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 NRCS Invasive Species policy
 Invasive Species Executive Order 13112
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US Federal Noxious Weed List
STATE State noxious weed lists for 35 states
CalEPPC California Exotic Pest Plant Council, Exotic pest plant list
FLEPPC Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council, Invasive plant list
HEAR Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii
KY Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: A field guide
NE&GP Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains
N'EAST Weeds of the Northeast
SEEPPC Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council, Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee
SWSS Southern Weed Science Society, Weeds of the United States and Canada
WI Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants
WSWS Weeds of the West

Symbol Common Name Nativity
in US*
US STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC HEAR KY NE&GP N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS WI WSWS
Scientific Name

eagle fern
PTAQP2 Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens N WSWS
eared watermoss
SAAU Salvinia auriculata I US STATE
earleaf acacia
ACAU Acacia auriculiformis I FLEPPC
early chess
BRTE Bromus tectorum I STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC HEAR NE&GP; N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS WSWS
early woodbuttercup
RAAB Ranunculus abortivus N KY NE&GP;
earpod tree
ENCO2 Enterolobium contortisiliquum I FLEPPC
East Indian hygrophila
HYPO3 Hygrophila polysperma I US STATE FLEPPC
Eastern black nightshade
SOPT3 Solanum ptychanthum N KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS
eastern cottonwood
PODE3 Populus deltoides N N'EAST
eastern gamagrass
TRDA3 Tripsacum dactyloides N SWSS
Eastern poison ivy
TORA2 Toxicodendron radicans N STATE N'EAST SWSS WSWS
eastern redcedar
JUVI Juniperus virginiana N NE&GP;
eastern whorled milkweed
ASVE Asclepias verticillata N NE&GP; SWSS
eclipta
ECPR Eclipta prostrata N KY N'EAST SWSS
edible fig
FICA Ficus carica I CalEPPC
Egyptian grass
DAAE Dactyloctenium aegyptium I SWSS
elephant grass
ARDO4 Arundo donax I STATE CalEPPC HEAR SEEPPC
elephant grass
PEPU2 Pennisetum purpureum I FLEPPC
elephantopus
ELMO5 Elephantopus mollis N STATE
elk thistle
CIFO Cirsium foliosum N WSWS
Ellington curse
ACFA Acacia farnesiana N HEAR
elliptic yellowwood
OCEL Ochrosia elliptica I FLEPPC
ellisia
ELNY Ellisia nyctelea N NE&GP;
English broom
CYSC4 Cytisus scoparius I STATE CalEPPC WSWS
English broom
CYSCA Cytisus scoparius var. andreanus I STATE
English broom
CYSCS2 Cytisus scoparius var. scoparius I STATE
English daisy
BEPE2 Bellis perennis I N'EAST WSWS
English holly
ILAQ80 Ilex aquifolium I CalEPPC
English ivy
HEHE Hedera helix I STATE CalEPPC SEEPPC WI
English ivy
HEHI12 Hedera hibernica I STATE
English plantain
PLLA Plantago lanceolata I STATE KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
entireleaf morningglory
IPHE Ipomoea hederacea I KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
epine-vinette
BEVU Berberis vulgaris I STATE WI
epine-vinette commune
BEVU Berberis vulgaris I STATE WI
erect knotweed
POER2 Polygonum erectum N WSWS
escobilla
SCMO Schinus molle I CalEPPC
eulalia
MISI Miscanthus sinensis I SEEPPC
Eurasian watermilfoil
MYSP2 Myriophyllum spicatum I STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC SEEPPC WI
European beachgrass
AMAR4 Ammophila arenaria I CalEPPC
European bindweed
COAR4 Convolvulus arvensis I STATE KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WI WSWS
European bittersweet
SODU Solanum dulcamara I KY N'EAST SEEPPC WSWS
European black alder
ALGL2 Alnus glutinosa I SEEPPC WI
European buckthorn
RHCA3 Rhamnus cathartica I STATE WI
European cranberrybush
VIOP Viburnum opulus NI WI
European daisy
BEPE2 Bellis perennis I N'EAST WSWS
European field pansy
VIAR Viola arvensis I KY N'EAST WSWS
European lily of the valley
COMA7 Convallaria majalis I WI
European mistletoe
VIAL2 Viscum album N STATE
European privet
LIVU Ligustrum vulgare I SEEPPC WI
European wand loosestrife
LYVI3 Lythrum virgatum I STATE
European waythorn
RHCA3 Rhamnus cathartica I STATE WI
evening lychnis
SILAA3 Silene latifolia ssp. alba I STATE
evening starflower
MEDE2 Mentzelia decapetala N NE&GP;
everlasting
GAPU3 Gamochaeta purpurea N
GNPU2 Gnaphalium purpureum N'EAST
everlasting peavine
LALA4 Lathyrus latifolius I SWSS WSWS
exotic bur-reed
SPER Sparganium erectum N US STATE
eyebane
CHNU9 Chamaesyce nutans N KY
EUNU Euphorbia nutans SWSS

*N =Native, N? =probably native, NI=some populations native, some introduced, I =Introduced, I? =probably introduced, XU = Not in US or cultivated, ? =unknown.

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