| Scientific Name: |
Conyza canadensis |
| Common Name: |
Horseweed |
| Other Common Names: |
Canadian Horseweed |
| Duration of Life: |
Annual, Biennial |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Plant Origin: |
Native |
| Soil Type prefered: |
Sand, Loam, Clay |
| Drought Tolerance: |
Low |
| Flower Conspicuous: |
Yes |
| Soil Fertility Requirement: |
Medium |
| Moisture Use: |
Medium |
| Shade Tolerance: |
Intolerant |
| Active Growth Period: |
Spring, Summer, Fall |
| Anaerobic Tolerance: |
Low |
| Calcium Carbonate Tolerance: |
Low |
| Bloom Period: |
Indeterminate |
| Commercial Availability: |
No Known Source |
| Cold Stratification Required: |
No |
| Fall Conspicuous: |
No |
| Frost Free Days, Minimum: |
60 |
| Foliage Color: |
Green |
| Fruit/Seed Abundance: |
High |
| Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: |
No |
| Fruit/Seed Color: |
Brown |
| Fruit/Seed Persistence: |
No |
| Fire Tolerance: |
Low |
| Foliage Texture: |
Coarse |
| Growth Form: |
Single Crown |
| Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb |
| Growth Rate: |
Rapid |
| Height, Mature (feet): |
5 |
| Leaf Retention: |
No |
| Low Growing Grass: |
No |
| Life Span: |
Short |
| pH (Maximum): |
7.2 |
| pH (Minimum): |
4.8 |
| Precipitation (Minimum): |
14 |
| Resprout Ability: |
No |
| Root Depth, Min. (inches): |
6 |
| Salt Tolerance: |
None |
| Shape and Orientation: |
Erect |
| Small Grain: |
No |
| Seed per Pound: |
700000 |
| Seed Spread Rate: |
Rapid |
| Seedling Vigor: |
High |
| Temperature, Minimum (F): |
52 |
| Toxicity: |
None |
| Vegetative Spread Rate: |
None |
| Propagation: |
Seed |
| Where Found in S.E. MN: |
|
| Category: |
Dicot |
| Division: |
Magnoliophyta |
| Class: |
Magnoliopsida |
| Order: |
Asterales |
| Family: |
Asteraceae |
| Genus: |
Conyza |
