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U.S. Weeds with Common Name =G*
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current PLANTS accepted name.
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U.S. |
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Washington, DC. |
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USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). State Plant Regulatory Officials letters. National Plant Board |
STATE |
Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
Cal-IPC |
California Invasive Plant Council. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council, Berkeley, California. |
FLEPPC |
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, Florida. |
HEAR |
USDI, Geological Survey. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station, Makawao, Hawaii. |
KY |
Haragan, P.D. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky. |
N'EAST |
Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal,and J.M. DiTomaso. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York. |
NE&GP |
Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe,and M.R. Bolick. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, Lincoln, Nebraska. |
SEEPPC |
Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council, Tennessee. |
SWSS |
Southern Weed Science Society. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society, Champaign, Illinois. |
WI |
Hoffman, R.and K. Kearns (eds.). Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources, Madison, Wisconsin. |
WSWS |
Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming. |
Symbol |
Common Name
Scientific Name |
Source |
Native Status* |
GAPA2 |
galinsoga Galinsoga parviflora |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
ASGA2 |
Ganges primrose Asystasia gangetica |
FLEPPC |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CECY2 |
garden cornflower Centaurea cyanus |
SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
VAOF |
garden heliotrope Valeriana officinalis |
WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYVU |
garden loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
SONI |
garden nightshade Solanum nigrum |
STATE, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
TAVU |
garden tansy Tanacetum vulgare |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
VAOF |
garden valerian Valeriana officinalis |
WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VISAN2 VIAN |
garden vetch Vicia sativa ssp. nigra Vicia angustifolia |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
BAVU |
garden yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
ALPE4 |
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
EUTE10 |
Geraldton carnation spurge Euphorbia terracina |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
TRPE21 MAPE2 |
German chamomile Tripleurospermum perforatum Matricaria perforata |
STATE |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
DEOD |
German ivy Delairea odorata |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
SCAN2 |
German knotgrass Scleranthus annuus |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
TECA3 |
germander Teucrium canadense |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
DEGE2 |
Geyer larkspur Delphinium geyeri |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
MIDI8 |
Mimosa diplotricha |
STATE |
(I), HI (I), PR (I) |
SAMO |
giant arrowhead Sagittaria montevidensis |
SWSS |
L48 (I) |
SEFA |
giant bristlegrass Setaria faberi |
STATE, KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CURE |
giant dodder Cuscuta reflexa |
STATE, N'EAST |
L48 (I) |
LAPU12 SPOL2 |
giant duckweed Landoltia punctata Spirodela oligorrhiza |
STATE |
L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N) |
MIDI8 MIIN80 |
giant false sensitive plant Mimosa diplotricha Mimosa invisa |
STATE US, STATE |
(I), HI (I), PR (I) |
SEFA |
giant foxtail Setaria faberi |
STATE, KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
HEMA17 |
giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EQTE |
giant horsetail Equisetum telmateia |
STATE |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEGI |
giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
POSA4 |
giant knotweed Polygonum sachalinense |
STATE, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
CYXA2 IVXA |
giant marshelder Cyclachaena xanthiifolia Iva xanthifolia |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
MIPE2 MIPI |
giant mimosa Mimosa pellita Mimosa pigra |
US, STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
AMTR |
giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARDO4 |
giant reed Arundo donax |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, SEEPPC |
(NI), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
SABI9 |
giant salvinia Salvinia biloba |
US, STATE |
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SAHE7 |
giant salvinia Salvinia herzogii |
US, STATE |
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SAMO5 |
giant salvinia Salvinia molesta |
US, STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
MIDI8 MIIN80 |
giant sensitive plant Mimosa diplotricha Mimosa invisa |
STATE US, STATE |
(I), HI (I), PR (I) |
GLHE2 |
gill-over-the-ground Glechoma hederacea |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
HECO11 |
gingerlily Hedychium coronarium |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
HETU |
girasole Helianthus tuberosus |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
CALE52 |
glaucous star thistle Carthamus leucocaulos |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
SAIN |
glenwoodgrass Sacciolepis indica |
HEAR |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
CADR |
globed-podded hoarycress Cardaria draba |
STATE, Cal-IPC, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
IPCAF IPFI2 |
gloria de la manana Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa Ipomoea fistulosa |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
TIHE2 |
glorybush Tibouchina herbacea |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
TIUR |
glorybush Tibouchina urvilleana |
