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About Weeds of the U.S.
NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =L*
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Click on an accepted name below to view its PLANTS Profile with more information, and
web links if available. Invasive plants that are synonyms are indented beneath the
current PLANTS accepted name.
You may view invasive lists by source by clicking
on the source acronyms at the top of the report.
| 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* |
LAFL
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Lactuca floridana
woodland lettuce |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N), CAN (N) |
LASE
|
Lactuca serriola
China lettuce
prickly lettuce
wild lettuce |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LATAP
LAPU
|
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella
Lactuca pulchella
blue lettuce |
STATE, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
LAGAR
|
Lagarosiphon
African elodea |
STATE
|
|
LAMA15
|
Lagarosiphon major
African elodea
South African oxygen weed
oxygen weed |
US, STATE
|
|
LAMO5
|
Lagascea mollis
acuate |
STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
LAAM
|
Lamium amplexicaule
henbit |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (W) |
LAPU2
|
Lamium purpureum
purple deadnettle
red deadnettle |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LAPUI
|
Lamium purpureum var. incisum
hybrid deadnettle
purple deadnettle
red deadnettle |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (W) |
LAPU12
SPOL2
|
Landoltia punctata
Spirodela oligorrhiza
giant duckweed |
STATE
|
L48 (N), HI (N) |
LACA2
|
Lantana camara
lantana |
FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I) |
LAOC3
|
Lappula occidentalis
flatspine stickseed
western sticktight |
NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
LACO3
|
Lapsana communis
common nipplewort
nipplewort |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
LATR2
|
Larrea tridentata
creosotebush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
LALA4
|
Lathyrus latifolius
everlasting peavine
perennial pea
perennial peavine |
SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LECA2
|
Leonurus cardiaca
common motherwort
motherwort |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LEAU3
|
Lepidium austrinum
southern pepperwort |
SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
LECA5
|
Lepidium campestre
field pepperweed |
KY, N'EAST
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LEDE
|
Lepidium densiflorum
common pepperweed
greenflower pepperweed
peppergrass |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (N) |
LELA2
|
Lepidium latifolium
Virginia pepperweed
broadleaved peppergrass
perennial pepperweed
tall whitetop |
STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LEPE2
|
Lepidium perfoliatum
clasping pepperweed |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
LEVI3
|
Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
Virginian peppercress
peppergrass
poorman's pepper |
N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (I?), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I), CAN (NI) |
LECH2
|
Leptochloa chinensis
Asian sprangletop |
US, STATE
|
|
LEFUF
LEFA
|
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis
bearded sprangletop
Leptochloa fascicularis
bearded sprangletop
sprangletop |
SWSS
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
LEFUU
LEUN2
|
Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia
Leptochloa uninervia
Mexican sprangletop |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
LEPA3
|
Leptochloa panicoides
Amazon sprangletop |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
LESC2
|
Leptospermum scoparium
New Zealand tea |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
LEHO7
|
Lepyrodiclis holosteoides
lepyrodiclis |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LEBI2
|
Lespedeza bicolor
bicolor lespedeza |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LECU
|
Lespedeza cuneata
Chinese lespedeza
sericea lespedeza |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I?) |
LELE10
|
Leucaena leucocephala
koa haole
lead tree |
FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), VI (I) |
LEVU
CHLE80
CHLEP
|
Leucanthemum vulgare
oxeye daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
oxeye daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum
marguerite
oxeye daisy |
STATE, Cal-IPC
STATE, SEEPPC, WSWS
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LILU2
|
Ligustrum lucidum
glossy privet
tree privet |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LIOB
|
Ligustrum obtusifolium
blunt-leaved privet |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LIOV
|
Ligustrum ovalifolium
California privet |
STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
LISI
|
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
LIVU
|
Ligustrum vulgare
European privet
common privet
wild privet |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LISP2
|
Limnobium spongia
spongeplant |
STATE
|
L48 (N) |
LIFL5
|
Limnocharis flava
Sawah flowering rush |
STATE
|
|
LIIN5
|
Limnophila indica
ambulia |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LISE3
|
Limnophila sessiliflora
Asian marshweed
ambulia
limnophila |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LIDA
|
Linaria dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIDAD
LIGED
|
Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax
Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
STATE, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIGE
|
Linaria genistifolia
narrow-leaved Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LIVU2
|
Linaria vulgaris
Jacob's ladder
butter and eggs
flaxweed
ramsted
wild snapdragon
yellow toadflax |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LICH3
|
Livistona chinensis
Chinese fan palm
fountain palm |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
LOPEM2
LOMU
|
Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass |
Cal-IPC, N'EAST, SWSS
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LOTE2
|
Lolium temulentum
darnel |
STATE
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LOBE
|
Lonicera ×bella
bella honeysuckle
whitebell honesuckle |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOFR
|
Lonicera fragrantissima
January jasmine
sweet breath-of-spring |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LOJA
|
Lonicera japonica
Chinese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle |
STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
LOMA6
|
Lonicera maackii
Amur bush honeysuckle |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOMO2
|
Lonicera morrowii
Morrow's bush honeysuckle
Morrow's honeysuckle |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOTA
|
Lonicera tatarica
Tartarian honeysuckle
bush honeysuckle |
STATE, N'EAST, WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
LOXY
|
Lonicera xylosteum
dwarf honeysuckle |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOCO9
|
Lophostemon confertus
vinegartree |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
LOCO6
|
Lotus corniculatus
birdfoot deervetch
birdsfoot trefoil
bloomfell
cat's clover
crowtoes
ground honeysuckle |
N'EAST, NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LUDE4
|
Ludwigia decurrens
wingleaf primrose-willow |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
LUGRG2
LUUR
|
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora
Ludwigia uruguayensis
Uruguay waterprimrose
hairy water-primrose |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LUGRH
LUHE5
|
Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala
Ludwigia hexapetala
Uraguay waterprimrose |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LUPE5
|
Ludwigia peploides
creeping waterprimrose
floating primrose-willow |
KY, SWSS
|
L48 (NI), PR (N) |
LUCR5
|
Lunularia cruciata
liverwort |
N'EAST
|
NA (N) |
LUAR
|
Lupinus arboreus
yellow bush lupine |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
LUPE3
|
Lupinus perennis
sundial lupine |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
LUPL
|
Lupinus plattensis
Nebraska lupine
Platte lupine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N) |
LUPU
|
Lupinus pusillus
low lupine
rusty lupine
small lupine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LUWY
|
Lupinus wyethii
Wyeth lupine |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYFL3
|
Lychnis flos-cuculi
ragged robin |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYBA4
LYHA
|
Lycium barbarum
Lycium halimifolium
matrimony vine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYFE4
LYFE3
|
Lycium ferocissimum
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
boxthorn |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LYAM
|
Lycopus americanus
American bugleweed
American water horehound
water horehound |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYJU
|
Lygodesmia juncea
rush skeletonplant
rush skeletonweed
skeletonweed |
NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYJA
|
Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern |
STATE, FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
LYMI
|
Lygodium microphyllum
Old World climbing fern
small leaf climbing fern |
STATE, FLEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LYNU
|
Lysimachia nummularia
creeping jenny
moneywort |
N'EAST, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYVU
|
Lysimachia vulgaris
garden loosestrife |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYTHR
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Lythrum
purple loosestrife |
STATE
|
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LYSA2
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Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife
purple lythrum
rainbow weed
salicaire
spiked loosestrife |
STATE, Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LYVI3
|
Lythrum virgatum
European wand loosestrife |
STATE
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L48 (I) |
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