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Wendy Karol Cecil
Research Associate, Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University 
Agriculture Bldg 4031
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2243
Email: wcecil@uwyo.edu


Rules and Regulations

Wyoming FFA Agronomy Contest


PART E - PLANT AND SEED IDENTIFICATION

  1. Identification - two 15 specimen classes
    (15 weed plants and 15 crop plants)
    4 points will be allowed for each correct identification. In seed identification, 20 seeds at 4 points each will be allowed.
  2. Contestants will record common names only as listed. Other names than those on the list will be counted wrong.
  3. One point will be taken off for incorrect spelling.
  4. This section will be separated into two parts as shown below.

PLANT IDENTIFICATION

Contestant Name ________________________________
Contestant No. ____________________

Crop Plants and Weed Plants
Seed Identification

F.F.A. PLANT MOUNTS, WEED PHOTOS (Weeds of the West Book) SEEDS
           
A. Noxious and/or Prohibited Weeds Photo Seed   Photo Seed
1. Canada thistle X X 9. Perennial pepperweed X  
2. Common burdock X   10. Perennial sowthistle X  
3. Dalamtian toadflax X   11. Plumeless thistle X  
4. Field Bindweed X X 12. Quackgrass X X
5. Hoary Cress X   13. Russian knapweed X  
6. Leafy spurge X   14. Scotch thistle X  
7. Musk thistle X X 15. Skeletonleaf bursage X  
8. Oxeye daisy X X 16. Yellow toadflax X  
           
B. Semi-harmful Weeds Photo Seed   Photo Seed
17. Buckhorn plantain X X 22. Povertyweed   X
18. Blue lettuce X   23. Swainsonpea   X
19. Field Dodder X X 24. Wild oats X X
20. Puncturevine X X 25. Jointed goatgrass X X
21. Common ragweed X X 26. Wild proso millet X  
           
C. Common Weeds Photo Seed   Photo Seed
27. Barnyardgrass X X 48. Venice mallow X  
28. Blue mustard X   49. Curlycup gumweed X  
29. Buffalobur X   50. Wild mustard X X
30. Bull thistle X   51. Japanese brome X  
31. Chicory X   52. Kochia X X
32. Common chickweed X   53. Common lambsquarters X X
33. Common sunflower X X 54. Marshelder X  
34. Common cocklebur X   55. Mousear chickweed X  
35. Common yarrow X   56. Common salsify X  
36. Curly dock X X 57. Prickly lettuce X  
37. Dandelion X X 58. Annual pricklepoppy X  
38. Downy brome X X 59. Pigweed Spp X X
39. Knotweed X   60. Nightshade Spp. X X
40. Field sandbur X   61. Sheep Sorrel X X
41. Field pennycress X X 62. Russian thistle X X
42. Smallseed falseflax X   63. Shepherdspurse X X
43. Foxtail barley X   64. Skeletonweed X  
44. Green foxtail X X 65. Pinnate tansymustard X X
45. Canada goldenrod X X 66. Tumblemustard X  
46. Western Sticktight X   67. Wild buckwheat X  
47. Horseweed X   68. Common purslane X X
           
D. Poisonous Plants Photo Seed   Photo Seed
70. Seaside arrowgrass X   75. Lupine X X
71. Deathcamas X   76. Princes plume X  
72. Halogeton X   77. Two-grooved milkvetch X  
73. Geyer larkspur X   78. Western waterhemlock X  
74. Tall larkspur X   79. Woody aster X  
           
E. Grasses Mounts     Mounts  
80. Alkali sacaton X   93. Needleandthread X  
81. Bluebunch wheatgrass X   94. Orchardgrass X  
82. Blue grama X   95. Prairie sandreed X  
83. Buffalograss X   96. Redtop bent X  
84. Canada wildrye X   97. Reed canarygrass X  
85. Crested wheatgrass X   98. Red threeawn X  
86. Giant wildrye X   99. Russian wildrye X  
87. Green needlegrass X   100. Inland Saltgrass X  
88. Idaho fescue X   101. Meadow foxtail X  
89. Indian ricegrass X   102. Slender wheatgrass X  
90. Intermediate wheatgrass     103. Smooth brome X  
91. Kentucky bluegrass     104. Tall wheatgrass X  
92. Meadow fescue     105. Timothy X  
      106. Western wheatgrass X  
           
F. Legumes, Cereals and Oil Crops Mounts Seed   Mounts Seed
107. Alfalfa X X 117. Safflower X X
108. Alsike clover X X 118. Amber durum wheat X X
109. Barley X X 119. White wheat X X
110. Birdsfoot trefoil X X 120. Sorghum X X
111. White clover X X 121. Sudangrass X X
112. Red clover X X 122. Foxtail millet X X
113. Sweetclover (white/yellow) X X 123. Flax X X
114. Cereal rye X X 124. Triticale X X
115. Cicer milkvetch X X 125. Red Wheat X X
116. Sainfoin X X 126. White Oat X X
  X X 127. Oat X X
 
Contact Us

Wendy Karol Cecil
Research Associate, Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University 
Agriculture Bldg 4031
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-2243
Email: wcecil@uwyo.edu