HEAR |
HI (I), PR (I) |
FRAL4 |
glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
FRAL4 RHFR |
glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Rhamnus frangula |
STATE STATE, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LILU2 |
glossy privet Ligustrum lucidum |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
TRDU |
goat's beard Tragopogon dubius |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
GAOF |
goat's rue Galega officinalis |
US, STATE, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
TRTE |
goathead Tribulus terrestris |
STATE, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (W) |
CRTE4 |
goatweed Croton texensis |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
JADI2 |
Gold Coast jasmine Jasminum dichotomum |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
HESU3 |
golden aster Heterotheca subaxillaris |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
PHAU8 |
golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I) |
CHAC |
golden beardgrass Chrysopogon aciculatus |
US, STATE |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PALA14 |
golden bellapple Passiflora laurifolia |
HEAR |
(I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
VEEN |
golden crownbeard Verbesina encelioides |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
KOEL |
golden rain tree Koelreuteria elegans |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
SCHI |
golden thistle Scolymus hispanicus |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
COTI3 |
golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (W), CAN (N) |
THRH |
goldenpea Thermopsis rhombifolia |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ELIN3 |
goosegrass Eleusine indica |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
ULEU |
gorse Ulex europaeus |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
HYRA3 |
gosmore Hypochaeris radicata |
STATE, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
AEPO |
goutweed Aegopodium podagraria |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
FLIN |
governor's plum Flacourtia indica |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
RABU |
gowan Ranunculus bulbosus |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
PSGU |
goyavier Psidium guajava |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CYDA |
grama-seda Cynodon dactylon |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
PHVI17 |
grape groundcherry Physalis viscosa |
STATE |
L48 (N) |
MUBO |
grape hyacinth Muscari botryoides |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VITIS |
grapevines Vitis |
STATE |
(I,N), L48 (I,N) |
CASA3 |
grass Cannabis sativa |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
STGR |
grassleaved stichwort Stellaria graminea |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
FIQU FIMI |
grasslike fimbry Fimbristylis quinquangularis Fimbristylis miliacea |
SWSS SWSS |
(I,N), PR (N) |
STGR |
grasslike starwort Stellaria graminea |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
SAGR |
grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
STGR |
grassy starwort Stellaria graminea |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
TECA2 |
gray horsebrush Tetradymia canescens |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERNAN5 CHNA2 |
gray rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa Chrysothamnus nauseosus |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ARLU |
gray sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), CAN (N) |
CAGL11 |
gray sheoak Casuarina glauca |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
CIUN |
gray thistle Cirsium undulatum |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
SAVE4 |
greasewood Sarcobatus vermiculatus |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
YUGL |
Great Plains yucca Yucca glauca |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMTR |
great ragweed Ambrosia trifida |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
CUEU |
greater dodder Cuscuta europaea |
N'EAST |
L48 (I) |
FRPE |
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
SEVI4 |
green bristlegrass Setaria viridis |
STATE, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
FATA |
green buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum |
SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MOVE |
green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
VEAG |
green field speedwell Veronica agrestis |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
SEVI4 |
green foxtail Setaria viridis |
STATE, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
SEVI4 |
green millet Setaria viridis |
STATE, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
MURA |
green muhly Muhlenbergia racemosa |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
CHVI8 |
green rabbitbrush Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARDR4 |
green sagewort Artemisia dracunculus |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N) |
DEPI |
green tansymustard Descurainia pinnata |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LEDE |
greenflower pepperweed Lepidium densiflorum |
NE&GP |
L48 (I,N), AK (I?), HI (I) |
LOCO6 |
ground honeysuckle Lotus corniculatus |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
GLHE2 |
ground ivy Glechoma hederacea |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
OEMA2 |
ground orchid Oeceoclades maculata |
FLEPPC |
(I), L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PHVI17 |
groundcherry Physalis viscosa |
STATE |
L48 (N) |
PSGU |
guabang Psidium guajava |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CEOB |
guarumo Cecropia obtusifolia |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
PSGU |
guava Psidium guajava |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
VIOP |
Guelder rose Viburnum opulus |
WI |
(I,N), L48 (NI), CAN (NI), SPM (N) |
URMA3 PAMA4 |
guineagrass Urochloa maxima Panicum maximum |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
GRSQ |
gumweed Grindelia squarrosa |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
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