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Introduced Plants of the U.S. with Scientific Name =M*
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Symbol Scientific Name Common Name Native Status
MAIN8 Macadamia integrifolia macadamia nut PR (I)
MAMA28 Macaranga mappa pengua HI (I)
MATA3 Macaranga tanarius parasol leaf tree HI (I)
MAUN3 Macfadyena unguis-cati catclawvine L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MACO10 Macleaya cordata plume poppy L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAPO Maclura pomifera osage orange L48 (N), CAN (I)
MAAT80 Macroptilium atropurpureum purple bushbean L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N)
MAGI2 Macroptilium gibbosifolium variableleaf bushbean L48 (I)
MALA9 Macroptilium lathyroides wild bushbean L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MATO3 Macrothelypteris torresiana swordfern L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MAGL2 Madia glomerata mountain tarweed L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
MASA Madia sativa coast tarweed L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I)
MAEM2 Maesopsis eminii umbrella-tree PR (I)
MAGR4 Magnolia grandiflora southern magnolia L48 (N), PR (I)
MAKO Magnolia kobus Kobus magnolia L48 (I)
MASO9 Magnolia ×soulangiana Chinese magnolia L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAST6 Magnolia stellata star magnolia L48 (I)
MABE2 Mahonia bealei Beale's barberry L48 (I)
MAAL4 Malachra alceifolia yellow leafbract L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MAAF Malcolmia africana African mustard L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAMA4 Malcolmia maritima Virginia stock L48 (I)
MACR3 Malephora crocea coppery mesemb L48 (I)
MAPH4 Mallotus philippensis kamala tree HI (I)
MAEM Malpighia emarginata Barbados cherry L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MABA Malus baccata Siberian crab apple L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAFL80 Malus floribunda Japanese flowering crab apple L48 (I)
MAHA7 Malus halliana Hall crab apple L48 (I)
MAMA29 Malus ×magdeburgensis L48 (I)
MAPR Malus prunifolia plumleaf crab apple L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAPU Malus pumila paradise apple L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
MASP9 Malus spectabilis Asiatic apple L48 (I)
MASY2 Malus sylvestris European crab apple L48 (I)
MATO6 Malus toringo toringo crab L48 (I)
MAZU2 Malus zumi o-zumi L48 (I)
MAAL Malva alcea vervain mallow L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAMO2 Malva moschata musk mallow L48 (I), CAN (I)
MANE Malva neglecta common mallow L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MANI2 Malva nicaeensis bull mallow L48 (I)
MAPA5 Malva parviflora cheeseweed mallow L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MAPU5 Malva pusilla low mallow L48 (I), CAN (I)
MASY Malva sylvestris high mallow L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAVE Malva verticillata cluster mallow L48 (I), CAN (I)
MAAM Malvastrum americanum Indian Valley false mallow L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MACO6 Malvastrum coromandelianum threelobe false mallow L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAAR14 Malvaviscus arboreus wax mallow L48 (NI), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAARA Malvaviscus arboreus var. arboreus wax mallow L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAPE3 Malvaviscus penduliflorus mazapan L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MAIN3 Mangifera indica mango L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAES Manihot esculenta cassava L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAGL5 Manihot glaziovii ceara rubbertree HI (I)
MAGR8 Manihot grahamii Graham's manihot L48 (I)
MAZA Manilkara zapota sapodilla L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MAAL13 Mansoa alliacea garlicvine PR (I)
MAHY4 Mansoa hymenacea membranous garlicvine PR (I)
MASA5 Mantisalca salmantica dagger flower L48 (I)
MAAR3 Maranta arundinacea arrowroot L48 (I), PR (I)
MAVU Marrubium vulgare horehound L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MACR81 Marsilea crenata nardoo HI (I)
MAHI6 Marsilea hirsuta rough waterclover L48 (I)
MAMI13 Marsilea minuta dwarf waterclover L48 (I)
MAQU Marsilea quadrifolia European waterclover L48 (I), CAN (N)
MACO7 Matricaria courrantiana crown mayweed L48 (I)
MADI6 Matricaria discoidea disc mayweed L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I?), GL (I?), SPM (I?)
