Which plant has leaves wide, shiny and dark green with small hairs on the upper surface?

• A. Tamarisk
• B. Jointed Goatgrass
• C. Quackgrass
• D. Field Bindweed

Answer: (C)

Leaves that are wide, dark green, and shiny with small hairs on the upper surface point to quackgrass. This perennial grass has broad, glossy blades, and you can sometimes notice tiny hairs on the upper leaf surface, especially along the midrib. The other options don’t match this combination: Tamarisk is a woody shrub with tiny scale-like leaves, not grass blades; Jointed Goatgrass has narrow leaves and lacks the distinctive glossy, broad blades with surface hairs; Field Bindweed is a broadleaf vine with heart-shaped leaves, not grass-like blades. So the description fits quackgrass.