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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

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TAOF Taraxacum officinale NI KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
fall panicum
PADI Panicum dichotomiflorum N KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
false acacia
ROPS Robinia pseudoacacia N CalEPPC N'EAST
false banyan
FIAL4 Ficus altissima I FLEPPC
false brome
BRSY Brachypodium sylvaticum I STATE
false daisy
ECPR Eclipta prostrata N KY N'EAST SWSS
false dandelion
HYRA3 Hypochaeris radicata I STATE HEAR WSWS
false flax
CAMI2 Camelina microcarpa I NE&GP; SWSS WSWS
false garlic
ALNE3 Allium neapolitanum I
NOIN3 Nothoscordum inodorum STATE
false indigo
AMFR Amorpha fruticosa N STATE
false kamani
TECA Terminalia catappa I FLEPPC
false pepper
SCMO Schinus molle I CalEPPC
false ragweed
IVXA Iva xanthifolia N NE&GP; WSWS
false spleenwort
DEPE3 Deparia petersonii I HEAR
false sunflower
HEAU Helenium autumnale N NE&GP;
false tarragon
ARDR4 Artemisia dracunculus N NE&GP;
false wiliwili
ADPA Adenanthera pavonina I FLEPPC
falsebonset
BREUE Brickellia eupatorioides var. eupatorioides N
KUEU Kuhnia eupatorioides NE&GP;
fanweed
THAR5 Thlaspi arvense I KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
fanwort
CACA Cabomba caroliniana N STATE
fausse aubergine
SOTO4 Solanum torvum N US STATE FLEPPC WSWS
fausse menthe
HYPE3 Hyptis pectinata N? STATE
faux poivrier
SCTE Schinus terebinthifolius I STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC HEAR
feather fingergrass
CHVI4 Chloris virgata N SWSS
feathered mosquitofern
AZPI Azolla pinnata XU US STATE
feathery pennisetum
PEPO4 Pennisetum polystachyon I US STATE
fellenwort
SODU Solanum dulcamara I KY N'EAST SEEPPC WSWS
fen buckthorn
FRAL4 Frangula alnus I
RHFR Rhamnus frangula STATE SEEPPC WI
fetid marigold
DYPA Dyssodia papposa N NE&GP;
fetid passionflower
PAFO2 Passiflora foetida NI FLEPPC
fiddleneck
AMMEI2 Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia N SWSS
AMIN3 Amsinckia intermedia WSWS
fiddlewood
CISP3 Citharexylum spinosum N HEAR
field balm
NECA2 Nepeta cataria I NE&GP;
field bindweed
COAR4 Convolvulus arvensis I STATE KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WI WSWS
field brome
BRAR5 Bromus arvensis I SWSS
field burrweed
SOSE2 Soliva sessilis I STATE
SOPT Soliva pterosperma SWSS
field clover
TRCA5 Trifolium campestre I KY
field dodder
CUPE3 Cuscuta pentagona N NE&GP; N'EAST
field dodder
CUPEG Cuscuta pentagona var. glabrior N N'EAST
field dodder
CUPEP2 Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona N N'EAST
CUCA2 Cuscuta campestris N'EAST WSWS
field dodder
CUPEP3 Cuscuta pentagona var. pubescens N N'EAST
field garlic
ALVI Allium vineale I STATE KY N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS
field hawkweed
HICA10 Hieracium caespitosum I STATE
HIPR Hieracium pratense STATE N'EAST
field horsetail
EQAR Equisetum arvense N NE&GP; N'EAST WSWS
field mint
MEAR4 Mentha arvensis N NE&GP;
field mustard
BRRA Brassica rapa I SWSS WSWS
field paspalum
PALA10 Paspalum laeve N KY
field pennycress
THAR5 Thlaspi arvense I KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
field pepperweed
