Scientific Name:  Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronq. Common Name:  Horseweed
Scientific Family:   Affiliation:  TCE, TAES, And TTU
Local Names:  Mare's Tail Common Family Name:  Sunflower
Life Cycle:  Annual >> Summer Leaf Arrangement:  Alternate
Stem Characteristic:  Erect Stem Type:  Round
Leaf Structure:  Simple Petiole:  No
Leaf Margins:  Toothed Leaf Shape:  Lance-shaped To Linear
Leaf Hairs:  Yes Flower Color:  Inconspicuous
Growth Stage:  Vegetative Environment:  Water Ways, Roadsides, Pastures, CRP, Aquatic Environments
Other:  Inflorescence is branched with slender flower stalks, flowers are inconspicious with small white ray and yellow disk flowers.