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| Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Noxious Common Name |
State Noxious Status† |
Native Status* |
| AEGIN |
Aeginetia L. |
|
CAW |
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| ALECT2 |
Alectra Thunb. |
|
CAW |
|
| CATA5 |
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh1 |
|
CAW |
|
| LYTHR |
Lythrum L.2 |
|
CBW |
|
| LYFE4 |
Lycium ferocissimum Miers |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| LYFE3 |
Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var. |
African boxthorn |
CAW |
|
| LAGAR |
Lagarosiphon Harv. |
African elodea |
CAW |
|
| PEMA80 |
Pennisetum macrourum Trin. |
African feathergrass |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| EIAZ2 |
Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth |
anchored waterhyacinth |
CAW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| AVST |
Avena sterilis L. |
animated oat |
CAW |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
| PRST3 |
Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. |
Argentine screwbean |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| MOHA2 |
Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms [excluded] |
arrowleaf falsepickerelweed |
CAW |
|
| LISE3 |
Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume |
Asian marshweed |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| MIMI5 |
Mikania micrantha Kunth |
bittervine |
CAW |
L48 (I), PR (N) |
| MIPE2 |
Mimosa pellita Kunth ex Willd. |
|
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
| MIPI |
Mimosa pigra auct. non L. |
black mimosa |
CAW |
|
| DIAB |
Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf |
|
|
HI (I) |
| DISC5 |
Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. |
bluecouch |
CAW |
|
| SPAL3 |
Spermacoce alata Aubl. [excluded] |
borreria |
CAW |
|
| IMBR |
Imperata brasiliensis Trin. |
Brazilian satintail |
CAW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| OROBA |
Orobanche L.3 |
broomrape |
CAW |
|
| ORRU |
Oryza rufipogon Griffiths |
brownbeard rice |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| CIAR4 |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. |
Canada thistle |
CBW |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
| MORAE |
Moraea Mill. |
|
|
|
| HOMER |
Homeria Vent. |
Cape tulip |
CAW |
|
| MOCO8 |
Moraea collina Thunb. |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| HOCO6 |
Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb. |
Cape tulip |
CAW |
|
| MOFL2 |
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud. |
|
|
|
| HOFL4 |
Homeria flaccida Sweet |
Cape tulip |
CAW |
|
| MOOC2 |
Moraea ochroleuca (Salisb.) Drapiez |
|
|
|
| HOOC |
Homeria ochroleuca Salisb. |
Cape tulip |
CAW |
|
| MOPA8 |
Moraea pallida (Baker) Goldblatt |
|
|
|
| HOPA11 |
Homeria pallida Baker |
Cape tulip |
CAW |
|
| LECH2 |
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees [excluded] |
Chinese sprangletop |
CAW |
|
| TRPR5 |
Tridax procumbens L. |
coatbuttons |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| IMCY |
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. |
cogongrass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| CRVU2 |
Crupina vulgaris Cass. |
common crupina |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| CUSCU |
Cuscuta L.3 |
dodder |
CAW |
|
| OTAL |
Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. |
duck lettuce |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| RUMO4 |
Rubus moluccanus L. [excluded] |
eelkek |
CAW |
|
| MYSP2 |
Myriophyllum spicatum L. |
Eurasian watermilfoil |
CBW |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| AZPI |
Azolla pinnata R. Br. |
feathered mosquitofern |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| STFL4 |
Stachys floridana Shuttlw. ex Benth. |
Florida betony |
CBW |
L48 (N) |
| MIDI8 |
Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright |
|
|
HI (I), PR (I) |
| MIIN80 |
Mimosa invisa Mart., non Mart. ex Colla |
giant false sensitive plant |
CAW |
|
| HEMA17 |
Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier |
giant hogweed |
CAW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| CHAC |
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. |
golden false beardgrass |
CAW |
HI (I) |
| SASA7 |
Sagittaria sagittifolia L. [excluded] |
Hawaii arrowhead |
CAW |
|
| MICO16 |
Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Rob. [excluded] |
heartleaf hempvine |
CAW |
|
| MOVA |
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth |
heartshape falsepickerelweed |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| ROCO6 |
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton |
itchgrass |
CAW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| CAOX6 |
Carthamus oxyacanthus M. Bieb. |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| CAOX2 |
Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb., orth. var. |
jeweled distaff thistle |
CAW |
|
| COBE2 |
Commelina benghalensis L. |
jio |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| OPAU10 |
Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl. |
jointed prickly pear |
CAW |
|
| PRPA4 |
Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth |
kiawe |
CAW |
HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| PECL2 |
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. |
Kikuyu grass |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| PEPE24 |
Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. |
Kyasuma grass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| ORLO3 |
Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr. |
long-stamen rice |
CAW |
|
| MEMA |
Melastoma malabathricum L. |
Malabar melastome |
CAW |
HI (I) |
| PRAL11 |
Prosopis alpataco Phil. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRAR6 |
Prosopis argentina Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRBU2 |
Prosopis burkartii Muñoz |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRCA9 |
Prosopis caldenia Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRCA10 |
