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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 =M*
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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. 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* |
MAAL4
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Malachra alceifolia
malachra |
STATE
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
MACA2
|
Machaeranthera canescens
hoary tansyaster
purple aster |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MACO10
|
Macleaya cordata
tree celandine
plume-poppy |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MADI6
MAMA11
|
Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria matricarioides
disc mayweed
pineappleweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I?), GL (I?), SPM (I?) |
MAHON
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Mahonia
barberry |
STATE
|
|
MALE3
SIHE8
|
Malvella leprosa
alkali mallow
Sida hederacea
alkali mallow
alkali sida
dollar weed |
STATE
WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
MAMA28
|
Macaranga mappa
pengua |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MANE
|
Malva neglecta
buttonweed
cheeseplant
cheeseweed
common mallow |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MAOR3
|
Marah oreganus
coastal manroot
western wildcucumber |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MAPIP4
HASP3
|
Machaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. pinnatifida var. pinnatifida
Haplopappus spinulosus
cutleaf ironplant
ironplant
lacy tansyaster |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MAPOP
|
Marchantia polymorpha ssp. polymorpha
liverwort |
N'EAST
|
NA (N) |
MAQU
|
Marsilea quadrifolia
European waterclover |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (N) |
MASA
|
Madia sativa
Chilean tarweed
coast tarweed
tarweed |
STATE, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MATA3
|
Macaranga tanarius
parasol leaf tree |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MAUN3
|
Macfadyena unguis-cati
claw vine |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MAVU
|
Marrubium vulgare
horehound
white horehound |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MEAR4
|
Mentha arvensis
field mint
wild mint |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
MEAZ
|
Melia azedarach
Chinaberry tree
Indian lilac
lelah
paraiso
pride of India
white cedar |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MECA9
|
Melastoma candidum
Asian melastome
Indian rhododendron
Malabar melastome |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MECO4
|
Melochia corchorifolia
chocolateweed |
SWSS
|
L48 (I) |
MECR3
|
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
ice plant |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
| MECU6 |
Medinilla cummingii |
HEAR |
|
MEDE2
|
Mentzelia decapetala
evening starflower
tenpetal blazingstar
tenpetal mentzelia
tenpetal stickleaf |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MELAS
|
Melastoma
melastoma |
STATE
|
|
MELU
|
Medicago lupulina
black medic
hop clover
hop medic
nonesuch
yellow trefoil |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
MEMA
|
Melastoma malabathricum
Malabar melastome |
US, STATE
|
HI (I) |
MEMA20
|
Medinilla magnifica
showy medinilla |
HEAR
|
|
MEMI2
|
Melinis minutiflora
molasses grass
puakatau |
FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
MEOF
MEAL12
|
Melilotus officinalis
yellow sweetclover
Melilotus alba
white sweetclover |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI, WSWS
KY, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
MEPI
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Mentha ×piperita
peppermint |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (N), AK (I), PR (N), CAN (N) |
MEPO3
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Medicago polymorpha
California burclover
burclover |
STATE
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MEPU
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Mentha pulegium
pennyroyal
peppermint |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MEQU
|
Melaleuca quinquenervia
cajeput tree
melaleuca
niaouli
paperbark
punktree |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
MERE9
RHRE2
|
Melinis repens
Rhynchelytrum repens
Natal grass |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MESA
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Medicago sativa
alfalfa |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
MESA3
|
Melastoma sanguineum
red melastome |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MESP3
|
Mentha spicata
spearmint |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
METU2
|
Merremia tuberosa
Spanish arborvine
wood rose |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MEUM3
|
Melochia umbellata
melochia |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MEVE3
|
Medinilla venosa
holdtight |
STATE, HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MICA20
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Miconia calvescens
miconia
velvet tree |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MICO16
|
Mikania cordata
mile-a-minute |
US, STATE
|
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MICON
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Miconia
miconia |
STATE
|
