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U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =A*
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current PLANTS accepted name.
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US |
Plant Protection and Quarantine. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Washington, DC |
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USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine. Federal domestic quarantines (24 May 2006). USDA APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine, Washington, DC |
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* |
ABES |
Abelmoschus esculentus okra |
SWSS |
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ABPR3 |
Abrus precatorius crab's eye jequerity pois rouge precatory bean rosary pea tento muido |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ABTH |
Abutilon theophrasti Indian mallow butterprint buttonweed velvetleaf |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ACAU |
Acacia auriculiformis Darwin black wattle Papuan wattle auri blackwattle earleaf acacia tuhkehn pweimau |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ACCO |
Acacia confusa Formosa acacia Formosan koa ianangi pilampwoia shoshigi sosigi |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ACFA |
Acacia farnesiana Ellington curse aroma kandaroma klu popinac sweet acacia |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ACME80 |
Acacia mearnsii black wattle |
STATE, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ACME |
Acacia melanoxylon Australian blackwood |
HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ACPA8 |
Acacia paradoxa kangaroothorn |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ACPA81 |
Acacia parramattensis South Wales wattle |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ACNO7 ACNO4 |
Acaena novae-zelandiae Acaena novae-zelandica biddy biddy bidgee-widgee pale biddy-biddy pirri-pirri bur |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ACPA14 |
Acaena pallida pale biddy-biddy |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ACOS |
Acalypha ostryifolia hophornbeam copperleaf pineland threeseed mercury |
KY, SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N) |
ACVI |
Acalypha virginica Virgina threeseed mercury Virginia copperleaf mercuryweed threeseeded mercury wax balls |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N) |
ACHI |
Acanthospermum hispidum bristly starbur hispid starburr |
SWSS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
ACGI |
Acer ginnala Amur maple |
WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ACNE2 |
Acer negundo box elder |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ACPL |
Acer platanoides Norway maple |
N'EAST, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ACPS |
Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ACRU |
Acer rubrum red maple |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ACMI2 |
Achillea millefolium bloodwort carpenter's weed common yarrow hierba de las cortaduras milfoil plumajillo |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (NI), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (NI), GL (N), SPM (NI) |
ACMIO ACLA5 |
Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis Achillea lanulosa western yarrow |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N) |
ACBR5 STBR3 |
Achnatherum brachychaetum needlegrass punagrass Stipa brachychaeta punagrass |
STATE STATE |
L48 (I) |
ACRE3 CERE6 |
Acroptilon repens Russian knapweed Turestan thistle hardheads Centaurea repens Russian knapweed hardheads |
STATE STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ADPA |
Adenanthera pavonina coral bean tree false wiliwili lopa pomea red bead tree red sandlewood |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
AECY |
Aegilops cylindrica jointed goatgrass jointgrass |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I) |
AEGE AEOV2 |
Aegilops geniculata ovate goatgrass Aegilops ovata ovate goatgrass |
WI STATE |
L48 (I) |
AETR |
Aegilops triuncialis barb goatgrass barbed goatgrass |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
AEGIN |
Aeginetia aeginetia |
US, STATE |
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AEPO |
Aegopodium podagraria goutweed |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
AEIN |
Aeschynomene indica Indian jointvetch kat sola |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
AERU |
Aeschynomene rudis rough jointvetch |
STATE |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
AEVI3 |
Aeschynomene virginica Virginia jointvetch northern jointvetch |
STATE, SWSS |
L48 (N) |
AGSI2 |
Agave sisalana sisal |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
AGAD2 |
Ageratina adenophora Mexican devil crofton weed |
US, STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
AGALA EURU6 |
Ageratina altissima var. altissima Eupatorium rugosum richweed snakeroot white snakeroot |
KY, NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AGRI2 |
Ageratina riparia creeping croftonweed mist flower |
STATE |
HI (I) |
AGGI |
Agrostemma githago cockle common corncockle corn cockle purple cockle |
STATE, N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
AGST2 |
Agrostis stolonifera creeping bentgrass redtop redtop bent seaside bentgrass |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
AIAL |
Ailanthus altissima tree-of-heaven |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
ALJU |
Albizia julibrissin mimosa silk tree |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
ALLE |
Albizia lebbeck raom tree soros-tree woman's-tongue tree |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ALECT2 |
Alectra alectra |
US, STATE |
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ALMA12 ALCA ALPS3 |
Alhagi maurorum camelthorn Alhagi camelorum camelthorn Alhagi pseudalhagi camelthorn |
STATE STATE, WSWS STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS |
L48 (I) |
ALPE4 |
Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
ALLIU |
Allium wild onion, wild garlic |
STATE |
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ALCA3 |
