## 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. Agardh 1 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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1 of 4 7/19/2012 1:43 P MIPAQ 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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2 of 4 7/19/2012 1:43 P MPRKU2 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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3 of 4 7/19/2012 1:43 P ML48 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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