Species Information

155 Species

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Subject Name Scientific Name
velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti Medik
jointed goatgrass Aegilops cylindrica Host
ovate goatgrass Aegilops geniculata Roth
barb goatgrass Aegilops triuncialis L
camelthorn Alhagi maurorum Medik
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande
Russian mallow Althaea armeniaca Ten.
yellowtuft Alyssum corsicum Duby
yellowtuft Alyssum murale Waldst. & Kit.
stinking chamomile Anthemis cotula L
giant reed Arundo donax L.
onionweed Asphodelus fistulosus Linnaeus
pinnate mosquitofern Azolla pinnata R. Brown
perennial false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) Beauv.
elongated mustard Brassica elongata Ehrh.
African mustard Brassica tournefortii Gouan
white bryony Bryonia alba L.
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus L.
fanwort Cabomba caroliniana L
hoary cress Cardaria draba (L.) Desv
spiny plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides L.
musk thistle Carduus nutans L.
Italian plumeless thistle Carduus pycnocephalus L.
slenderflower thistle Carduus tenuiflorus W. Curtis
woolly distaff thistle Carthamus lanatus L.
woolly distaff thistle Carthamus lanatus ssp. creticus (L.) Holmboe
sandbur Cenchrus spp. L.
purple starthistle Centaurea calcitrapa L.
diffuse knapweed Centaurea diffusa Lam.
Iberian starthistle Centaurea iberica Trev. ex Spreng
bighead knapweed Centaurea macrocephala Puschk. ex Willd.
Malta starthistle Centaurea melitensis L.
meadow knapweed Centaurea moncktonii C. E. Britton[C. jacea X C. nigra]
alpine knapweed Centaurea nigrescens Willd
yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis L.
spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek
squarrose knapweed Centaurea virgata Lam.
squarrose knapweed Centaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa Lam.
rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea L.
spotted waterhemlock Cicuta maculata L.
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
poison-hemlock Conium maculatum L.
purple pampasgrass Cortaderia jubata (Lem.) Stapf
swamp stonecrop Crassula helmsii A. Berger
common crupina Crupina vulgaris Cass.
Japanese dodder Cuscuta japonica Choisy
dodder Cuscuta spp. L.
houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale L.
purple nutsedge Cyperus rotundus L.
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
Grecian foxglove Digitalis lanata Ehrh.
common teasel Dipsacus fullonum L.
salvation jane Echium plantagineum L.
blueweed Echium vulgare L.
Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Planch.
waterhyacinth Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms
hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum L.
cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias L.
leafy spurge Euphorbia esula L.
myrtle spurge Euphorbia myrsinites L
eggleaf spurge Euphorbia oblongata Griseb
sickleweed Falcaria vulgaris Bernh.
Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica Sieb. & Zucc.
Sakhalin knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
Bohemian knotweed Fallopia x bohemica ( Chrtek & Chrtková ) J.P.Bailey
goatsrue Galega officinalis L.
shining geranium Geranium lucidum L.
mudmat Glossostigma diandrum (L.) Kuntze
reed mannagrass Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmb.
babysbreath Gypsophila paniculata L
halogeton Halogeton glomeratus (Bieb.) C.A. Mey.
Texas blueweed Helianthus ciliaris DC.
giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum L.
meadow hawkweed Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.
queen-devil hawkweed Hieracium glomeratum Froel.
mouseear hawkweed Hieracium pilosella L.
kingdevil hawkweed Hieracium piloselloides Vill.
New England hawkweed Hieracium sabaudum L.
yellow devil hawkweed Hieracium x floribundum Wimmer & Grab. [caespitosum x lactucella]
hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle
common frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.
black henbane Hyoscyamus niger L.
common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum L.
ornamental jewelweed Impatiens glandulifera Royle
cogongrass Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
yellowflag iris Iris pseudacorus L.
Dyer's woad Isatis tinctoria L.
oxygen weed Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss
perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium L.
sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.
Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica (L.) P. Mill.
yellow toadflax Linaria vulgaris P. Mill.
creeping waterprimrose Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L.
European wand loosestrife Lythrum virgatum L.
wild four-o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea (Michx.) MacM.
marsh dayflower Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz.
twoleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus
brittleleaf naiad Najas minor All.
matgrass Nardus stricta L.
tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca Graham
yellow floatingheart Nymphoides peltata (Gmel.) Kuntze
Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium L.
bull cottonthistle Onopordum tauricum Willd.
African rue Peganum harmala L.
crimson fountaingrass Pennisetum setaceum (Forsk.) Chiov.
cultivated knotweed Persicaria wallichii Greuter & Burdet
common reed Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
waterlettuce Pistia stratiotes L.
bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa L.
Bohemian knotweed Polygonum x bohemicum (J. Chrtek & Chrtkovß) Zika & Jacobson [cuspidatum x sachalinense]
sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla recta L.
kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
Russian knapweed Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo
ravennagrass Ripidium ravennae (L.) Trinius
Austrian fieldcress Rorippa austriaca (Crantz) Bess.
Himalaya blackberry Rubus armeniacus Focke
delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm.
Mediterranean sage Salvia aethiopis L.
meadow sage Salvia pratensis L.
Europe sage Salvia sclarea L.
giant salvinia Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell
ricefield bulrush Schoenoplectus mucronatus (L.) Palla
tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea L.
blessed milkthistle Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.
horsenettle Solanum carolinense L.
silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium Cavanaugh
buffalobur Solanum rostratum Dunal
perennial sowthistle Sonchus arvensis L.
sorghum-almum Sorghum almum Parodi
johnsongrass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
smooth cordgrass Spartina alterniflora Loisel.
common cordgrass Spartina anglica C.E. Hubbard
denseflower cordgrass Spartina densiflora Brongn.
saltmeadow cordgrass Spartina patens (Ait.) Muhl.
Spanish broom Spartium junceum L.
swainsonpea Sphaerophysa salsula (Pallas) DC.
crab's-claw Stratiotes aloides L.
medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski
saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
tamarisk Tamarix spp. L.
common tansy Tanacetum vulgare L.
spurge flax Thymelaea passerina (L.) Coss. & Germ.
horn nut Trapa bicornis Osbeck
water-chestnut Trapa natans L.
puncturevine Tribulus terrestris L.
false chamomile Tripleurospermum perforatum (Merat) M. Lainz
coltsfoot Tussilago farfara L.
floating bladderwort Utricularia inflata Walter
lilac chastetree Vitex agnus-castus L.
Syrian beancaper Zygophyllum fabago L.


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Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 10:11 AM