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 Noxious Status† |
Native Status* |
PUMOL |
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep |
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(I), L48 (I), HI (I) |
PUTH |
Pueraria thunbergiana (Siebold & Zucc.) Benth. |
kudzu |
NW |
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SOHA |
Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. |
johnsongrass |
NW |
(I), 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) |
ROMU |
Rosa multiflora Thunb. |
multiflora rose |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (I) |
PASO2 |
Papaver somniferum L. |
opium poppy |
NW |
L48 (I), CAN (W), GL (W) |
ELUM |
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. |
autumn olive |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I) |
CASA3 |
Cannabis sativa L. |
marijuana |
NW |
L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), CAN (I) |
†Code | Noxious Status |
NW |
Noxious weed |
*Code | Native Status |
I |
Introduced |
W |
Waif |
*Code | Native Status Jursdiction |
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None |
L48 |
Lower 48 States |
HI |
Hawaii |
PR |
Puerto Rico |
CAN |
Canada |
GL |
Greenland |
Additional information about noxious plants in this state can be found at:
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