Cotyledons
Narrow, fleshy, needle-shaped

Roots
Short taproot

Stem
Usually hairless
Sometimes sticky with swollen nodes
Single or branched

True Leaves
Whorls of 6 to 30 on stem
Narrow, fleshy, needle-like
Rounded upper surface
Grooved lower surface

Flowers
Small, white
One flower per stalk
on upper part of plant

Habitat
Grain and cultivated fields, waste areas
Common in moist areas

Note
Not suseptible to 2,4-D or MCPA
Horsetail similar but has scale-like leaves
and often three-sided terminal branches
May be sticky to the touch