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current PLANTS accepted name.
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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* |
BRTO |
African mustard Brassica tournefortii |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
BROV4 |
American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
BAOR |
American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
BRTO |
Asian mustard Brassica tournefortii |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
BRIN2 |
awnless brome Bromus inermis |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI |
(I,N), L48 (I,N), AK (NI), CAN (NI), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BERBE |
barberry Berberis |
STATE |
(I,N), L48 (I,N) |
BRST2 |
barren bromegrass Bromus sterilis |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BIPI |
beggar's tick Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BETR |
bellardia Bellardia trixago |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
BRRA |
bird's rape Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRRA |
birdsrape mustard Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BIJA |
bischofia Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BIJA |
bishopwood Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BRNI |
black mustard Brassica nigra |
Cal-IPC, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BOFR2 |
boconnia Bocconia frutescens |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N) |
BRSE |
bromegrass Bromus secalinus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BODA2 BUDA |
buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides Buchloe dactyloides |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
BICE |
bur marigold Bidens cernua |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BIFR |
bur marigold Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BUDA2 |
butterfly bush Buddleja davidii |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
BAVA |
butterfly tree Bauhinia variegata |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
BRCA5 |
California brome Bromus carinatus |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BRSE |
cheat Bromus secalinus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRTE |
cheatgrass Bromus tectorum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRSE |
chess Bromus secalinus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BECU |
clubed begonia Begonia cucullata |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
BIPI |
cobbler's pegs Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BEVU |
common barberry Berberis vulgaris |
STATE, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BUAR3 |
corn gromwell Buglossoides arvensis |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BUAR3 LIAR4 |
corn gromwell Buglossoides arvensis Lithospermum arvense |
SEEPPC KY, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BIFR |
devil's beggarticks Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BIFR |
devil's bootjack Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BARO |
disc waterhyssop Bacopa rotundifolia |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
BRTE |
downy brome Bromus tectorum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRTE |
early chess Bromus tectorum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BEPE2 |
English daisy Bellis perennis |
N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BEVU |
epine-vinette Berberis vulgaris |
STATE, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BEVU |
epine-vinette commune Berberis vulgaris |
STATE, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BEPE2 |
European daisy Bellis perennis |
N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRSY |
false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
BREUE KUEU |
falsebonset Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides Kuhnia eupatorioides |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
BRAR5 |
field brome Bromus arvensis |
SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRRA |
field mustard Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
fireweed Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BIPI |
fisi'uli Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BAHY |
fivehook bassia Bassia hyssopifolia |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BAHY |
fivehorn smotherweed Bassia hyssopifolia |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BUUM |
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus |
STATE, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRRU2 |
foxtail brome Bromus rubens |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
BAVU |
garden yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRRA2 BRCO4 |
hairy chess Bromus racemosus Bromus commutatus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BEIN2 |
hoary alyssum Berteroa incana |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BEIN2 |
hoary false alyssum Berteroa incana |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BURO |
hound's-ear Bupleurum rotundifolium |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (GP) |
BRIN2 |
Hungarian bromegrass Bromus inermis |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI |
(I,N), L48 (I,N), AK (NI), CAN (NI), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRJU |
Indian mustard Brassica juncea |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BETH |
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii |
SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRAR5 BRJA |
Japanese bromegrass Bromus arvensis Bromus japonicus |
SWSS KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRAR5 BRJA |
Japanese chess Bromus arvensis Bromus japonicus |
SWSS KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BIJA |
Javanese bishopweed Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
kochia Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BIPI |
kofe tonga Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BIJA |
koka Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BEPE2 |
lawn daisy Bellis perennis |
N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BIAR |
long-bracted beggar-ticks Bidens aristosa |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
BIPI |
matakaro Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BRRA2 BRCO4 |
meadow brome Bromus racemosus Bromus commutatus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
Mexican burningbush Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
Mexican fireweed Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRTE |
military grass Bromus tectorum |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
mock cypress Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRCA5 |
mountain brome Bromus carinatus |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BRASS2 |
mustard Brassica |
STATE |
(I), L48 (I), GL (I,W) |
BICE |
nodding beggarticks Bidens cernua |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BICE |
nodding bur marigold Bidens cernua |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BAVA |
orchid tree Bauhinia variegata |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
BRSE11 BRGY |
oriental mangrove Bruguiera sexangula Bruguiera gymnorrhiza |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
BRPA4 |
paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
BIFR |
pitchfork weed Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BOFR2 |
plume poppy Bocconia frutescens |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N) |
BRST2 |
poverty brome Bromus sterilis |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BUAR3 LIAR4 |
puccoon Buglossoides arvensis Lithospermum arvense |
SEEPPC KY, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRDI2 |
purple false brome Brachypodium distachyon |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
BAVA |
purple orchid tree Bauhinia variegata |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
BRRU2 |
red brome Bromus rubens |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
BROV4 |
redvine Brunnichia ovata |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
BRCA6 |
rescue brome Bromus catharticus |
SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRCA6 |
rescue grass Bromus catharticus |
SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRDIR BRRI8 |
ripgut brome Bromus diandrus ssp. rigidus Bromus rigidus |
WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRDI3 |
ripgut brome Bromus diandrus |
Cal-IPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BIAL |
romerillo Bidens alba |
HEAR |
(N), L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
BRSE |
rye brome Bromus secalinus |
STATE, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BOFR2 |
sea oxeye daisy Bocconia frutescens |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N) |
BRNI |
shortpod mustard Brassica nigra |
Cal-IPC, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRAR71 |
silver thread moss Bryum argenteum |
N'EAST |
NA (N) |
BRAR71 |
silvergreen bryum moss Bryum argenteum |
N'EAST |
NA (N) |
BRAR71 |
silvery bryum Bryum argenteum |
N'EAST |
NA (N) |
BRIN2 |
smooth brome Bromus inermis |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI |
(I,N), L48 (I,N), AK (NI), CAN (NI), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BAHY |
smother weed Bassia hyssopifolia |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BRHOH BRMO2 |
soft brome Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Bromus mollis |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRHO2 |
soft brome Bromus hordeaceus |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRHOH BRMO2 |
soft cheat Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Bromus mollis |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRHOH BRMO2 |
soft chess Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus Bromus mollis |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BRHO2 |
soft chess Bromus hordeaceus |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BIPI |
Spanish needle Bidens pilosa |
HEAR |
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
BIBI7 |
Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
BRST2 |
sterile brome Bromus sterilis |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
BICE |
sticktight Bidens cernua |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
BIFR |
sticktights Bidens frondosa |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I) |
BASC5 KOSC |
summer cypress Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
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) |
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) |
BIJA |
tongotongo Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BIJA |
toog Bischofia javanica |
FLEPPC |
(N), L48 (I), HI (I) |
BOFR2 |
tree poppy Bocconia frutescens |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N) |
BEVU |
vinetteier Berberis vulgaris |
STATE, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
BRPA4 |
wauke Broussonetia papyrifera |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
BICY |
West Indian beggarticks Bidens cynapiifolia |
HEAR |
(N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
BRAL4 |
white bryony Bryonia alba |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
BRRA |
wild mustard Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRRA |
wild rutabaga Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRRA |
wild turnip Brassica rapa |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
BRTO |
wild turnip Brassica tournefortii |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
BAVU |
winter cress Barbarea vulgaris |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
BAOR |
wintercress Barbarea orthoceras |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
BAVU |
yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
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