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U.S. Weeds with Common Name =F*
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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.
	USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). State Plant Regulatory Officials letters. National Plant Board
STATE	Assorted authors. 200_. 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 (19 October 1999). 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, & J.M. DiTomaso. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP	Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & 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. & 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 *
ACCO	Acacia confusa Formosa acacia Formosan koa	HEAR	HI (I)
ADPA	Adenanthera pavonina false wiliwili	FLEPPC	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
ALNE3 NOIN3	Allium neapolitanum Nothoscordum inodorum false garlic	STATE
ALVI	Allium vineale field garlic	STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I)
AMAC2	Ambrosia acanthicarpa flatspine burr ragweed	WSWS	L48 (N), CAN (N)
AMFR	Amorpha fruticosa false indigo	STATE	L48 (N), CAN (N)
AMMEI2 AMIN3	Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia Amsinckia intermedia fiddleneck	SWSS WSWS	L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I?), CAN (N)
APAN2	Apocynum androsaemifolium flytrap dogbane	WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
ARCA12	Artemisia campestris field sagewort	WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
ARDR4	Artemisia dracunculus false tarragon	NE&GP	L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
ARFR4	Artemisia frigida fringed sagebrush fringed sagewort	NE&GP, WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
AVFA	Avena fatua flaxgrass	STATE, Cal-IPC, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
AZPI	Azolla pinnata feathered mosquitofern	US, STATE	L48 (I)
BAHY	Bassia hyssopifolia fivehook bassia fivehorn smotherweed	Cal-IPC	L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
BASC5 KOSC	Bassia scoparia Kochia scoparia fireweed	STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
BIPI	Bidens pilosa fisi'uli	HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I)
BRSY	Brachypodium sylvaticum false brome	STATE	L48 (I)
BRRA	Brassica rapa field mustard	SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
BREUE KUEU	Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides Kuhnia eupatorioides falsebonset	NE&GP	L48 (N)
BRAR5 BRJA	Bromus arvensis field brome Bromus japonicus	SWSS KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
BRRU2	Bromus rubens foxtail brome	Cal-IPC	L48 (I), HI (I)
BUUM	Butomus umbellatus flowering rush	STATE, WI	L48 (I), CAN (I)
CACA	Cabomba caroliniana fanwort	STATE	L48 (N), CAN (N)
CACI2	Calandrinia ciliata fringed redmaids	FLEPPC, WSWS	L48 (N), CAN (N)
CAMI2	Camelina microcarpa false flax	NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
CAED3	Carpobrotus edulis freeway iceplant	Cal-IPC	L48 (I)
CEEC	Cenchrus echinatus field sandbur	STATE, HEAR, SWSS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
CELO3	Cenchrus longispinus field sandbur	STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (N), CAN (N)
CESP4 CEIN4	Cenchrus spinifex Cenchrus incertus field sandbur	STATE, SWSS	L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
CHANA2 EPAN2	Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium Epilobium angustifolium fireweed	SWSS, WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
CHVI4	Chloris virgata feather fingergrass	SWSS	L48 (N), HI (I)
CIAR4	Cirsium arvense field thistle	STATE, Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
CIDI	Cirsium discolor field thistle	KY, SWSS	L48 (N), CAN (N)
CIFL	Cirsium flodmanii Flodman thistle	NE&GP	L48 (N), CAN (N)
CISP3	Citharexylum spinosum fiddlewood	HEAR	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
COAR4	Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed	STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WI, WSWS	L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
COBO	Conyza bonariensis flaxleaved fleabane	WSWS	L48 (I)
COPA14	Cotoneaster pannosus firethorn	Cal-IPC, HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I)