MARE6 Matricaria recutita German chamomile L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
MAIN4 Matthiola incana tenweeks stock L48 (I), CAN (W)
MALO3 Matthiola longipetala night scented stock L48 (I), CAN (W)
MAAN9 Maurandella antirrhiniflora roving sailor L48 (N), HI (I)
MABA5 Maurandya barclaiana Mexican viper L48 (I)
MABO8 Maytenus boaria mayten L48 (I)
MAMI4 Mazus miquelii Miquel's mazus L48 (I)
MAPU7 Mazus pumilus Japanese mazus L48 (I)
MEAR Medicago arabica spotted medick L48 (I), CAN (I)
MEHE5 Medicago heldreichii Heldreich's alfalfa L48 (I)
MEHY4 Medicago hybrida hybrid alfalfa L48 (I)
MELA5 Medicago laciniata cutleaf medick L48 (I), CAN (I)
MELI5 Medicago littoralis water medick L48 (I)
MELU Medicago lupulina black medick L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
MEMI Medicago minima little bur-clover L48 (I), HI (I)
MEMO10 Medicago monantha medick L48 (I)
MEMO5 Medicago monspeliaca hairy medick L48 (I)
MEOR2 Medicago orbicularis blackdisk medick L48 (I)
MEPO3 Medicago polymorpha burclover L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MEPR Medicago praecox Mediterranean medick L48 (I)
MERI3 Medicago rigidula Tifton burclover L48 (I)
MERU3 Medicago rugosa wrinkled medick HI (I)
MESA Medicago sativa alfalfa L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I)
MESAF Medicago sativa ssp. falcata yellow alfalfa L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I)
MESAS Medicago sativa ssp. sativa alfalfa L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I)
MESC6 Medicago scutellata snail medick L48 (I)
METU Medicago turbinata southern medick L48 (I)
MEVE3 Medinilla venosa holdtight HI (I)
MELI7 Melaleuca linariifolia cajeput tree L48 (I)
MEQU Melaleuca quinquenervia punktree L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MEPE2 Melampodium perfoliatum perfoliate blackfoot L48 (I)
MESE2 Melampodium sericeum rough blackfoot L48 (I)
MECA9 Melastoma candidum Asian melastome HI (I)
MEMA Melastoma malabathricum Malabar melastome HI (I)
MESA3 Melastoma sanguineum red melastome HI (I)
MEAZ Melia azedarach Chinaberrytree L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MEMA21 Melianthus major honey-flower L48 (I)
MEAL Melica altissima Siberian melicgrass L48 (I), CAN (W)
MEBI Melicoccus bijugatus Spanish lime L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MEAL3 Melilotus altissimus tall yellow sweetclover L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
MEEL Melilotus elegans elegant sweetclover CAN (I)
MEIN2 Melilotus indicus annual yellow sweetclover L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I)
MEOF Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
MESU2 Melilotus sulcatus Mediterranean sweetclover L48 (I)
MEWO3 Melilotus wolgicus CAN (I)
MEMI2 Melinis minutiflora molassesgrass L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MERE9 Melinis repens rose Natal grass L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MEOF2 Melissa officinalis common balm L48 (I), CAN (I)
MECO4 Melochia corchorifolia chocolateweed L48 (I)
MEUM3 Melochia umbellata hierba del soldado HI (I)
MEAQ Mentha aquatica water mint L48 (I), PR (I), CAN (I)
MEGR2 Mentha ×gracilis gingermint L48 (I), CAN (I)
MEMU11 Mentha ×muelleriana CAN (I)
MEPU Mentha pulegium pennyroyal L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MERO2 Mentha ×rotundifolia L48 (I)
MESM2 Mentha ×smithiana Smith's mint CAN (I)
MESP3 Mentha spicata spearmint L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MESU5 Mentha suaveolens apple mint L48 (I)
MEVE2 Mentha ×verticillata L48 (I)
MEVI6 Mentha ×villosa L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I)
MEAN Mercurialis annua annual mercury L48 (I), CAN (I)
MEAE Merremia aegyptia hairy woodrose L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
METU2 Merremia tuberosa Spanish arborvine L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MECR3 Mesembryanthemum crystallinum common iceplant L48 (I)
MENO2 Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum slenderleaf iceplant L48 (I)
MEJA Metaplexis japonica rough potato L48 (I)
MEMA4 Metrosideros macropus 'ohi'a HI (I)
MIMI Mibora minima early sandgrass L48 (I)
MICA20 Miconia calvescens velvet tree HI (I)
MIST Microlaena stipoides weeping grass HI (I)
MISP2 Microlepia speluncae limpleaf fern HI (I)
MICO20 Microstachys corniculata hato tejas L48 (I), PR (I)
MIVI Microstegium vimineum Nepalese browntop L48 (I), PR (I)
MIGR Microsteris gracilis slender phlox L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
MIGRG4 Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis slender phlox L48 (N), AK (I?), CAN (N)
MIPE8 Microthlaspi perfoliatum claspleaf pennycress L48 (I), CAN (I)
MIMI5 Mikania micrantha bittervine L48 (I), PR (N)
MISC Mikania scandens climbing hempvine L48 (N), CAN (I)
MIVE3 Milium vernale spring milletgrass L48 (I)
MIPI9 Millettia pinnata pongame oiltree L48 (I), PR (I)
MIDI8 Mimosa diplotricha giant false sensitive plant HI (I), PR (I)
MIPU8 Mimosa pudica shameplant L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MIPUP2 Mimosa pudica var. pudica shameplant L48 (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MIPUU Mimosa pudica var. unijuga shameplant HI (I)
