ILLINOIS PESTICIDE APPLICATOR
TURFGRASS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉henbit. Answer: cool season annual; hairy with greenish to
purplish tender stems; leaf edges are rounded teeth and crinkled at
edges
◉prostrate knotweed. Answer: summer annuals; oval papery
sheath; at each node and node are swollen; heavily trafficked areas
◉shepherd's purse. Answer: winter annual; flowers are small and
white; with four petals set in shape of cross; rosette leaves
◉spotted spurge. Answer: warm season annual; germination occurs
in really high temps; exude milky sap when broken; flowers very
small and cup-shaped
◉dandelion. Answer: cool season perennial; reproduces by broken
taproot pieces; yellow
, ◉ground ivy. Answer: perennial; minty odor when crushed; long
petioles and rounded, tooth margin
◉curly dock. Answer: perennial; dark green leaves are wavy/curly
margins; inadequate maintenance
◉common yarrow. Answer: perennial; fernlike leaves are soft with
covered with hairs; flowers develop in flat-topped clusters
◉common mallow. Answer: annual/biennial; leaves are heart-
shaped with rounded teeth; abundant white hairs
◉Canada thistle. Answer: perennial; stems are 2-5 feet tall and
grooved; spineless and pink-purple flowers
◉buckhorn plantain. Answer: cool season perennial; rings in
flowerhead bullet shaped; drier sites neutral/basic soils
◉broadleaf plantain. Answer: cool season perennial; spreading
upright basal; leaves are twisted/curled and tips are sharp; flower
stalks are 6-30 inches tall
◉how do annuals grow. Answer: by seed
TURFGRASS FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
◉henbit. Answer: cool season annual; hairy with greenish to
purplish tender stems; leaf edges are rounded teeth and crinkled at
edges
◉prostrate knotweed. Answer: summer annuals; oval papery
sheath; at each node and node are swollen; heavily trafficked areas
◉shepherd's purse. Answer: winter annual; flowers are small and
white; with four petals set in shape of cross; rosette leaves
◉spotted spurge. Answer: warm season annual; germination occurs
in really high temps; exude milky sap when broken; flowers very
small and cup-shaped
◉dandelion. Answer: cool season perennial; reproduces by broken
taproot pieces; yellow
, ◉ground ivy. Answer: perennial; minty odor when crushed; long
petioles and rounded, tooth margin
◉curly dock. Answer: perennial; dark green leaves are wavy/curly
margins; inadequate maintenance
◉common yarrow. Answer: perennial; fernlike leaves are soft with
covered with hairs; flowers develop in flat-topped clusters
◉common mallow. Answer: annual/biennial; leaves are heart-
shaped with rounded teeth; abundant white hairs
◉Canada thistle. Answer: perennial; stems are 2-5 feet tall and
grooved; spineless and pink-purple flowers
◉buckhorn plantain. Answer: cool season perennial; rings in
flowerhead bullet shaped; drier sites neutral/basic soils
◉broadleaf plantain. Answer: cool season perennial; spreading
upright basal; leaves are twisted/curled and tips are sharp; flower
stalks are 6-30 inches tall
◉how do annuals grow. Answer: by seed
