify at first . It is adapted to a wide range of environments and is found in almost all parts of world . Common lambsquarters , pigweed and common purslane are examples of weeds that are
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