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| Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Noxious Common Name |
State Noxious Status† |
Native Status* |
| AEGIN |
Aeginetia L. |
|
P |
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| ALECT2 |
Alectra Thunb. |
|
P |
|
| CATA5 |
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh |
|
P |
|
| MEMA |
Melastoma malabathricum L. |
|
P |
HI (I) |
| PRVE |
Prosopis velutina Woot. |
|
P |
L48 (N), HI (I) |
| SEPU8 |
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. |
|
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (W) |
| LYFE4 |
Lycium ferocissimum Miers |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| LYFE3 |
Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var. |
African boxthorn |
P |
|
| DIAB |
Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf |
|
P |
HI (I) |
| DISC5 |
Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. |
African couch grass |
P |
|
| PEMA80 |
Pennisetum macrourum Trin. |
African feathergrass |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| DRAR7 |
Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. [excluded] |
alfombrilla |
P |
|
| LISE3 |
Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume |
ambulia |
P |
L48 (I) |
| PHAM2 |
Phellodendron amurense Rupr. |
Amur cork-tree |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| LOMA6 |
Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder |
Amur honeysuckle |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| EIAZ2 |
Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth |
anchored waterhyacinth |
P |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| AVST |
Avena sterilis L. |
animated oat |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
| PRST3 |
Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. |
Argentine screwbean |
P |
L48 (I) |
| SASA7 |
Sagittaria sagittifolia L. [excluded] |
arrowhead |
P |
|
| LECH2 |
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees [excluded] |
Asian sprangletop |
P |
|
| ELUM |
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. |
autumn olive |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
| LOBE |
Lonicera ×bella Zabel [morrowii × tatarica] |
Bell's honeysuckle |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| COBE2 |
Commelina benghalensis L. |
Benghal dayflower |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| AEPO |
Aegopodium podagraria L. |
Bishop's goutweed, bishop's weed, goutweed |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| ROPS |
Robinia pseudoacacia L. |
black locust |
P |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
| CYLO11 |
Cynanchum louiseae Kartesz & Gandhi |
black swallow-wort, Louise's swallow-wart |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| LIOB |
Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zucc. |
border privet |
P |
L48 (I) |
| SPAL3 |
Spermacoce alata Aubl. [excluded] |
borreria |
P |
|
| IMBR |
Imperata brasiliensis Trin. |
Brazilian satintail |
P |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| EGDE |
Egeria densa Planch. |
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian eloda |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W) |
| NAMI |
Najas minor All. |
brittle water-nymph, lesser naiad |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| LELA2 |
Lepidium latifolium L. |
broad-leafed pepperweed, tall pepperweed |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| OROBA |
Orobanche L. |
broomrape |
P |
|
| CAIM |
Cardamine impatiens L. |
bushy rock-cress, narrowleaf bittercress |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| MORAE |
Moraea Mill. |
|
|
|
| HOMER |
Homeria Vent. |
Cape tulip |
P |
|
| MOCO8 |
Moraea collina Thunb. |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| HOCO6 |
Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb. |
Cape tulip |
P |
|
| MOFL2 |
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud. |
|
|
|
| HOFL4 |
Homeria flaccida Sweet |
Cape tulip |
P |
|
| MOOC2 |
Moraea ochroleuca (Salisb.) Drapiez |
|
|
|
| HOOC |
Homeria ochroleuca Salisb. |
Cape tulip |
P |
|
| MOPA8 |
Moraea pallida (Baker) Goldblatt |
|
|
|
| HOPA11 |
Homeria pallida Baker |
Cape tulip |
P |
|
| CACA |
Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray |
Carolina fanwort, fanwort |
P |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
| MIPE2 |
Mimosa pellita Kunth ex Willd. |
|
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
| MIPI |
Mimosa pigra auct. non L. |
catclaw mimosa |
P |
|
| SEPUP3 |
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| SEPA82 |
Setaria pallidifusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard, orth. var. |
cattail grass |
P |
|
| IPAQ |
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. |
Chinese waterspinach |
PR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| TRPR5 |
Tridax procumbens L. |
coat buttons |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| TUFA |
Tussilago farfara L. |
coltsfoot |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| BEVU |
Berberis vulgaris L. |
common barberry, European barberry |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| RHCA3 |
Rhamnus cathartica L. |
common buckthorn |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| CRVU2 |
Crupina vulgaris Cass. |
common crupina |
P |
L48 (I) |
| PHAU7 |
Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud. |
