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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* |
AMTU AMRU |
tall amaranth Amaranthus tuberculatus Amaranthus rudis |
SWSS NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
RAAC3 |
tall buttercup Ranunculus acris |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (NI), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (N?), SPM (I) |
SCAR7 FEAR3 |
tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus Festuca arundinacea |
Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
SCPR4 FEPR |
tall fescue Schedonorus pratensis Festuca pratensis |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
FRAL4 RHFR |
tall hedge buckthorn Frangula alnus Rhamnus frangula |
STATE STATE, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VEGI |
tall ironweed Vernonia gigantea |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EUAL3 |
tall joepyeweed Eupatorium altissimum |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PORA3 |
tall knotweed Polygonum ramosissimum |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N) |
IPPU2 |
tall morningglory Ipomoea purpurea |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
SIAL2 |
tall mustard Sisymbrium altissimum |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
URDIG URDIP2 |
tall nettle Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis Urtica dioica var. procera |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
URDI |
tall nettle Urtica dioica |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WSWS |
(I,N), L48 (I,N), AK (NI), CAN (NI), GL (I), SPM (NI) |
ARELB |
tall oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum |
WSWS |
L48 (I) |
CIAL2 |
tall thistle Cirsium altissimum |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
EUAL3 |
tall thoroughwort Eupatorium altissimum |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEST |
tall vervain Verbena stricta |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMTU |
tall waterhemp Amaranthus tuberculatus |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LELA2 |
tall whitetop Lepidium latifolium |
STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
SILO3 |
tallhedge mustard Sisymbrium loeselii |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
TAAR6 |
tamarisk Tamarix aralensis |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
TACH2 |
tamarisk Tamarix chinensis |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
TAGA |
tamarisk Tamarix gallica |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
TAPA4 |
tamarisk Tamarix parviflora |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
TARA |
tamarisk Tamarix ramosissima |
STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS |
L48 (I) |
TAAR6 |
tamarix Tamarix aralensis |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
TACH2 |
tamarix Tamarix chinensis |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
TAGA |
tamarix Tamarix gallica |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
TAPA4 |
tamarix Tamarix parviflora |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
TARA |
tamarix Tamarix ramosissima |
STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS |
L48 (I) |
HECO10 |
tanglehead Heteropogon contortus |
STATE |
L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N), VI (N) |
SEJA |
tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
DEPI |
tansymustard Descurainia pinnata |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERACA ERGR4 |
tapertip cupgrass Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata Eriochloa gracilis |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
CYAC2 |
tapertip flatsedge Cyperus acuminatus |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARDR4 |
tarragon Artemisia dracunculus |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N) |
LOTA |
Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica |
STATE, N'EAST, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
FATA |
tartary buckwheat Fagopyrum tataricum |
SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
GRSQ |
tarweed Grindelia squarrosa |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MASA |
tarweed Madia sativa |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MUCO2 |
tassel hyacinth Muscari comosum |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ONTA |
taurus cotton thistle Onopordum tauricum |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
DIFU2 |
teasel Dipsacus fullonum |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CHTE2 |
tenella mustard Chorispora tenella |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
MEDE2 |
tenpetal blazingstar Mentzelia decapetala |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MEDE2 |
tenpetal mentzelia Mentzelia decapetala |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MEDE2 |
tenpetal stickleaf Mentzelia decapetala |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
CEDI6 |
tentanchinu Cestrum diurnum |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I?), VI (I) |
ABPR3 |
tento muido Abrus precatorius |
FLEPPC |
(I,N), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
CETE5 RATE |
testiculate buttercup Ceratocephala testiculata Ranunculus testiculatus |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
HECI |
Texas blueweed Helianthus ciliaris |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
CRTE4 |
Texas croton Croton texensis |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
ANVE2 ANLE6 |
Texas madieravine Anredera vesicaria Anredera leptostachys |
FLEPPC |
L48 (N), PR (I), VI (N) |
TRTE |
Texas sandbur Tribulus terrestris |
STATE, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (W) |
URTE2 PATE14 |
Texas signalgrass Urochloa texana Panicum texanum |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
SORO |
Texas thistle Solanum rostratum |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (W) |
CAPA11 |
Texasweed Caperonia palustris |
SWSS |
L48 (I), PR (N), VI (I) |
ALTE |
textile onion Allium textile |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
BRTE |
thatch bromegrass Bromus tectorum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
CEDI6 |
thauthau Cestrum diurnum |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I?), VI (I) |
CENO |
thauthau ni mbongi Cestrum nocturnum |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
FRVI |
thickleaved wild strawberry Fragaria virginiana |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
RURO |
thimbleberry Rubus rosifolius |
HEAR, N'EAST |
HI (I), PR (I) |
PEPO14 PEPO4 |
thin napiergrass Pennisetum polystachion Pennisetum polystachyon |
US, STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
CARDU |
thistle Carduus |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I) |
CIRSI |
thistle Cirsium |
STATE |
(N), L48 (I,N), GL (I,N), NA (N) |
ONIL |
thistle Onopordum illyricum |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
ONOPO |
thistle Onopordum |
STATE |
(W), L48 (I) |
SATR12 |
thistle Salsola tragus |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
SALSO |
thistle Salsola |
STATE |
(I,W), L48 (I) |
SCOLY |
thistle Scolymus |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
SILYB |
thistle Silybum |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I) |
ARPO2 |
thistle poppy Argemone polyanthemos |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ISRU |
tho muraina Ischaemum rugosum |
US, STATE |
(N), L48 (I) |
DAST |
thorn apple Datura stramonium |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
ELPU2 |
thorny elaeagnus Elaeagnus pungens |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ELPU2 |
thorny olive Elaeagnus pungens |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
