Invasive and Noxious Weeds

Federal Noxious Weeds

106 records returned

Noxious weeds that are synonyms retain their noxious status, and are indented beneath the current PLANTS accepted

name.

Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2010. Federal noxious weed list (http://www.aphis.usda.gov/plant_health

/plant_pest_info/weeds/downloads/weedlist-2010doc.pdf, 1 May 2010). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service.

USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2005. Federal domestic quarantines (http://nationalplantboard.org

/docs/usdaqua.pdf, 24 May 2006). USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine.

Symbol Scientific Name

Noxious Common

Name

Federal

Noxious

Status† Native Status*

AEGIN Aeginetia L. NW

AGAD2 Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. crofton weed NW L48 (I), HI (I)

ALECT2 Alectra Thunb. NW

ALSE4 Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. sessile joyweed NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(N), VI (N)

ASFI2 Asphodelus fistulosus L. onionweed NW L48 (I)

AVST Avena sterilis L. animated oat NW L48 (I), CAN (W)

AZPI Azolla pinnata R. Br. mosquito fern NW L48 (I)

CAOX6 Carthamus oxyacanthus M. Bieb. L48 (I)

CAOX2 Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb., orth. var. wild safflower NW

CATA5 Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh1 NW L48 (I)

CHAC Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. pilipiliula NW HI (I)

COBE2 Commelina benghalensis L. Benghal dayflower NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I)

CRVU2 Crupina vulgaris Cass. common crupina NW L48 (I)

CUSCU Cuscuta L.2 dodder NW

DIAB Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf HI (I)

DISC5 Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. African couch grass NW

DIVE2 Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv. velvet fingergrass NW L48 (I)

DRAR7 Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex

Schult. [excluded]

alfombrilla NW

EIAZ2 Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth anchored

waterhyacinth

NW L48 (I), PR (I)

EMAU Emex australis Steinh. three-cornered jack NW L48 (I)

EMSP Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. devil's thorn NW L48 (I), HI (I)

GAOF Galega officinalis L. goatsrue NW L48 (I), CAN (I)

HEMA17 Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier giant hogweed NW L48 (I), CAN (I)

HOMER Homeria Vent. Cape tulip NW

HYVE3 Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle hydrilla NW L48 (I)

HYPO3 Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson Miramar weed NW L48 (I)

IMBR Imperata brasiliensis Trin. Brazilian satintail NW L48 (I), PR (I)

IMCY Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. cogongrass NW L48 (I)

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IPAQ Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. Chinese

waterspinach

NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I)

ISRU Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. murain-grass NW L48 (I)

LAMA15 Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss oxygen weed NW

LECH2 Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees [excluded] Asian sprangletop NW

LISE3 Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume ambulia NW L48 (I)

LYFE4 Lycium ferocissimum Miers L48 (I)

LYFE3 Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var. African boxthorn NW

LYFL7 Lygodium flexuosum (L.) Sw. maidenhair creeper NW

MEQU Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.F. Blake melaleuca NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I)

MEMA Melastoma malabathricum L. NW HI (I)

MICO16 Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Rob. [excluded] mile-a-minute NW

MIMI5 Mikania micrantha Kunth mile-a-minute NW L48 (I), PR (N)

MIDI8 Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright HI (I), PR (I)

MIIN80 Mimosa invisa Mart., non Mart. ex Colla giant sensitive plant NW

MIPE2 Mimosa pellita Kunth ex Willd. L48 (N), PR (N)

MIPI Mimosa pigra auct. non L. catclaw mimosa NW

MOHA2 Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms [excluded] monochoria NW

MOVA Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex

Kunth

pickerel weed NW L48 (I), HI (I)

NATR3 Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. serrated tussock NW L48 (I)

OPAU10 Opuntia aurantiaca Lindl. jointed prickly pear NW

OROBA Orobanche L.2 broomrape NW

ORLO3 Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr. red rice NW

ORPU13 Oryza punctata Kotzchy ex Steud. red rice NW

ORRU Oryza rufipogon Griffiths red rice NW L48 (I)

OTAL Ottelia alismoides (L.) Pers. duck-lettuce NW L48 (I)

PASC6 Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Kodo-millet NW L48 (I), HI (I)

PECL2 Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. kikuyugrass NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I), VI (I)

PEMA80 Pennisetum macrourum Trin. African feathergrass NW L48 (I), HI (I)

PEPE24 Pennisetum pedicellatum Trin. kyasuma-grass NW L48 (I)

PEPO14 Pennisetum polystachion (L.) Schult. L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I)

PEPO4 Pennisetum polystachyon (L.) Schult., orth.

var.

