NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
Arizona State-listed Noxious Weeds
80 records returned
Click on an accepted name below to view its PLANTS Profile with more information, and
web links if available. Noxious weeds that are synonyms are indented beneath the current
PLANTS accepted name.
Plant Services Division. 2005.
Prohibited, regulated and restricted noxious weeds
(1 May 2006).
Arizona Department of Agriculture.
Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Noxious Common Name |
State Weed Status† |
Native Status* |
ACBR5 |
Achnatherum brachychaetum (Godr.) Barkworth |
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L48 (I) |
STBR3 |
Stipa brachychaeta Godr. |
puna grass |
PNW |
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ACRE3 |
Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. |
Russian knapweed |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
AECY |
Aegilops cylindrica Host |
jointed goatgrass |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I) |
ALMA12 |
Alhagi maurorum Medik. |
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L48 (I) |
ALPS3 |
Alhagi pseudalhagi (M. Bieb.) Desv. ex B. Keller & Schaparenko |
camelthorn |
RNW |
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ALPH |
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. |
alligatorweed |
PNW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
CACH42 |
Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Maz. |
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L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CACH10 |
Cardaria chalapensis (L.) Hand.-Maz., orth. var. |
lens podded hoary cress |
PNW |
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CADR |
Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. |
globe-podded hoary cress, globe-podded hoary cress, whitetop |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CAPU6 |
Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarmolenko |
hairy whitetop |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CAAC |
Carduus acanthoides L. |
plumeless thistle |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CEEC |
Cenchrus echinatus L. |
southern sandbur |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
CESP4 |
Cenchrus spinifex Cav. |
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L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N) |
CEIN4 |
Cenchrus incertus M.A. Curtis |
field sandbur |
RGNW |
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CECA2 |
Centaurea calcitrapa L. |
purple starthistle |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CEDI3 |
Centaurea diffusa Lam. |
diffuse knapweed |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CEIB |
Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng. |
Iberian starthistle |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
CESO3 |
Centaurea solstitialis L. |
yellow starthistle, yellow starthistle, St. Barnaby's thistle |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CESTM |
Centaurea stoebe L. ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek |
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L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
CEMA4 |
Centaurea maculosa auct. non Lam. |
spotted knapweed |
RNW |
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CESU |
Centaurea sulphurea Willd. |
Sicilian starthistle |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
CEVIS2 |
Centaurea virgata Lam. ssp. squarrosa (Willd.) Gugler |
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L48 (I) |
CESQ |
Centaurea squarrosa Willd. |
squarrose knapweed |
PNW |
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CHJU |
Chondrilla juncea L. |
rush skeletonweed |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CIAR4 |
Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. |
Canada thistle |
PNW |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
COAR4 |
Convolvulus arvensis L. |
field bindweed |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
COSQ |
Coronopus squamatus (Forssk.) Asch. |
creeping wartcress, coronopus |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CUME |
Cucumis melo L. |
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L48 (I), PR (I), CAN (W) |
CUMED |
Cucumis melo L. var. dudaim (L.) Naud. |
dudaim melon, Queen Anne's melon |
PNW |
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CUSCU |
Cuscuta L. |
dodder |
PNW, RNW |
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DRAR7 |
Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. [excluded] |
alfombrilla, lightning weed |
PNW |
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EIAZ2 |
Eichhornia azurea (Sw.) Kunth |
anchored water hyacinth |
PNW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
EICR |
Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms |
floating water hyacinth |
PNW, RGNW, RNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (W) |
ELRE4 |
Elymus repens (L.) Gould |
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L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
ELRE3 |
Elytrigia repens (L.) Desv. ex Nevski |
quackgrass |
RNW |
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EUES |
Euphorbia esula L. |
leafy spurge |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUMU |
Euryops multifidus (Thunb.) DC. |
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L48 (I) |
EUSUV |
Euryops subcarnosus DC. ssp. vulgaris B. Nord |
sweet resinbush |
RNW |
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HAGL |
Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey. |
halogeton |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I) |
HECI |
Helianthus ciliaris DC. |
Texas blueweed |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (N) |
HYVE3 |
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle |
hydrilla, Florida-elodea |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
IPOMO |
Ipomoea L.1 |
morning glory |
PNW |
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IPTR2 |
Ipomoea triloba L. |
three-cornered morning glory, three-lobed morning glory |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ISTI |
Isatis tinctoria L. |
dyers woad |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
LIDAD |
Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. ssp. dalmatica |
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L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIGED |
Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. ssp. dalmatica (L.) Maire & Petitm. |
Dalmatian toadflax |
RNW |
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LYSA2 |
Lythrum salicaria L. |
purple loosestrife |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
MEPO3 |
Medicago polymorpha L. |
burclover |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
NATR3 |
Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. |
serrated tussock |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
ONAC |
Onopordum acanthium L. |
Scotch thistle |
PNW, RNW |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
ORRA |
Orobanche ramosa L. |
branched broomrape |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
PARE3 |
Panicum repens L. |
torpedo grass |
PNW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
PEHA |
Peganum harmala L. |
African rue, Syrian rue |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
PECI |
Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link |
buffelgrass |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
POOL |
Portulaca oleracea L. |
common purslane |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (N) |
ROAU |
Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Besser |
Austrian fieldcress |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
SAMO5 |
Salvinia molesta Mitchell |
giant salvinia |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
SEJA |
Senecio jacobaea L. |
tansy ragwort |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
SOCA3 |
Solanum carolinense L. |
Carolina horsenettle |
PNW |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
SOVI2 |
Solanum viarum Dunal |
tropical soda apple |
PNW |
L48 (I) |
SOAR2 |
Sonchus arvensis L. |
perennial sowthistle |
PNW |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
STRIG |
Striga Lour. |
witchweed |
PNW |
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TRNA |
Trapa natans L. |
water-chestnut |
PNW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
TRTE |
Tribulus terrestris L. |
puncturevine |
PNW, RGNW |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (W) |
†Code | Weed Status |
PNW |
Prohibited noxious weed |
RGNW |
Regulated noxious weeds |
RNW |
Restricted noxious weed |
*Code | Native Status |
I |
Introduced |
N |
Native |
W |
Waif |
*Code | Native Location |
L48 |
Lower 48 States |
US02 |
Alaska |
US15 |
Hawaii |
US72 |
Puerto Rico |
US78 |
Virgin Islands |
CA |
Canada |
GL |
Greenland |
SB |
St. Pierre and Miquelon |
1 all species except Ipomoea carnea, Mexican bush morning glory, I. triloba, three-lobed morning glory, and I. arborescens, morning glory tree
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