List of plants that were observed during the experimental period
| Common name | Life cycle | Family | Species |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunflower | Annual | Asteraceae | |
| White clover | Perennial | Fabaceae | |
| Rice flat sedge | Annual | Cyperaceae | |
| Indian jointvetch | Annual | Fabaceae | |
| Indian goosegrass | Annual | Poaceae | |
| Marshpepper knotweed | Annual | Polygonaceae | |
| Japanese thistle | Perennial | Asteraceae | |
| Black locust | Perennial | Fabaceae | |
| Purslane | Annual | Portulacaceae | |
| Common horsetail | Perennial | Equisetaceae | |
| Carpetweed | Annual | Molluginaceae | |
| Common dandelion | Perennial | Asteraceae | |
| Fireweed | Annual | Asteraceae | |
| Baconweed | Annual | Chenopodiaceae | |
| Canadian fleabane | Annual | Asteraceae | |
| Common knotgrass | Annual | Polygonaceae | |
| Barnyard millet | Annual | Poaceae | |
| Wild soybean | Annual | Fabaceae | |
| Evening primrose | Biennial | Onagraceae | |
| Sonchus-leaf crepidiastrum | Biennial | Asteraceae | |
| Groundsel | Annual | Asteraceae | |
| Annual fleabane | Biennial | Asteraceae | |
| Green foxtail | Annual | Poaceae | |
| Chinese bushclover | Annual | Fabaceae | |
| Indian wormwood | Perennial | Asteraceae | |
| Barnyard grass sp. | Annual | Poaceae | |
| Chinese plantain | Perennial | Plantaginaceae |