MIMO3 Mimulus moschatus muskflower L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)
MIMOM2 Mimulus moschatus var. moschatus muskflower L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I)
MIJA Mirabilis jalapa marvel of Peru L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MIFL3 Miscanthus floridulus Pacific Island silvergrass L48 (I)
MISA Miscanthus sacchariflorus Amur silvergrass L48 (I), CAN (I)
MISI Miscanthus sinensis Chinese silvergrass L48 (I), CAN (I)
MIOR Misopates orontium linearleaf snapdragon L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MIHI2 Mitracarpus hirtus tropical girdlepod L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N)
MOCA Modiola caroliniana Carolina bristlemallow L48 (N), HI (I)
MOTR2 Moehringia trinervia apetalous sandwort L48 (I)
MOER Moenchia erecta upright chickweed L48 (I), CAN (I)
MOCA2 Molinia caerulea purple moorgrass L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (W)
MOCE Mollugo cerviana threadstem carpetweed L48 (I), HI (I)
MOGR3 Mollugo gracillima slender carpetweed L48 (I)
MONU2 Mollugo nudicaulis nakedstem carpetweed L48 (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MOVE Mollugo verticillata green carpetweed L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I)
MOLA Moluccella laevis shellflower L48 (I), CAN (W)
MOBA Momordica balsamina southern balsampear L48 (I), PR (I)
MOCH2 Momordica charantia balsampear L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MOVA Monochoria vaginalis heartshape false pickerelweed L48 (I), HI (I)
MODE Monstera deliciosa tarovine L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MOHI Montanoa hibiscifolia treedaisy HI (I)
MOCO8 Moraea collina L48 (I)
MOPO2 Moraea polystachya blue-tulip L48 (I)
MOCE2 Morella cerifera wax myrtle L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N)
MOFA Morella faya firetree HI (I)
MORU3 Morella rubra red bayberry L48 (I)
MOAR6 Moricandia arvensis purple mistress L48 (I)
MOCI3 Morinda citrifolia Indian mulberry L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MOOL Moringa oleifera horseradishtree L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MOOD3 Morrenia odorata latexplant L48 (I)
MOAL Morus alba white mulberry L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MONI Morus nigra black mulberry L48 (I), PR (I)
MODI4 Mosla dianthera miniature beefsteakplant L48 (I)
MUPR Mucuna pruriens cowitch L48 (NI), PR (N), VI (N)
MUPRP Mucuna pruriens var. pruriens cowitch L48 (I), PR (N), VI (N)
MUSL Mucuna sloanei horseeye bean L48 (N), HI (I?), PR (N)
MUSLP Mucuna sloanei var. persericea HI (I?)
MUSLS Mucuna sloanei var. sloanei horseeye bean L48 (N), HI (I?), PR (N)
MUAX2 Muehlenbeckia axillaris sprawling wirevine HI (I)
MUCO3 Muehlenbeckia complexa maidenhair vine L48 (I), HI (I)
MUHA Muehlenbeckia hastatula wirevine L48 (I)
MUME2 Muhlenbergia mexicana Mexican muhly L48 (N), HI (I), CAN (N)
MUMI Muhlenbergia microsperma littleseed muhly L48 (N), HI (I)
MUCA4 Muntingia calabura strawberrytree L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MUKE Murdannia keisak wartremoving herb L48 (I)
MUNU Murdannia nudiflora nakedstem dewflower L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MUSP Murdannia spirata Asiatic dewflower L48 (I)
MUEX2 Murraya exotica Chinese box L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I)
MUAC Musa acuminata edible banana L48 (I)
MUPA3 Musa ×paradisiaca French plantain L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I)
MUTR2 Musa troglodytarum fe'i banana HI (I)
MUVE Musa velutina hairy banana PR (I)
MUAR5 Muscari armeniacum Armenian grape hyacinth L48 (I), CAN (I)
MUBO Muscari botryoides common grape hyacinth L48 (I), CAN (I)
MUCO2 Muscari comosum tassel grape hyacinth L48 (I)
MUNE Muscari neglectum starch grape hyacinth L48 (I)
MYPE Myagrum perfoliatum bird's-eye cress L48 (I)
MYMU Mycelis muralis wall-lettuce L48 (I), CAN (I)
MYLA5 Myoporum laetum ngaio tree L48 (I)
MYAR Myosotis arvensis field forget-me-not L48 (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I)
MYAZ Myosotis azorica Azores forget-me-not L48 (I)
MYDI Myosotis discolor changing forget-me-not L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MYLA4 Myosotis latifolia broadleaf forget-me-not L48 (I)
MYSC Myosotis scorpioides true forget-me-not L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I)
MYST2 Myosotis stricta strict forget-me-not L48 (I), CAN (I)
MYSY Myosotis sylvatica woodland forget-me-not L48 (I), CAN (I)
MYAQ Myosoton aquaticum giantchickweed L48 (I), CAN (I)
MYAQ2 Myriophyllum aquaticum parrot feather watermilfoil L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
MYSP2 Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoil L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I)
MYFR3 Myristica fragrans nutmeg PR (I)
MYCA3 Myrosma cannifolia cannaleaf myrosma PR (I)
MYFR2 Myrospermum frutescens cercipo PR (I), VI (N)
MYOD Myrrhis odorata anise L48 (I), CAN (I)
 
 
Time Generated: 09/15/2008 09:32 PM MDT