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Glossary <br /> Alien plant—A plant species not native to the United States. <br /> Annuals—A plant which completes its life cycle in one season, <br /> spring through fall. <br /> Biennials—Plants that require 2 seasons to complete life cycle. <br /> They typically germinate in late summer, over-winter, flower, and <br /> set seed by mid-summer of the following year. <br /> Bolt—The initial stem arising from rosette leaves as a plant <br /> matures. The term `bolting' is often used to describe the growth <br /> stage between rosette and flowering. <br /> Bracts—A small leaf-like structure below the flower. <br /> Calibration -To check, adjust, or determine spray equipment <br /> output. (ex. Gallons Per Acre) <br /> Containment—Defined in the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, <br /> maintaining an intensively managed buffer zone that separates <br /> infested regions, where suppression activities prevail, from largely <br /> un-infested regions where eradication activities prevail. <br /> Eradication - Defined in the Colorado Noxious Weed Act, <br /> reducing the reproductive success of a noxious weed species or <br /> specified noxious weed population in largely un-infested regions to <br /> zero and permanently elimination the species or population within <br /> a specified period of time. Once all specified weed populations are <br /> eliminated or prevented from reproducing, intensive efforts <br /> continue until the existing seed bank is exhausted. <br /> Forb -A broad-leaved herb other than a grass. <br /> Inflorescence—The flowering part of the plant. <br /> Invasive plants—Plant species that are competitive enough to <br /> become dominant in a particular area. <br /> Lifecycle—A description of a plant's duration - annuals, biennials, <br /> perennials, simple perennials, winter annuals. <br /> Lobed—To cut into shallow segments. <br /> Native plant—A plant that is indigenous to Colorado. <br />