CUEP2	Cuscuta epilinum flax dodder	N'EAST	L48 (I), CAN (I)
CUPE3	Cuscuta pentagona field dodder fiveangled dodder	N'EAST, NE&GP	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N)
CUPEG	Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior field dodder	N'EAST	L48 (N)
CUPEP2 CUCA2	Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona field dodder fiveangled dodder Cuscuta campestris field dodder	N'EAST N'EAST, WSWS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N)
CUPEP3	Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens field dodder	N'EAST	L48 (N)
CUSU	Cuscuta suaveolens fringed dodder	N'EAST	L48 (I)
CUUM	Cuscuta umbellata flatglobe dodder	N'EAST	L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
CYXA2 IVXA	Cyclachaena xanthiifolia Iva xanthifolia false ragweed	NE&GP, WSWS	L48 (N), CAN (I)
CYOD	Cyperus odoratus fragrant flatsedge	SWSS	L48 (N), HI (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N)
DEPE6 DEPE3	Deparia petersenii Deparia petersonii false spleenwort	HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I)
DESO2	Descurainia sophia flixweed	STATE, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
DIAB DISC5	Digitaria abyssinica Digitaria scalarum fingergrass	US, STATE	HI (I)
DICI	Digitaria ciliaris fingergrass	SWSS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
DIFU2 DISY	Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel Dipsacus sylvestris Fuller's teasel	STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS WI	L48 (I), CAN (I)
DYPA	Dyssodia papposa fetid marigold	NE&GP	L48 (N), CAN (I)
ECPR	Eclipta prostrata false daisy	KY, N'EAST, SWSS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N)
EICR	Eichhornia crassipes floating water hyacinth	STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, SWSS	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (W)
EQAR	Equisetum arvense field horsetail	N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N?), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N)
ERCI6	Erodium cicutarium filaree	STATE, N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
EUCY	Euphorbia cyathophora fire-on-the-mountain	SWSS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
FIAL4	Ficus altissima false banyan	FLEPPC	L48 (I)
FICA	Ficus carica fiku	Cal-IPC	L48 (I), PR (I)
FRAL4 RHFR	Frangula alnus Rhamnus frangula fen buckthorn	STATE STATE, SEEPPC, WI	L48 (I), CAN (I)
FRFL	Froelichia floridana field snakecotton	NE&GP	L48 (N)
GAQU GACI4	Galinsoga quadriradiata fringed quickweed Galinsoga ciliata	KY, NE&GP N'EAST, SWSS	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I)
GEMO2 CYMO5	Genista monspessulana French broom Cytisus monspessulanus French broom	STATE, Cal-IPC STATE	L48 (I)
HEAU	Helenium autumnale false sunflower	NE&GP	L48 (N), CAN (N)
HITR	Hibiscus trionum flower-of-an-hour	STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
HICA10 HIPR	Hieracium caespitosum Hieracium pratense field hawkweed	STATE STATE, N'EAST	L48 (I), CAN (I)
HOJU	Hordeum jubatum foxtail barley	NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
HYVE3	Hydrilla verticillata Florida elodea	US, STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, SEEPPC	L48 (I)
HYMO6	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae frogbit	STATE	L48 (I), CAN (I)
HYRA3	Hypochaeris radicata false dandelion frogbit	STATE, HEAR, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
HYPE3	Hyptis pectinata fausse menthe	STATE	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
JUTE	Juncus tenuis field rush	N'EAST	L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
KIEL	Kickxia elatine fluvellin	WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
KOEL	Koelreuteria elegans flamegold	FLEPPC	L48 (I)
LAOC3	Lappula occidentalis flatspine stickseed	NE&GP, WSWS	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)
LECA5	Lepidium campestre field pepperweed	KY, N'EAST	L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
LIVU2	Linaria vulgaris flaxweed	STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
LICH3	Livistona chinensis fountain palm	FLEPPC	L48 (I), HI (I)
LUPE5	Ludwigia peploides floating primrose-willow	KY, SWSS	L48 (NI), PR (N)