missiongrass NW

PRAL11 Prosopis alpataco Phil. mesquite NW

PRAR6 Prosopis argentina Burkart mesquite NW

PRBU2 Prosopis burkartii Muñoz mesquite NW

PRCA9 Prosopis caldenia Burkart mesquite NW

PRCA10 Prosopis calingastana Burkart mesquite NW

PRCA11 Prosopis campestris Griseb. mesquite NW

PRCA12 Prosopis castellanosii Burkart mesquite NW

PRDE4 Prosopis denudans Benth. mesquite NW

PREL5 Prosopis elata (Burkart) Burkart mesquite NW

PRFA2 Prosopis farcta (Banks & Sol.) J.F. Macbr. Syrian mesquite NW L48 (I)

PRFE2 Prosopis ferox Griseb. mesquite NW

PRFI4 Prosopis fiebrigii Harms mesquite NW

PRHA4 Prosopis hassleri Harms ex Hassler mesquite NW

PRHU3 Prosopis humilis Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. mesquite NW

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PRKU2 Prosopis kuntzei Harms ex Hassler mesquite NW

PRPA4 Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.)

Kunth

kiawe NW HI (I), PR (I), VI

(I)

PRPA10 Prosopis palmeri S. Watson mesquite NW

PRRE2 Prosopis reptans Benth. tornillo NW L48 (N)

PRRO4 Prosopis rojasiana Burkart mesquite NW

PRRU4 Prosopis ruizlealii Burkart mesquite NW

PRRU5 Prosopis ruscifolia Griseb. mesquite NW

PRSE5 Prosopis sericantha Gillies ex Hook. & Arn. mesquite NW

PRST3 Prosopis strombulifera (Lam.) Benth. Argentine

screwbean

NW L48 (I)

PRTO3 Prosopis torquata DC. mesquite NW

PRVE Prosopis velutina Woot. L48 (N), HI (I)

PRAR4 Prosopis articulata S. Watson velvet mesquite NW

ROCO6 Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton itchgrass NW L48 (I), PR (I)

RUFR80 Rubus fruticosus L. [excluded] wild blackberry

complex

NW

RUMO4 Rubus moluccanus L. [excluded] wild blackberry NW

SASP Saccharum spontaneum L. wild sugarcane NW HI (I), PR (I)

SASA7 Sagittaria sagittifolia L. [excluded] arrowhead NW

SAVE6 Salsola vermiculata L. wormleaf salsola NW L48 (I)

SAAU Salvinia auriculata Aubl. giant salvinia NW PR (I)

SABI9 Salvinia biloba Raddi giant salvinia NW

SAHE7 Salvinia herzogii de la Sota giant salvinia NW

SAMO5 Salvinia molesta Mitchell giant salvinia NW L48 (I), HI (I)

SEIN10 Senecio inaequidens DC. South African

ragwort

NW

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 NW

SOTA3 Solanum tampicense Dunal wetland nightshade NW L48 (I)

SOTO4 Solanum torvum Sw. turkeyberry NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I), VI (I)

SOVI2 Solanum viarum Dunal tropical soda apple NW L48 (I)

SPER Sparganium erectum L. exotic bur-reed NW L48 (N)

SPAL3 Spermacoce alata Aubl. [excluded] borreria NW

STRIG Striga Lour. witchweed NW, Q

TRPR5 Tridax procumbens L. coat buttons NW L48 (I), HI (I), PR

(I), VI (I)

URPA Urochloa panicoides P. Beauv. liverseed grass NW L48 (I)

†Code Noxious Status

NW Noxious weed

Q Quarantine

*Code Native Status

I Introduced

N Native

W Waif

*Code Native Status Jurisdiction

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L48 Lower 48 States

HI Hawaii

PR Puerto Rico

VI Virgin Islands

CAN Canada

1 Mediterranean clone 

2 other than native or widely distributed species 

Additional Federal government efforts to understand and control noxious plants can be found at:

APHIS Federal Noxious Weed List

APHIS Web: Noxious Weeds Factsheets and Publications

APHIS-NAPIS Pest Tracker

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Army Corps Noxious & Nuisance Plant Management Information System

ARS: Exotic & Invasive Weed Research

BLM: The Weed Hall of Shame

Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange (DENIX)

Executive Order: Federal Effort to Combat Invasive Species (1999)

Federal Highway Administration

FHWA Guidance on Invasive Species

FHWA-The Nature of Roadsides and the Tools to Work With It

Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission-Exotic Plants

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk (HEAR) Project

Invasive Plants Fact Book (FICMNEW)

InvasiveSpeciesInfo.Gov

MT-USDA NRCS Management and Ecology of Invasive Plant Species

NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System

National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS)

Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: Identification Guide

NPCI Alien Plant Working Group

NPS Invasive Species Management and Control

Plant Conservation Alliance Alien Plants

PLANTS Database Home Page

U.S. National Plant Board

USDA APHIS Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S.

USDA ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory-Florida

USDA FS Invasive Plants-Northeastern Area

USDA FS Invasive Plants-Northeastern Area Weeds of the Week

USDI GS-Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

USDI NPS Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas

USDI NPS-Priority Weed Species

USFS Weed Wanted Posters

USFWS Invasive Species Program

Western Rangeland Weeds

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