Prosopis calingastana Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRCA11 |
Prosopis campestris Griseb. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRCA12 |
Prosopis castellanosii Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRDE4 |
Prosopis denudans Benth. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PREL5 |
Prosopis elata (Burkart) Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRFE2 |
Prosopis ferox Griseb. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRFI4 |
Prosopis fiebrigii Harms |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRHA4 |
Prosopis hassleri Harms ex Hassler |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRHU3 |
Prosopis humilis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRKU2 |
Prosopis kuntzei Harms ex Hassler |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRPA10 |
Prosopis palmeri S. Watson |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRRO4 |
Prosopis rojasiana Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRRU4 |
Prosopis ruizlealii Burkart |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRRU5 |
Prosopis ruscifolia Griseb. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRSE5 |
Prosopis sericantha Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| PRTO3 |
Prosopis torquata DC. |
mesquite |
CAW |
|
| POPE10 |
Polygonum perfoliatum L. |
mile-a-minute |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| HYPO3 |
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson |
Miramar weed |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| PEPO14 |
Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. |
|
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| PEPO4 |
Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth. var. |
missiongrass |
CAW |
|
| CANU4 |
Carduus nutans L. |
musk thistle |
CBW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| ASFI2 |
Asphodelus fistulosus L. |
onionweed |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| CEOR7 |
Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. |
Oriental bittersweet |
CCW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| URPA |
Urochloa panicoides P. Beauv. |
panic liverseed grass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| CAAC |
Carduus acanthoides L. |
plumeless thistle |
CBW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| GAOF |
Galega officinalis L. |
professorweed |
CAW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| TRTE |
Tribulus terrestris L. |
puncturevine |
CBW |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (W) |
| MEQU |
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.F. Blake |
punktree |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| ORPU13 |
Oryza punctata Kotzchy ex Steud. |
red rice |
CAW |
|
| ISRU |
Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. |
ribbed murainagrass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| PASC6 |
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. |
ricegrass paspalum |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| DRAR7 |
Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. [excluded] |
sandwort drymary |
CAW |
|
| NATR3 |
Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. |
serrated tussock grass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| ALSE4 |
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. |
sessile joyweed |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
| RUFR80 |
Rubus fruticosus L. [excluded] |
shrubby blackberry |
CAW |
|
| SAVE6 |
Salsola vermiculata L. |
shrubby Russian thistle |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| SPER |
Sparganium erectum L. |
simplestem bur-reed |
CAW |
L48 (N) |
| EMAU |
Emex australis Steinh. |
southern threecornerjack |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| EMSP |
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. |
spiny threecornerjack |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| AGAD2 |
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. |
sticky snakeroot |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| CRHE5 |
Crassula helmsii A. Berger |
swamp stonecrop |
CAW |
|
| PRFA2 |
Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr. |
Syrian mesquite |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| PRRE2 |
Prosopis reptans Benth. |
tornillo |
CAW |
L48 (N) |
| SOVI2 |
Solanum viarum Dunal |
tropical soda apple |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| SOTO4 |
Solanum torvum Sw. |
turkeyberry |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| LUGRH |
Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom & Kartesz |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| LUHE5 |
Ludwigia hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Zardini, Gu & P.H. Raven |
Uraguay waterprimrose |
CBW |
|
| DIVE2 |
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv. |
velvet crabgrass |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| PRVE |
Prosopis velutina Woot. |
|
|
L48 (N), HI (I) |
| PRAR4 |
Prosopis articulata S. Watson |
velvet mesquite |
CAW |
|
| SALVI2 |
Salvinia Ség.4 |
water fern |
CAW |
|
| IPAQ |
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. |
water spinach |
CAW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| TRAPA |
Trapa L. |
water-chestnut |
CAW |
|
| HYVE3 |
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle |
waterthyme |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| SOTA3 |
Solanum tampicense Dunal |
wetland nightshade |
CAW |
L48 (I) |
| SASP |
Saccharum spontaneum L. |
wild sugarcane |
CAW |
HI (I), PR (I) |
| STRIG |
Striga Lour. |
witchweed |
CAW |
|
| SEPUP3 |
Setaria pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult. ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B.K. Simon |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| SEPA82 |
Setaria pallidifusca (Schumach.) Stapf & C.E. Hubbard, orth. var. |
yellow bristlegrass |
CAW |
|
| ROSY |
Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Besser |
yellow fieldcress |
CBW |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
