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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 =P*
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web links if available. Invasive plants that are synonyms are indented beneath the
current PLANTS accepted name.
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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* |
PAAN4 |
Panicum antidotale blue panicgrass |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PABI5 PAPU13 |
Passiflora bicornis Passiflora pulchella wingleaf passionfruit |
STATE |
HI (I) |
PABI6 |
Passiflora biflora twin-flowered passionvine two-flower passionflower |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
PACA6 |
Panicum capillare panicgrass ticklegrass tumble panic tumbleweed grass witches hair witchgrass |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
PACO14 |
Paspalum conjugatum Hilo grass herbe creole muhsrasre rehn wei sour grass ti grass |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PACR15 |
Paederia cruddasiana onion vine sewer vine |
STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
PADE24 PALI7 |
Paspalum denticulatum Paspalum lividum longtom |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
PADI |
Panicum dichotomiflorum fall panicum western witchgrass |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (I) |
PADI3 |
Paspalum dilatatum dallis grass herbe de miel herbe sirop hiku nua palpalum dilate water grass |
N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PADU |
Papaver dubium poppy |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W) |
PAED |
Passiflora edulis purple granadilla |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PAFO2 |
Passiflora foetida fetid passionflower stinking passionflower |
FLEPPC |
L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PAFO3 PASC15 |
Paederia foetida skunk vine Paederia scandans stinkvine |
STATE, FLEPPC HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PAGL17 SEGL |
Packera glabella Senecio glabellus cressleaf cressleaf groundsel |
STATE, KY, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (W) |
PAHY |
Parthenium hysterophorus Santa Maria feverfew |
SWSS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PAIN6 |
Passiflora incarnata purple passionflower |
KY, SWSS |
L48 (N) |
PALA10 |
Paspalum laeve field paspalum |
KY |
L48 (N) |
PALA14 |
Passiflora laurifolia golden bellapple |
HEAR |
HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PALI8 |
Passiflora ligularis sweet granadilla yellow passionfruit |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
PALOM ALMO14 |
Paraserianthes lophantha ssp. montana Albizia montana |
HEAR |
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PALU2 |
Passiflora lutea yellow passionflower |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
PAMI2 |
Panicum miliaceum blackseeded proso millet broomcorn millet panic millet proso wild millet wild proso millet |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
PANO2 |
Paspalum notatum Bahia grass |
SWSS |
L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PAPE5 |
Parietaria pensylvanica Pennsylvania pellitory |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PAQU2 |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia American ivy Virginia creeper fiveleaved ivy woodbine |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PARE3 |
Panicum repens couch panicum creeping panic panic rampant torpedo grass wainaku grass |
STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PASA2 |
Pastinaca sativa parsnip wild parsnip |
STATE, KY, NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
PASC6 |
Paspalum scrobiculatum kodomillet |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PASO2 |
Papaver somniferum opium poppy |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W) |
PASU3 |
Passiflora suberosa corky passionflower devil's pumpkin huehue haole indigo berry wild passionfruit |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PATA6 PAMO20 |
Passiflora tarminiana Passiflora mollissima banana passionfruit banana poka bananadilla |
STATE, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PATO2 |
Paulownia tomentosa princess tree |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
PATRM PAMO5 |
Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima Passiflora mollissima banana passionfruit banana poka bananadilla |
STATE, HEAR |
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PAUR2 |
Paspalum urvillei Vasey grass |
HEAR, SWSS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PAVI2 |
Panicum virgatum switchgrass |
SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (N) |
PECI CECI |
Pennisetum ciliare buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris buffelgrass |
STATE HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PECL2 |
Pennisetum clandestinum Kikuyu grass |
US, STATE, HEAR, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PEFR4 |
Perilla frutescens beefsteak mint |
KY, SWSS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
PEHA |
Peganum harmala African rue Syrian rue harmal shrub isband ozallaik steppenraute |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (I) |
PEMA80 |
Pennisetum macrourum African feathergrass |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PEPE24 |
Pennisetum pedicellatum Kyasuma grass |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
PEPO14 PEPO4 |
Pennisetum polystachion Pennisetum polystachyon feathery pennisetum mission grass queue de chat thin napiergrass |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PEPU2 |
Pennisetum purpureum bokso elephant grass herbe elephant merker grass napier grass puk-soh |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PESE3 |
Pennisetum setaceum fountaingrass |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PHAC6 PHWR3 |
Physalis acutifolia Physalis wrightii Wright groundcherry sharpleaf groundcherry |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
PHAM4 |