MEAR4	Mentha arvensis field mint	NE&GP	L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
MOFA MYFA	Morella faya Myrica faya firetree	STATE, HEAR	HI (I)
MYSC	Myosotis scorpioides forget-me-not	WI	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
NECA2	Nepeta cataria field balm	NE&GP	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I)
NYOD	Nymphaea odorata fragrant water lily	STATE	L48 (N), AK (I), PR (N), CAN (N)
ONAL5	Ononis alopecuroides foxtail restharrow	STATE, Cal-IPC	L48 (I)
OPFR	Opuntia fragilis fragile cactus	NE&GP	L48 (N), CAN (N)
PADI	Panicum dichotomiflorum fall panicum	KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (I)
PAQU2	Parthenocissus quinquefolia fiveleaved ivy	N'EAST, SWSS	L48 (N), CAN (N)
PALA10	Paspalum laeve field paspalum	KY	L48 (N)
PAFO2	Passiflora foetida fetid passionflower	FLEPPC	L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
PEPO14 PEPO4	Pennisetum polystachion Pennisetum polystachyon feathery pennisetum	US, STATE	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
PESE3	Pennisetum setaceum fountaingrass	STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I)
POCU6 FAJA2	Polygonum cuspidatum fleeceflower Fallopia japonica	STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, WSWS STATE	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
RAFI	Ranunculus ficaria fig buttercup	STATE	L48 (I), CAN (I)
ROPS	Robinia pseudoacacia false acacia	Cal-IPC, N'EAST	L48 (N), CAN (I)
RUAC3	Rumex acetosella field sorrel	STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
SCMO	Schinus molle false pepper	Cal-IPC	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
SCTE	Schinus terebinthifolius Florida holly faux poivrier	STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
SEMA15	Senecio madagascariensis fireweed	STATE, HEAR	HI (I)
SEIT	Setaria italica foxtail bristlegrass foxtail-millet	SEEPPC	L48 (I), VI (I), CAN (W)
SODU	Solanum dulcamara fellenwort	KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (I)
SOTO4	Solanum torvum fausse aubergine	US, STATE, FLEPPC, WSWS	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
SOSE2 SOPT	Soliva sessilis Soliva pterosperma field burrweed	STATE SWSS	L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
SOAR2	Sonchus arvensis field sowthistle	STATE, N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
SPCA2	Spathodea campanulata fireball fountain tree	HEAR	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
STFL4	Stachys floridana Florida betony	STATE, SEEPPC	L48 (N)
TACH2	Tamarix chinensis five-stamen tamarisk	STATE, Cal-IPC	L48 (I)
TAGA	Tamarix gallica French tamarisk	Cal-IPC	L48 (I), PR (I)
TAOF	Taraxacum officinale faceclock	KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (NI), AK (NI), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (NI), GL (NI), SPM (I)
TECA	Terminalia catappa false kamani	FLEPPC	L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
TEBI	Tetrazygia bicolor Florida clover ash	HEAR	L48 (N), HI (I)
THAR5	Thlaspi arvense Frenchweed fanweed field pennycress	KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
TRSE6 SASE5	Triadica sebifera Sapium sebiferum Florida aspen	STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC	L48 (I)
TRCA5	Trifolium campestre field clover	KY	L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
ULEU	Ulex europaeus furze	STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, WSWS	L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
VETH	Verbascum thapsus flannel plant	STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS	L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
VEAG	Veronica agrestis field speedwell	NE&GP	L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
VIAR	Viola arvensis field violet	KY, N'EAST, WSWS	L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W)
VILA8	Vitis labrusca fox grape	N'EAST	L48 (N), CAN (I)
VIVU	Vitis vulpina frost grape	N'EAST	L48 (N), CAN (N)

*Code	Native Status
I	Introduced
I?	Probably Introduced
N	Native
N?	Probably Native
NI	Native and Introduced
W	Waif

*Code	Native Status Jurisdiction
L48	Lower 48 States
AK	Alaska
HI	Hawaii
PR	Puerto Rico
VI	Virgin Islands
CAN	Canada
GL	Greenland
SPM	St. Pierre and Miquelon

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