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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* |
ECCO2
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Echinochloa colona
junglerice
watergrass |
SWSS, WSWS
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L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
ECCO3
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Echinodorus cordifolius
burhead
creeping burhead |
SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
ECCR
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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) |
ECLO
|
Echinocystis lobata
wild balsamapple
wild cucumber
wild mock cucumber |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ECPL
|
Echium plantagineum
Paterson's curse |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ECPR
|
Eclipta prostrata
eclipta
false daisy
yerba de tago |
KY, N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (N) |
ECVU
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Echium vulgare
blueweed |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (W), SPM (I) |
EGDE
ELDE3
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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) |
EHCA
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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) |
EIAZ2
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Eichhornia azurea
anchored water hyacinth |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I) |
EICHH
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Eichhornia
waterhyacinth |
STATE
|
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EICR
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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) |
ELAN
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Elaeagnus angustifolia
Russian olive
oleaster |
STATE, Cal-IPC, NE&GP, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ELCA7
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Elodea canadensis
Canadian waterweed |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (I), PR (I), CAN (N) |
ELCI
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Elsholtzia ciliata
crested late-summer mint |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ELIN3
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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) |
ELMO5
|
Elephantopus mollis
cucha-cara
elephantopus
lengua de vaca
yerba de caballo |
STATE
|
HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
ELNY
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Ellisia nyctelea
Aunt Lucy
ellisia
waterpod |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ELPU2
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Elaeagnus pungens
thorny elaeagnus
thorny olive |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
ELRE4
AGRE2
ELRE3
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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) |
ELUM
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Elaeagnus umbellata
autumn olive
oleaster |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
EMAU
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Emex australis
three-cornered jack |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EMSP
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Emex spinosa
devil's thorn |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ENCO2
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Enterolobium contortisiliquum
earpod tree |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
EPHI
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Epilobium hirsutum
codlins and cream
hairy willow herb |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EPPI
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Epipremnum pinnatum
centipede tongavine
pothos |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
EQAR
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Equisetum arvense
field horsetail
scouring rush
western horsetail |
N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N?), CAN (N), GL (N), SPM (N) |
EQHY
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Equisetum hyemale
scouringrush horsetail |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N) |
EQLA
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Equisetum laevigatum
smooth horsetail
smooth scouringrush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EQTE
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Equisetum telmateia
giant horsetail |
STATE
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERACA
ERGR4
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Eriochloa acuminata var. acuminata
Eriochloa gracilis
southwestern cupgrass
tapertip cupgrass |
SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
ERAN
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Erigeron annuus
annual fleabane |
KY
|
L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (I) |
ERAN4
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Eriogonum annuum
annual buckwheat
annual eriogonum
umbrella plant
wild buckwheat |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N) |
ERCH9
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Erysimum cheiranthoides
wallflower mustard
wormseed mustard
wormseed wallflower |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), AK (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) |
ERCI6
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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) |
ERCO8
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Eriochloa contracta
prairie cupgrass |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
ERGL8
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Erechtites glomerata
Australian fireweed |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
ERJA3
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Eriobotrya japonica
loquat |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
ERKA2
|
Erigeron karvinskianus
Latin American fleabane |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
ERMI6
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Erechtites minima
Australian fireweed |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (I) |
ERNAN5
CHNA2
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Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa var. nauseosa
Chrysothamnus nauseosus
gray rabbitbrush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
ERPH
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Erigeron philadelphicus
Philadelphia fleabane |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERPI2
|
Eragrostis pilosa
Indian lovegrass |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I), CAN (I) |
ERRE4
|
Erysimum repandum
spreading wallflower |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
ERSP
|
Eragrostis spectabilis
purple lovegrass |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
ERST3
|
Erigeron strigosus
daisy fleabane
prairie fleabane
rough fleabane |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
ERVI3
|
Eriochloa villosa
woolly cupgrass |
NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (I) |
ESCA2
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Eschscholzia californica
California poppy |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (N), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
EUAL13
EUAL8
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Euonymus alatus
Euonymus alata
burning bush
winged euonymus |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUAL3
|
Eupatorium altissimum
tall joepyeweed
tall thoroughwort |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EUCA5
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Eupatorium capillifolium
dogfennel |
N'EAST, SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
EUCY
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Euphorbia cyathophora
fire-on-the-mountain |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
EUCY2
|
Euphorbia cyparissias
cypress spurge |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUDE4
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Euphorbia dentata
toothed spurge
toothedleaf poinsettia |
STATE, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (NI) |
EUES
|
Euphorbia esula
leafy spurge
spurge |
STATE, Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WI, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUESE
EUPS2
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Euphorbia esula var. esula
Euphorbia pseudovirgata
leafy spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUFI14
EUFI
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Eutrochium fistulosum
Eupatorium fistulosum
Joe Pye weed
trumpetweed |
KY
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
EUFO5
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Euonymus fortunei
climbing euonymus
winter creeper |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUGL
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Eucalyptus globulus
bluegum eucalyptus |
Cal-IPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EUHE4
EUPR5
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Euphorbia heterophylla
painted euphorbia
Euphorbia prunifolia
painted euphorbia |
SWSS
STATE
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N) |
EUMA8
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Euphorbia marginata
smoke-on-the-prairie
snow-on-the-mountain
variegated spurge
whitemargined spurge |
NE&GP, SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
EUMU
EUSUV
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Euryops multifidus
Euryops subcarnosus ssp. vulgaris
sweet resinbush |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUMY2
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Euphorbia myrsinites
myrtle spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
EUOB4
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Euphorbia oblongata
oblong spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EURO2
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Eucalyptus robusta
swampmahogany |
HEAR
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
EUSE12
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Euphorbia serrata
serrate spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUTE10
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Euphorbia terracina
Geraldton carnation spurge |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
EUUN2
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Eugenia uniflora
Surinam cherry |
FLEPPC
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L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
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