About Weeds of the U.S.
NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =V*
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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.
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* |
VAHI2 VAPY |
Vaccaria hispanica Vaccaria pyramidata cow soapwort cowcockle cowherb |
SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VAOF |
Valeriana officinalis garden heliotrope garden valerian |
WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VARA |
Valerianella radiata beaked cornsalad |
SWSS |
L48 (N) |
VEDU |
Ventenata dubia North Africa grass ventenata |
WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VECA2 |
Veratrum californicum California false hellebore |
WSWS |
L48 (N) |
VEBL |
Verbascum blattaria moth mullein |
STATE, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VETH |
Verbascum thapsus big taper common mullein flannel plant velvet dock velvet plant woolly mullein |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VEBR |
Verbena bracteata bigbract verbena bracted vervain prostrate vervain |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEHA2 |
Verbena hastata blue vervain swamp verbena |
WSWS |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEST |
Verbena stricta hoary vervain tall vervain woolly verbena |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEUR |
Verbena urticifolia white vervain |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEEN |
Verbesina encelioides golden crownbeard |
HEAR |
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
VEFO ALFO |
Vernicia fordii Aleurites fordii tung oil tree |
FLEPPC |
L48 (I), PR (I) |
VEBA |
Vernonia baldwinii Baldwin ironweed western ironweed |
NE&GP, SWSS |
L48 (N) |
VEGI |
Vernonia gigantea giant ironweed tall ironweed |
KY |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VEAG |
Veronica agrestis field speedwell green field speedwell |
NE&GP |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
VEAR |
Veronica arvensis common speedwell corn speedwell rock speedwell wall speedwell |
N'EAST, NE&GP |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
VEBI2 |
Veronica biloba bilobed speedwell twolobed speedwell |
WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VEFI |
Veronica filiformis Whetzel weed creeping speedwell creeping veronica slender speedwell threadstalk speedwell |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VEPE2 |
Veronica peregrina neckweed purslane speedwell |
WSWS |
L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), PR (N), CAN (N) |
VEPE3 |
Veronica persica Persian speedwell birdeye speedwell winter speedwell |
KY, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
VILA |
Viburnum lantana wayfaring tree |
WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VIOP |
Viburnum opulus European cranberrybush Guelder rose viburnum |
WI |
L48 (NI), CAN (NI), SPM (N) |
VISAN2 VIAN |
Vicia sativa ssp. nigra Vicia angustifolia garden vetch |
N'EAST, SWSS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
VITE |
Vicia tetrasperma lentil vetch sparrow vetch |
N'EAST |
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
VIVI |
Vicia villosa hairy vetch winter vetch woolly vetch |
N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VIUN |
Vigna unguiculata blackeyed pea |
SWSS |
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
VIMA |
Vinca major bigleaf periwinkle large periwinkle periwinkle |
Cal-IPC, SEEPPC |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VIMI2 |
Vinca minor common periwinkle periwinkle |
SEEPPC, WI |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
VIAR |
Viola arvensis European field pansy field violet wild pansy |
KY, N'EAST, WSWS |
L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W), SPM (W) |
VINE VIPR5 |
Viola nephrophylla Viola pratincola northern bog violet prairie blueviolet wild pansy wild violet |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VISO VIPA5 |
Viola sororia Viola papilionacea common blue violet hooded blue violet meadow violet |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VIAL2 |
Viscum album European mistletoe |
STATE |
L48 (I) |
VITIS |
Vitis grapevines |
STATE |
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VIAE |
Vitis aestivalis summer grape |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VILA8 |
Vitis labrusca fox grape |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
VIRI |
Vitis riparia riverbank grape |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VIVU |
Vitis vulpina frost grape |
N'EAST |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
VOCU |
Vossia cuspidata hippo grass |
STATE |
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VUMY |
Vulpia myuros rat-tailed fescue |
WSWS |
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
VUOC |
Vulpia octoflora pullout grass sixweeks fescue sixweeks grass |
NE&GP |
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
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