Allium canadense meadow garlic wild onion |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ALNE3 NOIN3 |
Allium neapolitanum Nothoscordum inodorum false garlic |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ALPA20 |
Allium paniculatum wild onion |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ALTE |
Allium textile prairie onion textile onion |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ALVI |
Allium vineale field garlic wild garlic |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
ALVIC3 |
Allium vineale ssp. compactum wild garlic |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ALGL2 |
Alnus glutinosa European black alder black alder |
SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ALCA4 |
Alopecurus carolinianus Carolina foxtail |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ALMY |
Alopecurus myosuroides blackgrass slender foxtail |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (N) |
ALMA16 |
Alstonia macrophylla devil-tree |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ALTER2 |
Alternanthera alligatorweed |
STATE |
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ALPH |
Alternanthera philoxeroides alligator weed |
STATE, FLEPPC, SEEPPC, SWSS |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
ALPU3 |
Alternanthera pungens creeping chaffweed khakiweed |
WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
ALSE4 |
Alternanthera sessilis sessile joyweed |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ALAL3 |
Alyssum alyssoides pale madwort yellow alyssum |
WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
AMAL |
Amaranthus albus tumble pigweed tumbleweed white pigweed |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
AMBL |
Amaranthus blitoides mat amaranth prostrate pigweed |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
AMHY |
Amaranthus hybridus slim amaranth smooth pigweed |
KY, N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
AMPA |
Amaranthus palmeri Palmer amaranth carelessweed |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
AMPO2 |
Amaranthus powellii Powell amaranth |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMRE |
Amaranthus retroflexus careless weed redroot pigweed rough pigweed |
N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
AMSP |
Amaranthus spinosus spiny amaranth spiny amaranthus |
KY, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
AMTU AMRU |
Amaranthus tuberculatus roughfruit amaranth tall waterhemp Amaranthus rudis common waterhemp tall amaranth |
SWSS NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMVI AMGR10 |
Amaranthus viridis Amaranthus gracilis slender amaranth |
SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), VI (N) |
AMAC2 |
Ambrosia acanthicarpa annual bursage flatspine burr ragweed |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMAR2 |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Roman wormwood annual ragweed common ragweed low ragweed short ragweed small ragweed |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (N) |
AMARE AMEL2 |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia var. elatior Ambrosia elatior ragweed |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (N) |
AMGR5 |
Ambrosia grayi bur ragweed lagoonweed woollyleaf burr ragweed woollyleaf bursage woollyleaf franseria woollyleaf povertyweed |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
AMPS |
Ambrosia psilostachya Cuman ragweed perennial ragweed western ragweed |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMTO3 FRDI3 |
Ambrosia tomentosa skeletonleaf bursage Franseria discolor skeletonleaf bursage |
STATE, WSWS STATE |
L48 (N) |
AMTR |
Ambrosia trifida giant ragweed great ragweed horseweed |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMCO |
Ammannia coccinea purple ammannia valley redstem |
SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
AMAR4 |
Ammophila arenaria European beachgrass |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
AMFR |
Amorpha fruticosa false indigo indigobush |
STATE |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AMAR5 |
Ampelopsis arborea peppervine |
SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
AMBR7 |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Amur peppervine creeper porcelainberry wild grape |
WI |
L48 (I) |
AMDR GUDR2 |
Amphiachyris dracunculoides Gutierrezia dracunculoides prairie broomweed |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
AMMEI2 AMIN3 |
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia coast buckthorn coast fiddleneck Amsinckia intermedia coast fiddleneck common fiddleneck fiddleneck |
SWSS WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I?), HI (I?), CAN (N) |
ANAR |
Anagallis arvensis scarlet pimpernel |
KY, N'EAST |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (NI), GL (I) |
ANAR16 |
Anchusa arvensis annual bugloss bugloss |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ANOF |
Anchusa officinalis bugloss common bugloss |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ANBI |
Andropogon bicornis West Indian foxtail |
STATE |
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N) |
ANGE |
Andropogon gerardii big bluestem bluejoint turkeyfoot |
SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ANVI2 |
Andropogon virginicus broomsedge yellow bluestem |
STATE, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N) |
ANHU |
Anemone hupehensis Japanese thimbleweed |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ANEV |
Angiopteris evecta Madagascar tree fern mule's foot |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ANCR2 |
Anoda cristata spurred anoda |
STATE, KY, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
ANCO6 |
Anredera cordifolia Madeira vine |
STATE, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
ANVE2 ANLE6 |
Anredera vesicaria Anredera leptostachys Madiera vine Texas madieravine |
FLEPPC |
L48 (N), PR (I), VI (N) |
ANAR6 |
Anthemis arvensis corn chamomile mayweed scentless chamomile |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
ANCO2 |
Anthemis cotula dog fennel mayweed mayweed chamomile stinkweed |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
ANSY |
Anthriscus sylvestris bur chervil cow parsley keck wild chervil |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ANLE4 |
