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U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =M*
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current PLANTS accepted name.
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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* |
MAMA28 |
Macaranga mappa pengua |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MATA3 |
Macaranga tanarius parasol leaf tree |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MAUN3 |
Macfadyena unguis-cati claw vine |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MACA2 |
Machaeranthera canescens hoary tansyaster purple aster |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MAPIP4 HASP3 |
Machaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. pinnatifida var. pinnatifida Haplopappus spinulosus cutleaf ironplant ironplant lacy tansyaster |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MACO10 |
Macleaya cordata tree celandine plume-poppy |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MASA |
Madia sativa Chilean tarweed coast tarweed tarweed |
STATE, WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (N), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MAHON |
Mahonia barberry |
STATE |
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MAAL4 |
Malachra alceifolia malachra |
STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
MANE |
Malva neglecta buttonweed cheeseplant cheeseweed common mallow |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MALE3 SIHE8 |
Malvella leprosa alkali mallow Sida hederacea alkali mallow alkali sida dollar weed |
STATE WSWS |
L48 (N) |
MAOR3 |
Marah oreganus coastal manroot western wildcucumber |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MAPOP |
Marchantia polymorpha ssp. polymorpha liverwort |
N'EAST |
NA (N) |
MAVU |
Marrubium vulgare horehound white horehound |
WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MAQU |
Marsilea quadrifolia European waterclover |
STATE |
L48 (I), CAN (N) |
MADI6 MAMA11 |
Matricaria discoidea Matricaria matricarioides disc mayweed pineappleweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I?), GL (I?), SPM (I?) |
MELU |
Medicago lupulina black medic hop clover hop medic nonesuch yellow trefoil |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
MEPO3 |
Medicago polymorpha California burclover burclover |
STATE |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MESA |
Medicago sativa alfalfa |
SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
MECU6 |
Medinilla cummingii |
HEAR |
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MEMA20 |
Medinilla magnifica showy medinilla |
HEAR |
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MEVE3 |
Medinilla venosa holdtight |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I) |
MEQU |
Melaleuca quinquenervia cajeput tree melaleuca niaouli paperbark punktree |
US, STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
MELAS |
Melastoma melastoma |
STATE |
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MECA9 |
Melastoma candidum Asian melastome Indian rhododendron Malabar melastome |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MEMA |
Melastoma malabathricum Malabar melastome |
US, STATE |
HI (I) |
MESA3 |
Melastoma sanguineum red melastome |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MEAZ |
Melia azedarach Chinaberry tree Indian lilac lelah paraiso pride of India white cedar |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MEOF MEAL12 |
Melilotus officinalis yellow sweetclover Melilotus alba white sweetclover |
NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI, WSWS KY, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
MEMI2 |
Melinis minutiflora molasses grass puakatau |
FLEPPC, HEAR |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
MERE9 RHRE2 |
Melinis repens Rhynchelytrum repens Natal grass |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MECO4 |
Melochia corchorifolia chocolateweed |
SWSS |
L48 (I) |
MEUM3 |
Melochia umbellata melochia |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MEAR4 |
Mentha arvensis field mint wild mint |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N) |
MEPI |
Mentha ×piperita peppermint |
SEEPPC |
L48 (N), AK (N), PR (N), CAN (N) |
MEPU |
Mentha pulegium pennyroyal peppermint |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MESP3 |
Mentha spicata spearmint |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MEDE2 |
Mentzelia decapetala evening starflower tenpetal blazingstar tenpetal mentzelia tenpetal stickleaf |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
METU2 |
Merremia tuberosa Spanish arborvine wood rose |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MECR3 |
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ice plant |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
MICON |
Miconia miconia |
STATE |
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MICA20 |
Miconia calvescens miconia velvet tree |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MIST EHST |
Microlaena stipoides Ehrharta stipoides meadow ricegrass |
HEAR |
HI (I) |
MIVI |
Microstegium vimineum Japanese grass Japanese stiltgrass Nepalese browntop Nepalgrass |
STATE, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
MICO16 |
Mikania cordata mile-a-minute |
US, STATE |
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MIMI5 |
Mikania micrantha Chinese creeper kwalo koburu liane americaine mile-a-minute ovaova wa mbosuvu |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), PR (N) |
MISC |
Mikania scandens climbing hempweed |
STATE |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
MIVE3 |
Milium vernale milium |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
MIDI8 MIIN80 |
Mimosa diplotricha giant sensitiveplant Mimosa invisa giant false sensitive plant giant sensitive plant |
STATE US, STATE |
HI (I), PR (I) |
MIPE2 MIPI |
Mimosa pellita Mimosa pigra amourette bashful plant catclaw mimosa dormilona giant mimosa thorny sensitive plant |
US, STATE, FLEPPC |
L48 (N), PR (N) |
MINY |
Mirabilis nyctaginea heart-leaved four o'clock wild four o'clock |
STATE, NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MIFL3 |
Miscanthus floridulus Japanese silvergrass Pacific Island silvergrass miscanthus sawgrass swordgrass tupon nette |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
MISI |
Miscanthus sinensis Chinese silvergrass eulalia zebra grass |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MIOR ANOR2 |
Misopates orontium Antirrhinum orontium lesser snapdragon linearleaf snapdragon |
WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MOVE |
Mollugo verticillata carpetweed green carpetweed |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
MOFI |
Monarda fistulosa wild bergamot |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MOPE |
Monarda pectinata horse mint plains beebalm pony beebalm spotted beebalm |
NE&GP |
L48 (N) |
MOHA2 |
Monochoria hastata arrowleaf falsepickerelweed monochoria |
US, STATE |
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MOVA |
Monochoria vaginalis heartshape false pickerelweed pickerel weed |
US, STATE |
L48 (I), HI (I) |
MONU |
Monolepis nuttalliana Nuttall's poverty weed monolepis patata patota povertyweed |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
MOHI |
Montanoa hibiscifolia montanoa tree daisy |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I) |
MOCE2 MYCE |
Morella cerifera Myrica cerifera wax myrtle |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
MOFA MYFA |
Morella faya Myrica faya firetree |
STATE, HEAR |
HI (I) |
MOAL |
Morus alba mulberry white mulberry |
N'EAST, WI |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MODI4 |
Mosla dianthera miniature beefsteak |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
MUFR2 |
Muhlenbergia frondosa wirestem muhly |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MURA |
Muhlenbergia racemosa green muhly marsh muhly |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MUSC |
Muhlenbergia schreberi nimblewill |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MUKE |
Murdannia keisak Asian spiderwort aneilima |
STATE, SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
MUEX2 MUPA4 |
Murraya exotica Murraya paniculata Chinese box orange-jessamine |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
MUBO |
Muscari botryoides grape hyacinth |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
MUCO2 |
Muscari comosum tassel hyacinth |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
MUNE MUAT |
Muscari neglectum Muscari atlanticum common grape hyacinth |
SEEPPC |
L48 (I) |
MYLA5 |
Myoporum laetum myoporum |
Cal-IPC |
L48 (I) |
MYSC |
Myosotis scorpioides forget-me-not true forget-me-not yelloweye forget-me-not |
WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
MYAQ2 |
Myriophyllum aquaticum parrot feather watermilfoil |
STATE, Cal-IPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
MYHE2 |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum variable-leaved milfoil |
STATE |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
MYSP2 |
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoil myriophylle en epi spiked water milfoil |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
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