Kansas Noxious Weeds

Division of Plant Health. 2018. Noxious weed control program. Kansas Department of Agriculture.

Common Name	Scientific Name
kudzu	Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
musk thistle, nodding thistle	Carduus nutans L.
sericea lespedeza	Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
johnsongrass	Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
field bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis L.
Russian knapweed	Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo
woollyleaf bursage	Ambrosia grayi (A. Nels.) Shinners
hoary cress	Lepidium draba (L.) Desv
quackgrass	Elymus repens (L.) Gould
hogpotato	Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
leafy spurge	Euphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kit.

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