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Weed Summary – Review Guide

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What's this content for?

In this writing task, you’ll be given a list of plants that are supposed to be weedy or invasive in your region, and you are supposed to simply explain why they are weeds.

In many cases, weed is just a plant grown in the wrong place, it could be harmless or even wildly cultivated in other places. It could to a bit tough to tell the users that one of the pretty plants our users scanned is actually considered a weed in their region. We have to tell them the potential hazards of the plant to their gardens or environment, and the level of hazards. Then let them decide: whether pull the weeds out or try to control them at an acceptable level.

We desire a simple and accurate description and explanation. And if possible, we hope you can leave some room for users to make their final decisions.

Requirements

1. General Requirements:

1.1 Word Count: around 100 words. (For Japanese or Korean, 200 characters, for Chinese 160 characters.) It is ok to run slightly longer if all the information is important.

1.2 Talk about Information on Weed Only: General information on this plant will be presented in another section, please focus on the weed side.

1.3 Make sure the Information mentioned is complete. E.g., if a plant is noxious and invasive in one region and protected in another, a summary that only indicates that the plant is noxious is incorrect.

2. Cover the following information:

2.1 Where is it considered a weed? (Mandatory, local information should come first)

  • Everywhere
  • Specific ecosystems
  • Specific geographic locations (i.e. continents/countries/cities). If it’s only invasive in certain geographic locations, discuss its gardening values in places where it is not a weed in one sentence or less.

2.2 Level of its invasiveness

  • Is there any place where it is banned? (If it’s not banned, then skip.)

2.3 Why is it a concern? (Mandatory)

  • Aesthetically unappealing
  • Taking nutrition from other crops/plants
  • Producing toxins and harming other plants
  • Poisonous to humans or animals
  • Etc.

2.4 If it’s also an ornamental garden plant, then:

  • Give a reminder, e.g.: Be careful/limit its growth/prevent it from spreading when growing it. (No need to provide any specific solutions)
3. Give the weeds properly classifications:

In our system, weeds are classified into 3 levels: weed A, weed B, & weed C. Each category is defined as follows:

Weed A: Any noxious or invasive plants regulated by local laws*.

Weed B: Any plant that is not regulated but still considered as a weed by gardeners, either native or invasive. Always regarded to have no ornamental value.

Weed C: Any weedy plant that spread quickly without control (but is still used in gardens as an ornamental plant or planted indoors).

[*For Spanish writers, only consider the laws in Europe; and for Portuguese writers, only consider the situation in South America.]

Check the regulation policy in your country and gardening information to give the plant a proper classification. Mark the level in the comment box alongside your referential links. If you find a plant in our list that is not considered a weed anyway, simply mark up “not a weed”.

Special Attentions
  • Describe the geographical distribution in a general way, as short as possible. Avoid listing different countries or states. E. g., we should use “Northeast Asia” instead of “Japan, Korea, Inner Mongolia, and Russian Far East”.
An Example of Weed Summary
  • Note: 【The text inside brackets is just for explanation】
  • Common lantana (Lantana camara) 112 words
    _COMMON_NAME_ (_LATIN_NAME_) is present on all continents except Antarctica. It is especially weedy in Australia, India, and South Africa, where it engulfs millions of hectares. Most countries list it as invasive, and it’s a major weed in the Paleotropics 【Where】. It reproduces via seeds, and the seeds are dispersed by birds. A single mature plant can produce up to 12,000 of them 【How severe is it】. It’s also tolerant to fire, grazing, drought, and can grow in various soil types. _COMMON_NAME_ is considered a threat to biodiversity, through its rapid spread as well as releasing toxic chemicals which prevent germination and inhibit the growth of native plants 【Why is it a weed】. Care should be taken if it is planted in your garden 【Reminder】.