NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
West Virginia State-listed Noxious Weeds
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Click on an accepted name below to view its PLANTS Profile with more information, and
web links if available. Noxious weeds that are synonyms retain their noxious status, and are indented beneath the current PLANTS accepted name.
West Virginia Department of Agriculture. 2003.
Regulations governing the distribution of plant material in West Virginia. West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Noxious Common Name |
State Weed Status† |
Native Status* |
CASA3 |
Cannabis sativa L. |
marijuana |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
CAAC |
Carduus acanthoides L. |
plumeless thistle |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CACR2 |
Carduus crispus L. |
curled thistle |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
CANU4 |
Carduus nutans L. |
musk thistle |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ELUM |
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. |
autumn olive |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
PASO2 |
Papaver somniferum L. |
opium poppy |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W) |
PUMOL |
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida |
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L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUTH |
Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. |
kudzu |
NW |
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ROMU |
Rosa multiflora Thunb. |
multiflora rose |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
SOHA |
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. |
johnsongrass |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
†Code | Weed Status |
NW |
Noxious weed |
*Code | Native Status |
I |
Introduced |
W |
Waif |
*Code | Native Location |
L48 |
Lower 48 States |
US15 |
Hawaii |
US72 |
Puerto Rico |
CA |
Canada |
GL |
Greenland |
Additional information about noxious plants in this state can be found at:
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