common reed |
P |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N) |
| RARE3 |
Ranunculus repens L. |
creeping buttercup |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
| LYNU |
Lysimachia nummularia L. |
creeping jenny, moneywort |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| POCR3 |
Potamogeton crispus L. |
crisped pondweed, curly pondweed |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| AGAD2 |
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. |
crofton weed |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| EUCY2 |
Euphorbia cyparissias L. |
cypress spurge |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| HEMA3 |
Hesperis matronalis L. |
dames Rocket |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| EMSP |
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. |
devil's thorn |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| CUSCU |
Cuscuta L. |
dodder |
P |
|
| OTAL |
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. |
duck-lettuce |
P |
L48 (I) |
| MYSP2 |
Myriophyllum spicatum L. |
Eurasian or European water-milfoil, spike water-milfoil |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| FRAL4 |
Frangula alnus Mill. |
European buckthorn, glossy buckthorn |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| CYRO8 |
Cynanchum rossicum (Kleopow) Borhidi |
European swallow-wort, pale swallow-wart |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| SPER |
Sparganium erectum L. |
exotic bur-reed |
P |
L48 (N) |
| MYSC |
Myosotis scorpioides L. |
forget-me-not |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| FEFI |
Festuca filiformis Pourr. |
gair fescue, fineleaf sheep fescue |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| ALPE4 |
Alliaria petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara & Grande |
garlic mustard |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| HEMA17 |
Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier |
giant hogweed |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| SAAU |
Salvinia auriculata Aubl. |
giant salvinia |
P |
PR (I) |
| SABI9 |
Salvinia biloba Raddi |
giant salvinia |
P |
|
| SAHE7 |
Salvinia herzogii de la Sota |
giant salvinia |
P |
|
| SAMO5 |
Salvinia molesta Mitchell |
giant salvinia |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| MIDI8 |
Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright |
|
P |
HI (I), PR (I) |
| MIIN80 |
Mimosa invisa Mart., non Mart. ex Colla |
giant sensitive plant |
P |
|
| GAOF |
Galega officinalis L. |
goatsrue |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| ARHI3 |
Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino |
hairy joint grass, jointhead, small carpetgrass |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| EPHI |
Epilobium hirsutum L. |
hairy willow-herb, codlins and cream |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| HYVE3 |
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle |
hydrilla |
P |
L48 (I) |
| ROCO6 |
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton |
itchgrass |
P |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| BETH |
Berberis thunbergii DC. |
Japanese barberry |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| LOJA |
Lonicera japonica Thunb. |
Japanese honeysuckle |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
| HUJA |
Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc. |
Japanese hops |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| POCU6 |
Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. |
Japanese knotweed, Japanese arrowroot |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| CAKO2 |
Carex kobomugi Ohwi |
Japanese sedge, Asiatic sand sedge |
P |
L48 (I) |
| MIVI |
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus |
Japanese stilt grass, Nepalese browntop |
P |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| OPAU10 |
Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl. |
jointed prickly pear |
P |
|
| PRPA4 |
Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth |
kiawe |
P |
HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| PECL2 |
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. |
kikuyugrass |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| PASC6 |
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. |
Kodo-millet |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| PUMO |
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. |
kudzu, Japanese arrowroot |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| PEPE24 |
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. |
kyasuma-grass |
P |
L48 (I) |
| EUES |
Euphorbia esula L. |
leafy spurge, wolf's milk |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| RAFI |
Ranunculus ficaria L. |
lesser celandine, fig buttercup |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| URPA |
Urochloa panicoides P. Beauv. |
liverseed grass |
P |
L48 (I) |
| MEQU |
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.F. Blake |
melaleuca |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| MICO16 |
Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Rob. [excluded] |
mile-a-minute |
P |
|
| MIMI5 |
Mikania micrantha Kunth |
mile-a-minute |
P |
L48 (I), PR (N) |
| POPE10 |
Polygonum perfoliatum L. |
Mile-a-minute vine or weed, Asiatic tearthumb |
P |
L48 (I) |
| HYPO3 |
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson |
Miramar weed |
P |
L48 (I) |
