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| Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Noxious Common Name |
State Weed Status† |
Native Status* |
| AEGIN |
Aeginetia L. |
aeginetia |
NW |
|
| AGAD2 |
Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H. Rob. |
crofton weed |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| ALECT2 |
Alectra Thunb. |
alectra |
NW |
|
| ALPH |
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. |
alligatorweed, green lead plant |
PAP1 |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| 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, wild oat |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (W) |
| CAOX6 |
Carthamus oxyacanthus M. Bieb. |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| CAOX2 |
Carthamus oxyacantha M. Bieb., orth. var. |
wild safflower |
NW |
|
| CASUA |
Casuarina Rumph. ex L. |
Australian pine |
PAP1 |
|
| CHAC |
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. |
pilipiliula |
NW |
HI (I) |
| COBE2 |
Commelina benghalensis L. |
Benghal dayflower |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| CRHE5 |
Crassula helmsii A. Berger |
swamp stone crop |
PAP1 |
|
| CRVU2 |
Crupina vulgaris Cass. |
crupina |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| CUAN4 |
Cupaniopsis anacardioides (A. Rich.) Radlk. |
carrotwood |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| CUSCU |
Cuscuta L.1 |
dodder |
NW |
|
| DIAB |
Digitaria abyssinica (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) Stapf |
|
|
HI (I) |
| DISC5 |
Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. |
African couchgrass, fingergrass |
NW |
|
| DIVE2 |
Digitaria velutina (Forssk.) P. Beauv. |
velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| DIAL2 |
Dioscorea alata L. |
white yam |
NW |
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| DIBU |
Dioscorea bulbifera L. |
air potato |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| DRAR7 |
Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. [excluded] |
lightning weed |
NW |
|
| EICHH |
Eichhornia Kunth |
waterhyacinth |
PAP1 |
|
| EMAU |
Emex australis Steinh. |
three-cornered jack |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| EMSP |
Emex spinosa (L.) Campd. |
devil's thorn |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| EUHE4 |
Euphorbia heterophylla L. |
|
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
| EUPR5 |
Euphorbia prunifolia Jacq. |
painted euphorbia |
NW |
|
| GAOF |
Galega officinalis L. |
goat's rue |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| HEMA17 |
Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier |
giant hogweed |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
| HYVE3 |
Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle |
hydrilla, Florida elodea |
PAP1 |
L48 (I) |
| HYPO3 |
Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson |
hygrophila |
PAP2 |
L48 (I) |
| IMBR |
Imperata brasiliensis Trin. |
Brazilian satintail |
NW |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| IMCY |
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P. Beauv. |
cogongrass |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| IPAQ |
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. |
water spinach |
PAP1 |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| IPCAF |
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. ssp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) D. Austin |
|
|
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| IPFI2 |
Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy |
|
PAP1 |
|
| IPTR2 |
Ipomoea triloba L. |
littlebell, Aiea morning glory |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
| ISRU |
Ischaemum rugosum Salisb. |
murainograss |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| LAGAR |
Lagarosiphon Harv. |
African elodea |
PAP1 |
|
| LECH2 |
Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees [excluded] |
Asian sprangletop |
NW |
|
| LIFL5 |
Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau [excluded] |
Sawah flowering rush |
PAP1 |
|
| LISE3 |
Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume |
ambulia |
PAP2 |
L48 (I) |
| LYFE4 |
Lycium ferocissimum Miers |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| LYFE3 |
Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var. |
African boxthorn |
NW |
|
| LYJA |
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. |
Japanese climbing fern |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| LYMI |
Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br. |
small-leaved climbing fern |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| LYSA2 |
Lythrum salicaria L. |
purple loosestrife |
PAP1 |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
| MEQU |
Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.F. Blake |
melaleuca, punktree |
NW, PAP1 |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
| MEMA |
Melastoma malabathricum L. |
Indian rhododendron |
NW |
HI (I) |
| MICO16 |
Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Rob. [excluded] |
mile-a-minute |
NW |
|
| MIMI5 |
Mikania micrantha Kunth |
climbing hempweed |
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. |
giant sensitive plant, cat's claw |
PAP1 |
|
| MOHA2 |
Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms [excluded] |
|
PAP1 |
|
| MOVA |
Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) C. Presl ex Kunth |
|
PAP1 |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| MYSP2 |
Myriophyllum spicatum L. |
Eurasian watermilfoil |
PAP1 |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
| NATR3 |
Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. |
serrated tussock grass |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| NEAL2 |
Nechamandra alternifolia (Roxb.) Thw. |
|
PAP1 |
|
| NERE |
Neyraudia reynaudiana (Kunth) Keng ex Hitchc. |
Burma reed |
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 |
wild red rice |
NW, PAP1 |
L48 (I) |
| PACR15 |
Paederia cruddasiana Prain |
sewer-vine |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| PAFO3 |
Paederia foetida L. |
skunk vine |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| PASC6 |
Paspalum scrobiculatum L. |
kodomillet |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| PECL2 |
Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. |
Kikuyu grass |
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, thin napiergrass |
NW |
|
| PIST2 |
Pistia stratiotes L. |
water lettuce |
PAP2 |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
| PORO12 |
Pontederia rotundifolia L. f. |
tropical pickerelweed |
PAP1 |
|
| PROSO |
Prosopis L. |
|
NW |
|
| PUMO |
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. |
kudzu |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| RHTO10 |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. |
|
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
| RHTO |
Rhodomyrtus tomentosus (Aiton) Hassk., orth. var. |
downy myrtle |
NW |
|
| ROCO6 |
Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton |
|
|
L48 (I), PR (I) |
| ROEX2 |
Rottboellia exaltata (L.) L. f. |
itchgrass |
NW |
|
| RUFR80 |
Rubus fruticosus L. [excluded] |
bramble blackberry |
NW |
|
| RUMO4 |
Rubus moluccanus L. [excluded] |
wild raspberry |
NW |
|
| SASP |
Saccharum spontaneum L. |
wild sugarcane |
NW |
HI (I), PR (I) |
| SAVE6 |
Salsola vermiculata L. |
wormleaf salsola |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| SALVI2 |
Salvinia Ség.3 |
|
PAP1 |
|
| SCTE |
Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi |
Brazilian peper-tree, Brazilian pepper |
NW, PAP1 |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| 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 |
PAP1 |
L48 (N) |
| SPAL3 |
Spermacoce alata Aubl. [excluded] |
|
|
|
| BOAL4 |
Borreria alata (Aubl.) DC. |
buttonweed |
NW |
|
| STAL6 |
Stratiotes aloides L. [excluded] |
water-aloe, soldier plant |
PAP1 |
|
| TRAPA |
Trapa L. |
water chestnut |
PAP1 |
|
| TRSE6 |
Triadica sebifera (L.) Small |
|
|
L48 (I) |
| SASE5 |
Sapium sebiferum (L.) Roxb. |
Chinese tallow tree |
NW |
|
| TRPR5 |
Tridax procumbens L. |
coat buttons |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
| URPA |
Urochloa panicoides P. Beauv. |
liveseed grass |
NW |
L48 (I) |
| VOCU |
Vossia cuspidata Griff. |
hippo grass |
PAP1 |
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