Phytolacca americana American pokeweed common pokeweed inkberry pigeonberry pokeberry pokeweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PHAN5 |
Physalis angulata cutleaf groundcherry |
SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PHAQ |
Phalaris aquatica Hardinggrass |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PHAR3 |
Phalaris arundinacea canary grass reed canarygrass |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (I) |
PHAU7 PHCO15 |
Phragmites australis common reed Phragmites communis common reed |
STATE, N'EAST, SEEPPC STATE |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N) |
PHAU8 |
Phyllostachys aurea golden bamboo |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I) |
PHCA5 |
Phalaris canariensis canary grass |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PHHE5 |
Physalis heterophylla clammy groundcherry |
KY, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PHLO4 |
Physalis longifolia long-leaf groundcherry |
STATE |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PHLOS PHSU8 |
Physalis longifolia var. subglabrata Physalis subglabrata husk tomato longleaf groundcherry smooth groundcherry |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PHMI3 |
Phalaris minor canarygrass littleseed canarygrass |
WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (W) |
PHNI80 |
Phyllostachys nigra black bamboo |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PHPR3 |
Phleum pratense timothy |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
PHRE |
Phoenix reclinata Senegal date palm reclining date palm |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
PHTE5 |
Phyllanthus tenellus longstalked phyllanthus |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PHTE8 |
Phormium tenax New Zealand flax New Zealand hemp |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
PHUR |
Phyllanthus urinaria chamber bitter |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
PHVI17 |
Physalis viscosa grape groundcherry groundcherry |
STATE |
L48 (N) |
PHVI5 |
Physalis virginiana Virginia groundcherry lanceleaf groundcherry |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PIAD |
Piper aduncum spiked pepper |
STATE |
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N) |
PIDI2 |
Pimenta dioica allspice |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PIELE2 PICA2 |
Pinus elliottii var. elliottii Pinus caribaea Hondurus pine |
HEAR |
L48 (N) |
PIHI |
Picris hieracioides hawkweed oxtongue |
STATE |
L48 (NI), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PIPA13 |
Pinus patula Mexican weeping pine |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
PIPI6 |
Pinus pinaster cluster pine |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PIRA |
Pimenta racemosa bayrumtree |
HEAR |
PR (N), VI (N) |
PIRA2 |
Pinus radiata Monterey pine |
HEAR |
L48 (N) |
PIST2 |
Pistia stratiotes apon-apon laitue d'eau lechuguita de qgua pistie tropical duckweed water lettuce |
STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PITA |
Pinus taeda loblolly pine |
HEAR |
L48 (N) |
PIUN2 |
Pittosporum undulatum Australian cheesewood Victorian box Victorian laurel mock orange sweet pittosporum |
STATE, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PLAR3 |
Plantago aristata largebracted plantain |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PLCA10 PLSY |
Pluchea carolinensis Pluchea symphytifolia cure for all |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
PLIN4 |
Pluchea indica Indian fleabane Indian pluchea |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
PLLA |
Plantago lanceolata English plantain buckhorn plantain lanceleaf plantain narrowleaf plantain ribgrass ribwort |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
PLMA2 |
Plantago major broadleaf plantain buckhorn plantain common plantain rippleseed plantain |
N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
PLPA2 |
Plantago patagonica woolly Indianwheat woolly plantain |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PLRU |
Plantago rugelii Rugel's plantain blackseed plantain |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
POAC3 |
Polygonum achoreum leathery knotweed striate knotweed |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
POAL7 |
Populus alba white poplar |
SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
POAM8 |
Polygonum amphibium water knotweed |
SWSS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
POAN |
Poa annua annual bluegrass walkgrass |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
POAR11 |
Polygonum arenastrum common knotweed doorweed matweed ovalleaf knotweed prostrate knotweed |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
POAV |
Polygonum aviculare prostrate knotweed |
KY, N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
POBI2 |
Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's seal smooth Solomon's seal |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
POBU |
Poa bulbosa bulbous bluegrass |
WSWS |
L48 (I) |
POCE4 POCA49 |
Polygonum cespitosum Polygonum caespitosum bristled knotweed bunchy knotweed |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
POCO |
Poa compressa Canada bluegrass |
WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
POCO10 |
Polygonum convolvulus black bindweed climbing buckwheat cornbind dullseed cornbind wild buckwheat |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
POCO14 |
Pontederia cordata pickerelweed |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
POCR3 |
Potamogeton crispus curly pondweed curly-leaved pondweed |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
POCU6 FAJA2 |
Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese bamboo Japanese knotweed fleeceflower Fallopia japonica Japanese knotweed |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, WSWS STATE |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
PODE3 |
Populus deltoides common cottonwood eastern cottonwood |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
POER2 |
Polygonum erectum devil's shoestring erect knotweed wireweed |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
