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About Weeds of the U.S.
NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
U.S. Weeds with Common Name =K*
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web links if available. Invasive plants that are synonyms are indented beneath the
current PLANTS accepted name.
You may view invasive lists by source by clicking
on the source acronyms at the top of the report.
| 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* |
SIARA
BRKA |
kaber mustard
Sinapis arvensis ssp. arvensis
Brassica kaber |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), VI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
GRBA |
Kahili flower
Grevillea banksii |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I) |
HEGA |
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
VAFA
ACFA |
kandaroma
Vachellia farnesiana
Acacia farnesiana |
HEAR
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ACPA8 |
kangaroothorn
Acacia paradoxa |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
SORO |
Kansas thistle
Solanum rostratum |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (W) |
COLA6 |
karakaranut
Corynocarpus laevigatus |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
SAMO5 |
kariba weed
Salvinia molesta |
US, STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
AEIN |
kat sola
Aeschynomene indica |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
CLHI3 |
kaurasiga
Clidemia hirta |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
SOTO4 |
kausoni
Solanum torvum |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PSGU |
kautonga
Psidium guajava |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
SYCU |
kavika ni India
Syzygium cumini |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
SYJA |
kavika ni India
Syzygium jambos |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
SYJA |
kavika ni vavalangi
Syzygium jambos |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ANSY |
keck
Anthriscus sylvestris |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
ROSY |
keek
Rorippa sylvestris |
STATE |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
POPR |
Kentucky bluegrass
Poa pratensis |
NE&GP, WI |
(I,N), L48 (I,N), AK (NI), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (NI), GL (I,N), SPM (I) |
ALPU3 |
khakiweed
Alternanthera pungens |
WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PRPA4 |
kiawe
Prosopis pallida |
US, STATE, HEAR |
(I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
HERE |
kidneyleaf mudplantain
Heteranthera reniformis |
SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
PECL2 |
Kikuyu grass
Pennisetum clandestinum |
US, STATE, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CYRO |
kili'o'opu
Cyperus rotundus |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CATA5 |
killer algae
Caulerpa taxifolia |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
HYPE |
Klamathweed
Hypericum perforatum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
VAFA
ACFA |
klu
Vachellia farnesiana
Acacia farnesiana |
HEAR
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
SCAN2 |
knawel
Scleranthus annuus |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LELE10 |
koa haole
Leucaena leucocephala |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), VI (I) |
BASC5
KOSC |
kochia
Bassia scoparia
Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
PASC6 |
kodomillet
Paspalum scrobiculatum |
US, STATE |
(NI), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BIPI |
kofe tonga
Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
RUMO4 |
kohkihl
Rubus moluccanus |
US, STATE, N'EAST |
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BIJA |
koka
Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
CEEC |
konpeito-gusa
Cenchrus echinatus |
STATE, HEAR, SWSS |
(I,N), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
OCEL |
kopsia
Ochrosia elliptica |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
KUST |
Korean clover
Kummerowia stipulacea |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
CLHIH2 |
Koster's curse
Clidemia hirta var. hirta |
STATE |
L48 (N) |
CLHI3 |
Koster's curse
Clidemia hirta |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PSCA |
kuahpa
Psidium cattleianum |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PSGU |
kuahpa
Psidium guajava |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PUMOL |
kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata |
STATE, FLEPPC |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUMOL
PULO |
kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Pueraria lobata |
STATE, FLEPPC
STATE, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUMOL
PUTH |
kudzu
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Pueraria thunbergiana |
STATE, FLEPPC
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUMO |
kudzu
Pueraria montana |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUMOL
PULO |
kudzu vine
Pueraria montana var. lobata
Pueraria lobata |
STATE, FLEPPC
STATE, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
CLHI3 |
kui
Clidemia hirta |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
DICI |
kukaepua'a
Digitaria ciliaris |
SWSS |
(I,N), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
IMCY |
kunai
Imperata cylindrica |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, SWSS |
(NI), L48 (I) |
MIMI5 |
kwalo koburu
Mikania micrantha |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), PR (N) |
PEPE24 |
Kyasuma grass
Pennisetum pedicellatum |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
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