Antigonon leptopus Mexican coral vine Mexican creeper confederate vine coral vine queen's wreath |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
APAN2 |
Apocynum androsaemifolium bitterroot flytrap dogbane spreading dogbane |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
APCA |
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp common dogbane dogbane hemp dogbane |
KY, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARTH |
Arabidopsis thaliana mouse-ear cress mouseear cress |
KY |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
ARSE8 |
Araujia sericifera bladderflower moth plant |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
ARAL |
Archontophoenix alexandrae Alexandra palm |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ARMI2 |
Arctium minus bardane beggar's button common burdock lesser burdock wild burdock wild rhubarb |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
ARCA45 |
Arctotheca calendula Cape weed Capeweed |
STATE, Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
ARCR80 |
Ardisia crenata coral ardisia |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
AREL4 |
Ardisia elliptica shoebutton ardisia |
STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ARME4 |
Argemone mexicana Mexican pricklypoppy |
HEAR, SWSS |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (W) |
ARPO2 |
Argemone polyanthemos annual pricklepoppy bluestem pricklepoppy thistle poppy |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
AROL |
Aristida oligantha prairie threeawn |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
ARPU9 |
Aristida purpurea purple threeawn red threeawn |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
AREL10 ARLI5 |
Aristolochia elegans Aristolochia littoralis Dutchman's pipe calico flower pelican flower |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ARELB |
Arrhenatherum elatius var. bulbosum tall oatgrass tuber oatgrass |
WSWS |
L48 (I) |
ARAB3 |
Artemisia absinthium absinth wormwood |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ARAN3 |
Artemisia annua annual wormwood |
KY |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ARBI2 |
Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (NI), AK (I), CAN (I) |
ARCA12 |
Artemisia campestris common sagewort field sagewort |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N) |
ARCA13 |
Artemisia cana silver sagebrush |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
ARDR4 |
Artemisia dracunculus false tarragon green sagewort silky wormwood tarragon |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N) |
ARFI2 |
Artemisia filifolia sand sagebrush sandhill sage silvery wormwood |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ARFR4 |
Artemisia frigida fringed sagebrush fringed sagewort prairie sagewort |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
ARLU |
Artemisia ludoviciana Louisiana wormwood cudweed sagewort gray sagewort mugwort wormwood prairie sage white sagebrush |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARTR2 |
Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ARVU |
Artemisia vulgaris mugwort |
N'EAST, SEEPPC |
L48 (NI), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
ARHI3 |
Arthraxon hispidus hairy jointgrass |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ARCI2 |
Arthrostemma ciliatum pinkfringe |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ARDO4 |
Arundo donax elephant grass giant reed |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ASFA |
Asclepias fascicularis Mexican whorled milkweed narrowleaf milkweed |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ASIN |
Asclepias incarnata rose milkweed swamp milkweed |
NE&GP, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASLA |
Asclepias labriformis Jones milkweed Utah milkweed labriform milkweed |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ASPH2 |
Asclepias physocarpa balloonplant |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
ASSP |
Asclepias speciosa showy milkweed |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASSU2 |
Asclepias subverticillata horsetail milkweed poison milkweed western whorled milkweed whorled milkweed |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
ASSY |
Asclepias syriaca common milkweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASVE |
Asclepias verticillata eastern whorled milkweed whorled milkweed |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASDE12 |
Asparagus densiflorus Sprenger asparagus asparagus fern bushy asparagus |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ASFI2 |
Asphodelus fistulosus onionweed pink asphodel |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
ASBI2 |
Astragalus bisulcatus twogrooved milkvetch |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASMI10 |
Astragalus missouriensis Missouri milkvetch |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ASMO7 |
Astragalus mollissimus purple locoweed woolly loco woolly locoweed woolly milkvetch |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
ASGA2 |
Asystasia gangetica Chinese violet Ganges primrose Philippine violet coromandel |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ATSE |
Atriplex semibaccata Australian saltbush |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ATSU2 |
Atriplex subspicata halberdleaf orach orach saltbush saline saltbush spearscale spreading orach |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
AVBA |
Avena barbata slender oat slender wildoat |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
AVFA |
Avena fatua flaxgrass oatgrass wheat oats wild oats |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
AVSA |
Avena sativa wild oats |
SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W) |
AVST |
Avena sterilis animated oat |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
AXFI |
Axonopus fissifolius Louisiana grass carpetgrass common carpetgrass mat grass narrowleaved carpetgrass |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
AZPI |
Azolla pinnata feathered mosquitofern mosquito fern water velvet |
US, STATE |
L48 (I) |
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