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Mar 11

From: Mark Mayfield <mark...@ksu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:46 To: Kyle Grant

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From: Mark Mayfield <mark...@ksu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2026 10:46 To: Kyle Grant

Mar 11

Mar 5

Re: Help ID this. In a pasture

Hi Shad, This appears to be rigid goldenrod (Solidago rigida). Mark H Mayfield Division of Biology

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Re: Help ID this. In a pasture

Hi Shad, This appears to be rigid goldenrod (Solidago rigida). Mark H Mayfield Division of Biology

Mar 5

Mar 4

Hi Matthew, I was racking my brain and remembered that a few members of the legume family can produce

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Hi Matthew, I was racking my brain and remembered that a few members of the legume family can produce

Mar 4

Jan 30

Re: Plant Identification

Hi Blaire, It looks like you have two different things in there. One is Aegilops cylindrica (jointed

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Re: Plant Identification

Hi Blaire, It looks like you have two different things in there. One is Aegilops cylindrica (jointed

Jan 30

Jan 23

Hi Makinna, In general, I don't make recommendations about what plants can or should be consumed

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Hi Makinna, In general, I don't make recommendations about what plants can or should be consumed

Jan 23

12/12/25

Re: Help with a Seed Identification?

You are thinking taxonomically—right on! Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd.

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Re: Help with a Seed Identification?

You are thinking taxonomically—right on! Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd.

12/12/25

11/17/25

Grass identification 11/06 Whitson

Hi Wendie, You recently sent me 4 separate baggies individually numbered from Joyce Whitson in Wilson

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Grass identification 11/06 Whitson

Hi Wendie, You recently sent me 4 separate baggies individually numbered from Joyce Whitson in Wilson

11/17/25

11/6/25

Fw: Bush Like plant

Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd. Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900 785-532-2795 (

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Fw: Bush Like plant

Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd. Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900 785-532-2795 (

11/6/25

11/6/25

Re: Plant I’d requested

Hi Rod, Yes, pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana. This grass readily spreads from where it is

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Re: Plant I’d requested

Hi Rod, Yes, pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana. This grass readily spreads from where it is

11/6/25

11/6/25

Hi Ryan, Do you have a picture of the plant? The leaf margins weren't very clear in the images

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Hi Ryan, Do you have a picture of the plant? The leaf margins weren't very clear in the images

11/6/25

11/3/25

Hi Ryan, This is a nightshade. It looks like the one that I have seen more of in the last few years

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Hi Ryan, This is a nightshade. It looks like the one that I have seen more of in the last few years

11/3/25

10/31/25

Re: Weed from Mulvane KS

Hi Cassie, The plant is called Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata), a native annual plant in Kansas.

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Re: Weed from Mulvane KS

Hi Cassie, The plant is called Spanish Needles (Bidens bipinnata), a native annual plant in Kansas.

10/31/25

10/30/25

Herbarium plant identification

Hi Ms. Foye, The plant you sent to the herbarium for identification looks like a black-eyed susan/

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Herbarium plant identification

Hi Ms. Foye, The plant you sent to the herbarium for identification looks like a black-eyed susan/

10/30/25

10/27/25

Re: Probably Shattercane

Hi James, I always cringe when I get asked this question. The taxonomy of the Sorghums is complex and

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Re: Probably Shattercane

Hi James, I always cringe when I get asked this question. The taxonomy of the Sorghums is complex and

10/27/25

10/24/25

Hi Clayton, This is known as Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus). It is a common grass in eastern

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Hi Clayton, This is known as Broomsedge (Andropogon virginicus). It is a common grass in eastern

10/24/25

10/21/25

Re: Plant I’d

Hi Rod, I can identify this as a dayflower for sure, one of two species that occur in the area. I

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Re: Plant I’d

Hi Rod, I can identify this as a dayflower for sure, one of two species that occur in the area. I

10/21/25

10/17/25

Re: [crownvetch]

Hi Teresa, It's crownvetch (Securigera varia). There should be a lot of information about control

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Re: [crownvetch]

Hi Teresa, It's crownvetch (Securigera varia). There should be a lot of information about control

10/17/25

10/13/25

Re: Red oak ID from Topeka

Hi Ryan, I'm a bit perplexed. The buds and the acorn on the twig look like Quercus rubra to me.

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Re: Red oak ID from Topeka

Hi Ryan, I'm a bit perplexed. The buds and the acorn on the twig look like Quercus rubra to me.

10/13/25

10/10/25

Re: Plant to ID

Hi Jill, You are right!! frost aster or hairy oldfield aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) is a common

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Re: Plant to ID

Hi Jill, You are right!! frost aster or hairy oldfield aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) is a common

10/10/25

10/8/25

Hi Scott, This plant would have small bright yellow flowers back a couple of weeks ago. It is

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Hi Scott, This plant would have small bright yellow flowers back a couple of weeks ago. It is

10/8/25

10/6/25

Re: Weed ID and elimination - Leavenworth County Extension

Hi Tina, The plant is nodding spurge (Euphorbia nutans), which is a common native C4 summer annual

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Re: Weed ID and elimination - Leavenworth County Extension

Hi Tina, The plant is nodding spurge (Euphorbia nutans), which is a common native C4 summer annual

10/6/25

10/2/25

Hi Shad, This is common reed (Phragmites australis). I cannot tell from the image if this is the

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Hi Shad, This is common reed (Phragmites australis). I cannot tell from the image if this is the

10/2/25

10/1/25

Hi Jessica, I want to provide you here with my identification of these samples by email. I would

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Hi Jessica, I want to provide you here with my identification of these samples by email. I would

10/1/25

10/1/25

Fw: Munjor Field

Identified this as shattercane (Sorghum bicolor ssp. x_drummondii) for the Bayer Cropscience person

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Fw: Munjor Field

Identified this as shattercane (Sorghum bicolor ssp. x_drummondii) for the Bayer Cropscience person

10/1/25

9/30/25

Re: Plant identification

Hi Cassie, Yes, this is one of the species commonly known as Dayflowers. From your images, it is

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Re: Plant identification

Hi Cassie, Yes, this is one of the species commonly known as Dayflowers. From your images, it is

9/30/25

9/30/25

Re: Wild Cucumbers?

Hi Lacey, Cyclanthera naudiniana is an annual, so the plant is coming back from seeds produced the

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Re: Wild Cucumbers?

Hi Lacey, Cyclanthera naudiniana is an annual, so the plant is coming back from seeds produced the

9/30/25

9/16/25

Re: Yellow flower

Hi Clayton, It's a plant known as bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum). It is an annual member of

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Re: Yellow flower

Hi Clayton, It's a plant known as bitter sneezeweed (Helenium amarum). It is an annual member of

9/16/25

9/16/25

Re: Seed ID Help

Hi Scott, I examined the vial of material you dropped by. The contents consisted of a mixture of

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Re: Seed ID Help

Hi Scott, I examined the vial of material you dropped by. The contents consisted of a mixture of

9/16/25

9/11/25

Hi Jill, I've been getting a lot of this lately. The plant is dwarf horseweed (Conyza ramosissima

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Hi Jill, I've been getting a lot of this lately. The plant is dwarf horseweed (Conyza ramosissima

9/11/25

9/8/25

Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd. Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900 785-532-2795 (

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Mark H. Mayfield Division of Biology 1717 Claflin Rd. Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4900 785-532-2795 (

9/8/25

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