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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 =L*
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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* |
LAAM
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Lamium amplexicaule
henbit |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (W) |
LACA2
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Lantana camara
lantana |
FLEPPC, HEAR
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L48 (I), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I) |
LACO3
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Lapsana communis
common nipplewort
nipplewort |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I) |
LAFL
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Lactuca floridana
woodland lettuce |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N), CAN (N) |
LAGAR
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Lagarosiphon
African elodea |
STATE
|
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LALA4
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Lathyrus latifolius
everlasting peavine
perennial pea
perennial peavine |
SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LAMA15
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Lagarosiphon major
African elodea
South African oxygen weed
oxygen weed |
US, STATE
|
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LAMO5
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Lagascea mollis
acuate |
STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I), VI (I) |
LAOC3
|
Lappula occidentalis
flatspine stickseed
western sticktight |
NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
LAPU12
SPOL2
|
Landoltia punctata
Spirodela oligorrhiza
giant duckweed |
STATE
|
L48 (N), HI (N) |
LAPU2
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Lamium purpureum
purple deadnettle
red deadnettle |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LAPUI
|
Lamium purpureum var. incisum
hybrid deadnettle
purple deadnettle
red deadnettle |
SWSS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (W) |
LASE
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Lactuca serriola
China lettuce
prickly lettuce
wild lettuce |
KY, N'EAST, NE&GP, SWSS, WSWS
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LATAP
LAPU
|
Lactuca tatarica var. pulchella
Lactuca pulchella
blue lettuce |
STATE, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N) |
LATR2
|
Larrea tridentata
creosotebush |
WSWS
|
L48 (N) |
LEAU3
|
Lepidium austrinum
southern pepperwort |
SWSS
|
L48 (N) |
LEBI2
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Lespedeza bicolor
bicolor lespedeza |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LECA2
|
Leonurus cardiaca
common motherwort
motherwort |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LECA5
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Lepidium campestre
field pepperweed |
KY, N'EAST
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LECH2
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Leptochloa chinensis
Asian sprangletop |
US, STATE
|
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LECU
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Lespedeza cuneata
Chinese lespedeza
sericea lespedeza |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I?) |
LEDE
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Lepidium densiflorum
common pepperweed
greenflower pepperweed
peppergrass |
NE&GP
|
L48 (NI), AK (I?), HI (I), CAN (NI) |
LEFUF
LEFA
|
Leptochloa fusca ssp. fascicularis
bearded sprangletop
Leptochloa fascicularis
bearded sprangletop
sprangletop |
SWSS
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N), CAN (I) |
LEFUU
LEUN2
|
Leptochloa fusca ssp. uninervia
Leptochloa uninervia
Mexican sprangletop |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N) |
LEHO7
|
Lepyrodiclis holosteoides
lepyrodiclis |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LELA2
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Lepidium latifolium
Virginia pepperweed
broadleaved peppergrass
perennial pepperweed
tall whitetop |
STATE, Cal-IPC, WSWS
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LELE10
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Leucaena leucocephala
koa haole
lead tree |
FLEPPC, HEAR
|
L48 (I), VI (I) |
LEPA3
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Leptochloa panicoides
Amazon sprangletop |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
LEPE2
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Lepidium perfoliatum
clasping pepperweed |
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
LESC2
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Leptospermum scoparium
New Zealand tea |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
LEVI3
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Lepidium virginicum
Virginia pepperweed
Virginian peppercress
peppergrass
poorman's pepper |
N'EAST, SWSS
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L48 (N), AK (I?), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I), CAN (NI) |
LEVU
CHLE80
CHLEP
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Leucanthemum vulgare
oxeye daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
oxeye daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum var. pinnatifidum
marguerite
oxeye daisy |
STATE, Cal-IPC
STATE, SEEPPC, WSWS
STATE, KY, N'EAST, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LICH3
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Livistona chinensis
Chinese fan palm
fountain palm |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I) |
LIDA
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Linaria dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIDAD
LIGED
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Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax
Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica
Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
STATE, WSWS
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L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIFL5
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Limnocharis flava
Sawah flowering rush |
STATE
|
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LIGE
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Linaria genistifolia
narrow-leaved Dalmatian toadflax |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LIIN5
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Limnophila indica
ambulia |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LILU2
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Ligustrum lucidum
glossy privet
tree privet |
FLEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LIOB