POLA4 |
Polygonum lapathifolium curltop ladysthumb curlytop knotweed pale smartweed |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
POMO5 |
Polypogon monspeliensis rabbitfoot polypogon rabbitfootgrass |
WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
POOL |
Portulaca oleracea akulikuli-kula common purslane duckweed pursley pusley wild portulaca |
STATE, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (N) |
POOR2 |
Polygonum orientale Prince's feather |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
POPE10 |
Polygonum perfoliatum mile-a-minute weed |
STATE, N'EAST |
L48 (I) |
POPE2 |
Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania knotweed Pennsylvania smartweed pinweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
POPE3 |
Polygonum persicaria lady's thumb ladysthumb smartweed smartweed |
SEEPPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
POPO5 |
Polygonum polystachyum Himalyan knotweed |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
POPR |
Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass |
NE&GP, WI |
L48 (NI), AK (NI), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (NI), GL (N), SPM (I) |
PORA3 |
Polygonum ramosissimum bushy knotweed tall knotweed |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N) |
PORE5 |
Potentilla recta roughfruit cinquefoil sulfur cinquefoil |
STATE, NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
PORO12 |
Pontederia rotundifolia tropical pickerelweed |
STATE |
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POSA4 |
Polygonum sachalinense giant knotweed |
STATE, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
POSI2 |
Potentilla simplex common cinquefoil oldfield cinquefoil oldfield fivefingers |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I) |
POTR2 |
Poa trivialis rough bluegrass |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
PRAL11 |
Prosopis alpataco mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRAR6 |
Prosopis argentina mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRBU2 |
Prosopis burkartii mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRCA10 |
Prosopis calingastana mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRCA11 |
Prosopis campestris mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRCA12 |
Prosopis castellanosii mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRCA9 |
Prosopis caldenia mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRDE4 |
Prosopis denudans mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PREL5 |
Prosopis elata mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRFA2 |
Prosopis farcta Syrian mesquite |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
PRFE2 |
Prosopis ferox mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRFI4 |
Prosopis fiebrigii mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRGL2 |
Prosopis glandulosa honey mesquite |
WSWS |
L48 (N), HI (I), VI (I) |
PRHA4 |
Prosopis hassleri mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRHU3 |
Prosopis humilis mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRJU3 |
Prosopis juliflora mesquite |
STATE |
HI (I) |
PRKU2 |
Prosopis kuntzei mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRLO |
Proboscidea louisianica aphid trap devil's claw unicorn-plant |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
PROSO |
Prosopis mesquite |
STATE |
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PRPA10 |
Prosopis palmeri mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRPA4 |
Prosopis pallida algaroba kiawe mesquite |
US, STATE, HEAR |
HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PRRE2 |
Prosopis reptans tornillo |
US, STATE |
L48 (N) |
PRRO4 |
Prosopis rojasiana mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRRU4 |
Prosopis ruizlealii mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRRU5 |
Prosopis ruscifolia mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRSE2 |
Prunus serotina black cherry |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
PRSE5 |
Prosopis sericantha mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRST3 |
Prosopis strombulifera Argentine screwbean |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
PRTO3 |
Prosopis torquata mesquite |
US, STATE |
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PRVE PRAR4 |
Prosopis velutina Prosopis articulata velvet mesquite |
US, STATE |
L48 (N), HI (I) |
PRVI |
Prunus virginiana chokecherry common chokecherry |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
PRVU |
Prunella vulgaris common selfheal healall selfheal |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (NI), SPM (N) |
PSCA |
Psidium cattleianum Chinese guava cattley guava cherry guava kuahpa purple guava strawberry guava |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
PSGU |
Psidium guajava abas goyavier guabang guava kautonga kuahpa |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PTAQ |
Pteridium aquilinum bracken bracken fern |
SWSS |
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
PTAQP2 |
Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens bracken bracken fern eagle fern western bracken |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
PTEL |
Ptychosperma elegans solitary palm |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
PTVI |
Pteris vittata Chinese brake ladder brake |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PUMO |
Pueraria montana kudzu |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUMOL PULO PUTH |
Pueraria montana var. lobata Japanese arrowroot acha aka kudzu nepalem wa yaka Pueraria lobata kudzu kudzu vine Pueraria thunbergiana kudzu |
STATE, FLEPPC STATE, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUPH2 |
Pueraria phaseoloides puero tropical kudzu |
STATE |
HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
PYCA2 |
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus Carolina desert chicory |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
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