Nebraska Noxious Weeds

Common Name	Scientific Name
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
musk thistle, nodding thistle	Carduus nutans L.
sericea lespedeza	Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria L.
spiny plumeless thistle, plumeless thistle	Carduus acanthoides L.
diffuse knapweed	Centaurea diffusa Lam.
saltcedar	Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.
Japanese knotweed	Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc.
giant knotweed	Reynoutria sachalinensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
reed	Phragmites
Bohemian knotweed, Hybrid Japanese knotweed	Reynoutria x bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková
leafy spurge	Euphorbia virgata Waldst. & Kit.
spotted knapweed	Centaurea stoebe australis (Pancic ex A.Kern.) Greuter

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