| PEPO14 |
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. |
|
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| PEPO4 |
Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth. var. |
missiongrass |
P |
|
| MOHA2 |
Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms [excluded] |
monochoria |
P |
|
| LOMO2 |
Lonicera morrowii A. Gray |
Morrow's honeysuckle |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| AZPI |
Azolla pinnata R. Br. |
mosquito fern |
P |
L48 (I) |
| ROMU |
Rosa multiflora Thunb. |
multiflora rose |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| ISRU |
Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. |
murain-grass |
P |
L48 (I) |
| ACPL |
Acer platanoides L. |
Norway maple |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| ASFI2 |
Asphodelus fistulosus L. |
onionweed |
P |
L48 (I) |
| CEOR7 |
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. |
Oriental bittersweet, Asian or Asiatic bittersweet |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| LAMA15 |
Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss |
oxygen weed |
P |
|
| MYAQ2 |
Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. |
parrot-feather, water-feather, Brazilian water-milfoil |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
| MOVA |
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth |
pickerel weed |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| CHAC |
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. |
pilipiliula |
P |
HI (I) |
| MISA |
Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. |
plume grass, Amur silvergrass |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| AMBR7 |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv. |
porcelain-berry, Amur peppervine |
P |
L48 (I) |
| LYSA2 |
Lythrum salicaria L. |
purple loosestrife |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| ORLO3 |
Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr. |
red rice |
P |
|
| ORPU13 |
Oryza punctata Kotzchy ex Steud. |
red rice |
P |
|
| ORRU |
Oryza rufipogon Griffiths |
red rice |
P |
L48 (I) |
| PHAR3 |
Phalaris arundinacea L. |
reed canary-grass |
P |
L48 (N), AK (I), CAN (N), SPM (I) |
| GLFL |
Glaucium flavum Crantz |
sea or horned poppy, yellow horn poppy |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
| NATR3 |
Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. |
serrated tussock |
P |
L48 (I) |
| ALSE4 |
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. |
sessile joyweed |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
| CESTM |
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek |
|
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
| CEBI2 |
Centaurea biebersteinii DC. |
spotted knapweed |
P |
|
| ACPS |
Acer pseudoplatanus L. |
sycamore maple |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| GLMA3 |
Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holmb. |
tall mannagrass, reed mannagrass |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| SEJA |
Senecio jacobaea L. |
tansy ragwort, stinking Willie |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| LOTA |
Lonicera tatarica L. |
Tatarian honeysuckle |
P |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| EMAU |
Emex australis Steinh. |
three-cornered jack |
P |
L48 (I) |
| PRRE2 |
Prosopis reptans Benth. |
tornillo |
P |
L48 (N) |
| AIAL |
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle |
tree of heaven |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
| SOVI2 |
Solanum viarum Dunal |
tropical soda apple |
P |
L48 (I) |
| SOTO4 |
Solanum torvum Sw. |
turkeyberry |
P |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| MYHE2 |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. |
variable water-milfoil, two-leaved water-milfoil |
P |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
| DIVE2 |
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv. |
velvet fingergrass |
P |
L48 (I) |
| ROAM |
Rorippa amphibia (L.) Besser |
water yellowcress, great yellowcress |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| TRNA |
Trapa natans L. |
water-chestnut |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| SOTA3 |
Solanum tampicense Dunal |
wetland nightshade |
P |
L48 (I) |
| RUMO4 |
Rubus moluccanus L. [excluded] |
wild blackberry |
P |
|
| RUFR80 |
Rubus fruticosus L. [excluded] |
wild blackberry complex |
P |
|
| ANSY |
Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. |
wild chervil |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
| CAOX6 |
Carthamus oxyacanthus M. Bieb. |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| CAOX2 |
Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb., orth. var. |
wild safflower |
P |
|
| SASP |
Saccharum spontaneum L. |
wild sugarcane |
P |
HI (I), PR (I) |
| RUPH |
Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. |
wineberry, Japanese wineberry, wine raspberry |
P |
L48 (I) |
| EUAL13 |
Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Siebold |
winged euonymus, burning bush |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| STRIG |
Striga Lour. |
witchweed |
P |
|
| SAVE6 |
Salsola vermiculata L. |
wormleaf salsola |
P |
L48 (I) |
| NYPE |
Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze |
Yellow floating heart |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| IRPS |
Iris pseudacorus L. |
Yellow Iris |
P |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