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Ligustrum obtusifolium
blunt-leaved privet |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LIOV
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Ligustrum ovalifolium
California privet |
STATE
|
L48 (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
LISE3
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Limnophila sessiliflora
Asian marshweed
ambulia
limnophila |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LISI
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Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet |
FLEPPC, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
LISP2
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Limnobium spongia
spongeplant |
STATE
|
L48 (N) |
LIVU
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Ligustrum vulgare
European privet
common privet
wild privet |
SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LIVU2
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Linaria vulgaris
Jacob's ladder
butter and eggs
flaxweed
ramsted
wild snapdragon
yellow toadflax |
STATE, N'EAST, NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LOBE
|
Lonicera ×bella
bella honeysuckle
whitebell honesuckle |
STATE, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOCO6
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Lotus corniculatus
birdfoot deervetch
birdsfoot trefoil
bloomfell
cat's clover
crowtoes
ground honeysuckle |
N'EAST, NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LOCO9
|
Lophostemon confertus
vinegartree |
HEAR
|
HI (I) |
LOFR
|
Lonicera fragrantissima
January jasmine
sweet breath-of-spring |
SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LOJA
|
Lonicera japonica
Chinese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle |
STATE, FLEPPC, HEAR, N'EAST, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI
|
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
LOMA6
|
Lonicera maackii
Amur bush honeysuckle |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOMO2
|
Lonicera morrowii
Morrow's bush honeysuckle
Morrow's honeysuckle |
STATE, SEEPPC, WI
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LOPEM2
LOMU
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Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
Italian ryegrass
annual ryegrass |
Cal-IPC, N'EAST, SWSS
WSWS
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I), GL (I), SPM (I) |
LOTA
|
Lonicera tatarica
Tartarian honeysuckle
bush honeysuckle |
STATE, N'EAST, WI
|
L48 (I), AK (I), CAN (I) |
LOTE2
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Lolium temulentum
darnel |
STATE
|
L48 (I), AK (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
LOXY
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Lonicera xylosteum
dwarf honeysuckle |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LUAR
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Lupinus arboreus
yellow bush lupine |
Cal-IPC
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
LUCR5
|
Lunularia cruciata
liverwort |
N'EAST
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NA (N) |
LUDE4
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Ludwigia decurrens
wingleaf primrose-willow |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), PR (N) |
LUGRG2
LUUR
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Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora
Ludwigia uruguayensis
Uruguay waterprimrose
hairy water-primrose |
STATE, SEEPPC
|
L48 (I) |
LUGRH
LUHE5
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Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala
Ludwigia hexapetala
Uraguay waterprimrose |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LUPE3
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Lupinus perennis
sundial lupine |
SWSS
|
L48 (N), CAN (I) |
LUPE5
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Ludwigia peploides
creeping waterprimrose
floating primrose-willow |
KY, SWSS
|
L48 (NI), PR (N) |
LUPL
|
Lupinus plattensis
Nebraska lupine
Platte lupine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N) |
LUPU
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Lupinus pusillus
low lupine
rusty lupine
small lupine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LUWY
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Lupinus wyethii
Wyeth lupine |
WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYAM
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Lycopus americanus
American bugleweed
American water horehound
water horehound |
NE&GP
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYBA4
LYHA
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Lycium barbarum
Lycium halimifolium
matrimony vine |
NE&GP
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYFE4
LYFE3
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Lycium ferocissimum
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
boxthorn |
US, STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LYFL3
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Lychnis flos-cuculi
ragged robin |
STATE
|
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYJA
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Lygodium japonicum
Japanese climbing fern |
STATE, FLEPPC
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L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I) |
LYJU
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Lygodesmia juncea
rush skeletonplant
rush skeletonweed
skeletonweed |
NE&GP, WSWS
|
L48 (N), CAN (N) |
LYMI
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Lygodium microphyllum
Old World climbing fern
small leaf climbing fern |
STATE, FLEPPC
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L48 (I) |
LYNU
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Lysimachia nummularia
creeping jenny
moneywort |
N'EAST, SEEPPC, WI
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L48 (I), CAN (I) |
LYSA2
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Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife
purple lythrum
rainbow weed
salicaire
spiked loosestrife |
STATE, Cal-IPC, N'EAST, NE&GP, SEEPPC, SWSS, WI, WSWS
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L48 (I), CAN (I), SPM (I) |
LYTHR
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Lythrum
purple loosestrife |
STATE
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LYVI3
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Lythrum virgatum
European wand loosestrife |
STATE
|
L48 (I) |
LYVU
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Lysimachia vulgaris
garden loosestrife |
STATE
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L48 (I), CAN (I) |
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