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About Weeds of the U.S.
NRCS Invasive Species Policy
Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
U.S. Weeds with Scientific Name =E*
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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.
| U.S. |
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ, Washington, DC. |
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USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). State Plant Regulatory Officials letters. National Plant Board |
| 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* |
EICHH
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Eichhornia
waterhyacinth |
STATE
|
|
ELMO5
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Elephantopus mollis
cucha-cara
elephantopus
lengua de vaca
yerba de caballo |
STATE
|
HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ELPU2
|
Elaeagnus pungens
thorny elaeagnus
thorny olive |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
EMAU
|
Emex australis
three-cornered jack |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
ENCO2
|
Enterolobium contortisiliquum
earpod tree |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
ERGL8
|
Erechtites glomerata
Australian fireweed |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
ERMI6
|
Erechtites minima
Australian fireweed |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
ERVI3
|
Eriochloa villosa
woolly cupgrass |
NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (I) |
EUOB4
|
Euphorbia oblongata
oblong spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUSE12
|
Euphorbia serrata
serrate spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUTE10
|
Euphorbia terracina
Geraldton carnation spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUMU
EUSUV
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Euryops multifidus
Euryops subcarnosus ssp. vulgaris
sweet resinbush |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
ELRE4
AGRE2
ELRE3
|
Elymus repens
Agropyron repens
couchgrass
dog grass
quackgrass
Elytrigia repens
couchgrass
quackgrass
quickgrass
quitch
scutch
twitch |
STATE, KY, NE&GP, SWSS
STATE, N'EAST, SWSS, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
ERCH9
|
Erysimum cheiranthoides
wallflower mustard
wormseed mustard
wormseed wallflower |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I?) |
ECVU
|
Echium vulgare
blueweed |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (I) |
ERCI6
|
Erodium cicutarium
alfilaree
alfilaria
filaree
redstem filaree
stork's bill |
STATE, N'EAST, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
ECPL
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Echium plantagineum
Paterson's curse |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ELAN
|
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Russian olive
oleaster |
STATE, Cal-IPC, NE&GP, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ELCI
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Elsholtzia ciliata
crested late-summer mint |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EPHI
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Epilobium hirsutum
codlins and cream
hairy willow herb |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ERRE4
|
Erysimum repandum
spreading wallflower |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUAL13
EUAL8
|
Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alata
burning bush
winged euonymus |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUFO5
|
Euonymus fortunei
climbing euonymus
winter creeper |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUCY2
|
Euphorbia cyparissias
cypress spurge |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUESE
EUPS2
|
Euphorbia esula var. esula
Euphorbia pseudovirgata
leafy spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUES
|
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge
spurge |
STATE, Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUMY2
|
Euphorbia myrsinites
myrtle spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EHCA
|
Ehrharta calycina
perennial veldt grass
veldtgrass |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EHER
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Ehrharta erecta
panic veldt grass |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EMSP
|
Emex spinosa
devil's thorn |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ERKA2
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Erigeron karvinskianus
Latin American fleabane |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EUGL
|
Eucalyptus globulus
bluegum eucalyptus |
Cal-IPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EURO2
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Eucalyptus robusta
swampmahogany |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ELUM
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Elaeagnus umbellata
autumn olive
oleaster |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
ERCI
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Eragrostis cilianensis
candy grass
lovegrass
stinkgrass
strongscented lovegrass |
NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
EPPI
|
Epipremnum pinnatum
centipede tongavine
pothos |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
ERJA3
|
Eriobotrya japonica
loquat |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
EGDE
ELDE3
|
Egeria densa
Brazilian e
South American waterweed
State
Elodea densa
South American waterweed |
STATE, Cal-IPC, HEAR, NE&GP, SEEPPC, WI, WSWS
STATE
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W) |
ECCR
|
Echinochloa crus-galli
Japanese millet
barnyard grass
cockspur
watergrass |
STATE, KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (W), SPM (W) |
ECCO2
|
Echinochloa colona
junglerice
watergrass |
SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
EUUN2
|
Eugenia uniflora
Surinam cherry |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ELIN3
|
Eleusine indica
Indian goosegrass
crowsfoot grass
goosegrass
manienie ali'I
silver crabgrass
wiregrass |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
ERPI2
|
Eragrostis pilosa
Indian lovegrass |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
EICR
|
Eichhornia crassipes
floating water hyacinth
jacinthe d'eau
jacinto de agua
lirio acuatico
mbekambekairanga
water hyacinth |
STATE, Cal-IPC, FLEPPC, SWSS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (W) |
EIAZ2
|
Eichhornia azurea
anchored water hyacinth |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I) |
ECCO3
|
Echinodorus cordifolius
burhead
creeping burhead |
SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
ERNAN5
CHNA2
|
Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
gray rabbitbrush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
ERACA
ERGR4
|
Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata
Eriochloa gracilis
southwestern cupgrass
tapertip cupgrass |
SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
ERAN4
|
Eriogonum annuum
annual buckwheat
annual eriogonum
umbrella plant
wild buckwheat |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N) |
EUCA5
|
Eupatorium capillifolium
dogfennel |
N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
ESCA2
|
Eschscholzia californica
California poppy |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
ELCA7
|
Elodea canadensis
Canadian waterweed |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (I), PR (I), CAN (N) |
EQHY
|
Equisetum hyemale
scouringrush horsetail |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N) |
EQAR
|
Equisetum arvense
field horsetail
scouring rush
western horsetail |
N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N?), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N) |
ERSP
|
Eragrostis spectabilis
purple lovegrass |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
ERCO8
|
Eriochloa contracta
prairie cupgrass |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
EUMA8
|
Euphorbia marginata
smoke-on-the-prairie
snow-on-the-mountain
variegated spurge
whitemargined spurge |
NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
ECLO
|
Echinocystis lobata
wild balsamapple
wild cucumber
wild mock cucumber |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ELNY
|
Ellisia nyctelea
Aunt Lucy
ellisia
waterpod |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EQLA
|
Equisetum laevigatum
smooth horsetail
smooth scouringrush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EQTE
|
Equisetum telmateia
giant horsetail |
STATE
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERPH
|
Erigeron philadelphicus
Philadelphia fleabane |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERST3
|
Erigeron strigosus
daisy fleabane
prairie fleabane
rough fleabane |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EUAL3
|
Eupatorium altissimum
tall joepyeweed
tall thoroughwort |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EUFI14
EUFI
|
Eutrochium fistulosum
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe Pye weed
trumpetweed |
KY
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERAN
|
Erigeron annuus
annual fleabane |
KY
|
L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I) |
EUCY
|
Euphorbia cyathophora
fire-on-the-mountain |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
EUHE4
EUPR5
|
Euphorbia heterophylla
painted euphorbia
Euphorbia prunifolia
painted euphorbia |
SWSS
STATE
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ECPR
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Eclipta prostrata
eclipta
false daisy
yerba de tago |
KY, N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
EUDE4
|
Euphorbia dentata
toothed spurge
toothedleaf poinsettia |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
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L48 (NI) |
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