Illinois Noxious Weeds

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. 2015. Home, Yard & Garden Pests Newsletter. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Common Name	Scientific Name
kudzu	Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
musk thistle, nodding thistle	Carduus nutans L.
johnsongrass	Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
common ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.
giant ragweed	Ambrosia trifida L.
hemp/marijuana (sativa)	Cannabis sativa L
sorghum-almum	Sorghum x almum Parodi
perennial sowthistle	Sonchus arvensis L.

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