weed: Quick Facts

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A tractor with a wide boom sprayer applies herbicides to rows of young cereal crops in a large, green agricultural field.

Two large containers of Roundup weed and grass killer with sprayer wands are displayed on a store shelf, labeled as ready-to-use glyphosate-based herbicide.

Rows of genetically modified barley plants grow in an outdoor test plot in Germany, with a yellow marker labeled 3 and protective netting overhead.

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weed control invasive species Herbicide plant bryophyte gymnosperm lower vascular plant parasitic plant carnivorous plant Heirloom plant Vegetable herbaceous plant oil plant everlasting

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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