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MIDI8
MIIN80
|
Mimosa diplotricha
giant sensitiveplant
Mimosa invisa
giant false sensitive plant
giant sensitive plant |
STATE
US, STATE
|
HI (I), PR (I) |
MIFL3
|
Miscanthus floridulus
Japanese silvergrass
Pacific Island silvergrass
miscanthus
sawgrass
swordgrass
tupon nette |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
MIMI5
|
Mikania micrantha
Chinese creeper
kwalo koburu
liane americaine
mile-a-minute
ovaova
wa mbosuvu |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (N) |
MINY
|
Mirabilis nyctaginea
heart-leaved four o'clock
wild four o'clock |
STATE, NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MIOR
ANOR2
|
Misopates orontium
Antirrhinum orontium
lesser snapdragon
linearleaf snapdragon |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MIPE2
MIPI
|
Mimosa pellita
Mimosa pigra
amourette
bashful plant
catclaw mimosa
dormilona
giant mimosa
thorny sensitive plant |
US, STATE, FLEPPC
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
MISC
|
Mikania scandens
climbing hempweed |
STATE
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
MISI
|
Miscanthus sinensis
Chinese silvergrass
eulalia
zebra grass |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MIST
EHST
|
Microlaena stipoides
Ehrharta stipoides
meadow ricegrass |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MIVE3
|
Milium vernale
milium |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
MIVI
|
Microstegium vimineum
Japanese grass
Japanese stiltgrass
Nepalese browntop
Nepalgrass |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), PR (I) |
MOAL
|
Morus alba
mulberry
white mulberry |
N'EAST, WI
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MOCE2
MYCE
|
Morella cerifera
Myrica cerifera
wax myrtle |
HEAR
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
MOCO8
HOCO6
|
Moraea collina
Homeria collina
Cape tulip |
US, STATE
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
MODI4
|
Mosla dianthera
miniature beefsteak |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
MOFA
MYFA
|
Morella faya
Myrica faya
firetree |
STATE, HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MOFI
|
Monarda fistulosa
wild bergamot |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MOFL2
HOFL4
|
Moraea flaccida
Homeria flaccida
Cape tulip |
US, STATE
US, STATE
|
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MOHA2
|
Monochoria hastata
arrowleaf falsepickerelweed
monochoria |
US, STATE
|
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MOHI
|
Montanoa hibiscifolia
montanoa
tree daisy |
STATE, HEAR
|
HI (I) |
MOMI4
|
Moraea miniata
Cape tulip |
US, STATE
|
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MONU
|
Monolepis nuttalliana
Nuttall's poverty weed
monolepis
patata
patota
povertyweed |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
| MOOC2 |
Moraea ochroleuca |
US, STATE |
|
| MOPA8 |
Moraea pallida |
US, STATE |
|
MOPE
|
Monarda pectinata
horse mint
plains beebalm
pony beebalm
spotted beebalm |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N) |
MORAE
HOMER
|
Moraea
Homeria
Cape tulip |
STATE
|
|
MOVA
|
Monochoria vaginalis
heartshape false pickerelweed
pickerel weed |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
MOVE
|
Mollugo verticillata
carpetweed
green carpetweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
MUBO
|
Muscari botryoides
grape hyacinth |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MUCO2
|
Muscari comosum
tassel hyacinth |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
MUEX2
MUPA4
|
Murraya exotica
Murraya paniculata
Chinese box
orange-jessamine |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MUFR2
|
Muhlenbergia frondosa
wirestem muhly |
N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MUKE
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Murdannia keisak
Asian spiderwort
aneilima |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
MUNE
MUAT
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Muscari neglectum
Muscari atlanticum
common grape hyacinth |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
MURA
|
Muhlenbergia racemosa
green muhly
marsh muhly |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MUSC
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Muhlenbergia schreberi
nimblewill |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MYAQ2
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Myriophyllum aquaticum
parrot feather
watermilfoil |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MYHE2
|
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
variable-leaved milfoil |
STATE
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MYLA5
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Myoporum laetum
myoporum |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
MYSC
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Myosotis scorpioides
forget-me-not
true forget-me-not
yelloweye forget-me-not |
WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
MYSP2
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Myriophyllum spicatum
Eurasian watermilfoil
myriophylle en epi
spiked water milfoil |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, SEEPPC, WI
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L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
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