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About Weeds of the U.S.
NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =R*
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Click on an accepted name below to view its PLANTS Profile with more information, and
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 |
Scientific Name
Common Name |
Source |
Native Status* |
RAAB
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Ranunculus abortivus
early woodbuttercup
smallflower buttercup
smallflower crowfoot |
KY, NE&GP
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
RAAC3
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Ranunculus acris
meadow buttercup
tall buttercup |
STATE, WSWS
|
L48 (NI), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (N?), SPM (I) |
RAAR3
|
Ranunculus arvensis
corn buttercup |
SWSS
|
L48 (I) |
RABU
|
Ranunculus bulbosus
St. Anthony's turnip
blister flower
bulbous buttercup
bulbous crowfoot
gowan
yellow weed |
N'EAST
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
RAFI
|
Ranunculus ficaria
fig buttercup |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
RARA2
|
Raphanus raphanistrum
wild radish |
N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
RARE3
|
Ranunculus repens
creeping buttercup |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
RASA
|
Ranunculus sardous
hairy buttercup |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
RASA2
|
Raphanus sativus
cultivated radish
radish |
WSWS
|
(I), L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
REMO2
|
Retama monosperma
bridal broom |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
RHAMN
|
Rhamnus
buckthorn |
STATE
|
(I,N), L48 (I,N) |
RHCA3
|
Rhamnus cathartica
European buckthorn
European waythorn
Hart's thorn
common buckthorn
nerprun cathartique |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
RHCA9
|
Rhynchospora caduca
anglestem beaksedge |
HEAR
|
L48 (N), HI (I) |
RHCO2
|
Rhynchospora corniculata
shortbristle horned beaksedge |
SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
RHGL
|
Rhus glabra
smooth sumac |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
RHMA2
|
Rhizophora mangle
American mangrove
red mangrove |
HEAR
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
RHTO10
RHTO
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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa
Rhodomyrtus tomentosus
downy myrtle
downy rosemyrtle
isenberg bush
rose myrtle |
STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
RHTY
|
Rhus typhina
staghorn sumac |
N'EAST
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
RIBES
|
Ribes
currant, gooseberry |
STATE
|
(I,N), L48 (I,N) |
RICO3
|
Ricinus communis
agaliya
castor bean
lama palagi
maskerekur
toto ni vavalagi
uluchula skoki |
Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, WSWS
|
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
RISC
|
Richardia scabra
rough Mexican clover |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
ROAR3
|
Rosa arkansana
Arkansas rose
prairie rose
prairie wildrose
wild rose |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ROAU
|
Rorippa austriaca
Austrian fieldcress |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ROCO6
ROEX2
|
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
itchgrass
Rottboellia exaltata
itchgrass, raoulgrass |
US, STATE, SWSS
STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I) |
ROMU
|
Rosa multiflora
multiflora rose |
STATE, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ROPA2
|
Rorippa palustris
bog marshcress
bog yellowcress
common yellowcress
marsh yellowcress
marshcress
yellow watercress |
N'EAST, NE&GP
|
L48 (N), AK (N), PR (I), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
ROPS
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Robinia pseudoacacia
black locust
false acacia
yellow locust |
Cal-IPC, N'EAST
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
RORU
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Rosa rugosa
rugosa rose |
STATE
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
ROSI2
|
Rorippa sinuata
spreading yellowcress |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ROSY
|
Rorippa sylvestris
keek
yellow fieldcress |
STATE
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
RUAC3
|
Rumex acetosella
field sorrel
red sorrel
sheep sorrel |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
RUAL4
|
Rumex altissimus
pale dock
smooth dock |
STATE, NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
RUAR2
|
Rubus argutus
prickly Florida blackberry |
STATE, HEAR, N'EAST
|
L48 (N), HI (I) |
RUAR9
RUDI2
|
Rubus armeniacus
Rubus discolor
Himalayan blackberry |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, N'EAST
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
RUCA19
RUTW
|
Ruellia caerulea
Ruellia tweediana
Britton's wild petunia
Mexican petunia |
FLEPPC
|
(I), L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
RUCR
|
Rumex crispus
curly dock
narrowleaf dock
sour dock
yellow dock |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
RUELO
|
Rubus ellipticus var. obcordatus
yellow Himalayan raspberry |
STATE, HEAR, N'EAST
|
HI (I) |
RUFR80
|
Rubus fruticosus
bramble blackberry |
US, STATE, N'EAST
|
|
RUGL5
|
Rubus glaucus
raspberry |
HEAR, N'EAST
|
HI (I) |
RUHI2
|
Rudbeckia hirta
blackeyed Susan |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N) |
RULA
|
Rubus laciniatus
cut-leaved blackberry |
N'EAST
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
RUMEX
|
Rumex
dock |
STATE
|
(I), GL (I,N) |
RUMO4
|
Rubus moluccanus
Molucca bramble
Molucca raspberry
kohkihl
soni
wa ngandrongandro
wild raspberry |
US, STATE, N'EAST
|
|
RUNI4
|
Rubus niveus
Mysore raspberry
hill raspberry |
STATE, HEAR, N'EAST
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
RUOB
|
Rumex obtusifolius
bitter dock |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
RUPH
|
Rubus phoenicolasius
Japanese wineberry
wineberry |
N'EAST, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
RURO
|
Rubus rosifolius
West Indian raspberry
ola'a
roseleaf raspberry
thimbleberry |
HEAR, N'EAST
|
HI (I), PR (I) |
RUSI4
|
Rubus sieboldii
Molucca raspberry |
STATE, HEAR, N'EAST
|
HI (I) |
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