MIPE2 MIPI |
thorny sensitive plant Mimosa pellita Mimosa pigra |
US, STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
VEFI |
threadstalk speedwell Veronica filiformis |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EMAU |
three-cornered jack Emex australis |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
IPTR2 |
three-lobed morning glory Ipomoea triloba |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ACVI |
threeseeded mercury Acalypha virginica |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N) |
PACO14 |
ti grass Paspalum conjugatum |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
TIHE2 |
tibouchina Tibouchina herbacea |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
TIBOU |
tibouchina Tibouchina |
STATE |
(I) |
PACA6 |
ticklegrass Panicum capillare |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
BIAR |
tickseed sunflower Bidens aristosa |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
BIFR |
tickseed sunflower Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
IPCOC2 IPTR |
tievine Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba Ipomoea trichocarpa |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
HYPE3 |
timothi ni vavalangi Hyptis pectinata |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PHPR3 |
timothy Phleum pratense |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
CEDI6 |
tintan china Cestrum diurnum |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I?), VI (I) |
JUBU |
toad rush Juncus bufonius |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
OXST |
toad sorrel Oxalis stricta |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
CEME2 |
tocalote Centaurea melitensis |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
SOEL |
tomato weed Solanum elaeagnifolium |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
BIJA |
tongotongo Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BIJA |
toog Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
EUDE4 |
toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I,N) |
EUDE4 |
toothedleaf poinsettia Euphorbia dentata |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I,N) |
PRRE2 |
tornillo Prosopis reptans |
US, STATE |
L48 (N) |
PARE3 |
torpedo grass Panicum repens |
STATE, FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
SODI |
Torrey's nightshade Solanum dimidiatum |
STATE |
L48 (N) |
RICO3 |
toto ni vavalagi Ricinus communis |
Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MACO10 |
tree celandine Macleaya cordata |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MOHI |
tree daisy Montanoa hibiscifolia |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I) |
BOFR2 |
tree poppy Bocconia frutescens |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N) |
LILU2 |
tree privet Ligustrum lucidum |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
NIGL |
tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
AIAL |
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
TRPR5 |
tridax Tridax procumbens |
US, STATE |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
SOEL |
trompillo Solanum elaeagnifolium |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
TECA |
tropical almond Terminalia catappa |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
FRUH |
tropical ash Fraxinus uhdei |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
DICI |
tropical crabgrass Digitaria ciliaris |
SWSS |
(I,N), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PIST2 |
tropical duckweed Pistia stratiotes |
STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PUPH2 |
tropical kudzu Pueraria phaseoloides |
STATE |
HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PORO12 |
tropical pickerelweed Pontederia rotundifolia |
STATE |
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SOVI2 |
tropical soda apple Solanum viarum |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I) |
DECA15 |
tropical ticktrefoil Desmodium cajanifolium |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
IPAL |
tropical white morningglory Ipomoea alba |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
MYSC |
true forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides |
WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
CARA2 |
trumpet creeper Campsis radicans |
KY, N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
CEOB |
trumpet tree Cecropia obtusifolia |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
EUFI14 EUFI |
trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum Eupatorium fistulosum |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
NECO3 |
tuber ladder fern Nephrolepis cordifolia |
FLEPPC |
(NI), L48 (I), HI (N), PR (I), VI (I) |
ARELB |
tuber oatgrass Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum |
WSWS |
L48 (I) |
SCDU2 |
tufted hardgrass Sclerochloa dura |
WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (N) |
ACAU |
tuhkehn pweimau Acacia auriculiformis |
FLEPPC |
(I), L48 (I) |
SPCA2 |
tulipier du Gabon Spathodea campanulata |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
SIAL2 |
tumble mustard Sisymbrium altissimum |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PACA6 |
tumble panic Panicum capillare |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
AMAL |
tumble pigweed Amaranthus albus |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
CHVE2 |
tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
SCPA |
tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (N) |
AMAL |
tumbleweed Amaranthus albus |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
SAKA |
tumbleweed Salsola kali |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
SATR12 SAIB |
tumbleweed Salsola tragus Salsola iberica |
STATE STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
SATR12 SAKAT6 |
tumbleweed Salsola tragus Salsola kali ssp. tenuifolia |
STATE STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PACA6 |
tumbleweed grass Panicum capillare |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
SIAL2 |
tumbleweed mustard Sisymbrium altissimum |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
SATR12 SAIB |
tumbling thistle Salsola tragus Salsola iberica |
STATE STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VEFO ALFO |
tung oil tree Vernicia fordii Aleurites fordii |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
MIFL3 |
tupon nette Miscanthus floridulus |
STATE |
(N), L48 (I) |
ACRE3 |
Turestan thistle Acroptilon repens |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CRSE11 ERSE3 |
turkey mullein Croton setigerus Eremocarpus setigerus |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
SOTO4 |
turkeyberry Solanum torvum |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ANGE |
turkeyfoot Andropogon gerardii |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
GUSA2 |
turpentine weed Gutierrezia sarothrae |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PABI6 |
twin-flowered passionvine Passiflora biflora |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
SODI2 |
twinleaf nightshade Solanum diphyllum |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ELRE4 ELRE3 |
twitch Elymus repens Elytrigia repens |
STATE, N'EAST, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
PABI6 |
two-flower passionflower Passiflora biflora |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ASBI2 |
twogrooved milkvetch Astragalus bisulcatus |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
DENU2 |
twolobe larkspur Delphinium nuttallianum |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEBI2 |
twolobed speedwell Veronica biloba |
WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
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