Select the plant that is best described
by the following characteristics:
• An annual plant found growing in low areas and areas that are frequently flooded
• It is a serious problem in these low areas throughout all of Indiana and the
neighboring states
• The nodes, where the leaves attach to the stem, are swollen and this will help
identification
A. Wild Carrot
B. Pennycress
C. Dodder
D. Common Smartweed