LECA5 Lepidium campestre I KY N'EAST
field rush
JUTE Juncus tenuis N N'EAST
field sagewort
ARCA12 Artemisia campestris N WSWS
field sandbur
CEEC Cenchrus echinatus N STATE HEAR SWSS
field sandbur
CELO3 Cenchrus longispinus N STATE NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
field sandbur
CESP4 Cenchrus spinifex N
CEIN4 Cenchrus incertus STATE SWSS
field snakecotton
FRFL Froelichia floridana N NE&GP;
field sorrel
RUAC3 Rumex acetosella I STATE NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
field sowthistle
SOAR2 Sonchus arvensis I STATE N'EAST SWSS WSWS
field speedwell
VEAG Veronica agrestis I NE&GP;
field thistle
CIAR4 Cirsium arvense I STATE CalEPPC NE&GP; N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS WI WSWS
field thistle
CIDI Cirsium discolor N KY SWSS
field violet
VIAR Viola arvensis I KY N'EAST WSWS
fiku
FICA Ficus carica I CalEPPC
filaree
ERCI6 Erodium cicutarium I STATE N'EAST SWSS WSWS
fingergrass
DIAB Digitaria abyssinica I
DISC5 Digitaria scalarum US STATE
fingergrass
DICI Digitaria ciliaris N SWSS
fire-on-the-mountain
EUCY Euphorbia cyathophora N SWSS
fireball
SPCA2 Spathodea campanulata I HEAR
firethorn
COPA14 Cotoneaster pannosus I CalEPPC HEAR
firetree
MOFA Morella faya I
MYFA Myrica faya STATE HEAR
fireweed
CHANA2 Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium N
EPAN2 Epilobium angustifolium SWSS WSWS
fireweed
KOSC Kochia scoparia I STATE NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
fireweed
SEMA15 Senecio madagascariensis I STATE HEAR
fisi'uli
BIPI Bidens pilosa I HEAR
five-stamen tamarisk
TACH2 Tamarix chinensis I STATE CalEPPC
fiveangled dodder
CUPE3 Cuscuta pentagona N NE&GP; N'EAST
fiveangled dodder
CUPEP2 Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona N N'EAST
fivehook bassia
BAHY Bassia hyssopifolia I CalEPPC
fivehorn smotherweed
BAHY Bassia hyssopifolia I CalEPPC
fiveleaved ivy
PAQU2 Parthenocissus quinquefolia N N'EAST SWSS
flamegold
KOEL Koelreuteria elegans I FLEPPC
flannel plant
VETH Verbascum thapsus I STATE CalEPPC HEAR KY NE&GP; N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS WI WSWS
flatglobe dodder
CUUM Cuscuta umbellata N N'EAST
flatspine burr ragweed
AMAC2 Ambrosia acanthicarpa N WSWS
flatspine stickseed
LAOC3 Lappula occidentalis N NE&GP; WSWS
flax dodder
CUEP2 Cuscuta epilinum I N'EAST
flaxgrass
AVFA Avena fatua I STATE CalEPPC SWSS WSWS
flaxleaved fleabane
COBO Conyza bonariensis I WSWS
flaxweed
LIVU2 Linaria vulgaris I STATE NE&GP; N'EAST WSWS
fleeceflower
POCU6 Polygonum cuspidatum I STATE KY N'EAST SEEPPC WSWS
flixweed
DESO2 Descurainia sophia I STATE SWSS WSWS
floating primrose-willow
LUPE5 Ludwigia peploides N KY SWSS
floating water hyacinth
EICR Eichhornia crassipes I STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC SWSS
Flodman thistle
CIFL Cirsium flodmanii N NE&GP;
Florida aspen
TRSE6 Triadica sebifera I
SASE5 Sapium sebiferum STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC
Florida betony
STFL4 Stachys floridana N STATE SEEPPC
Florida clover ash
TEBI Tetrazygia bicolor N HEAR
Florida elodea
HYVE3 Hydrilla verticillata I US STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC SEEPPC
Florida holly
SCTE Schinus terebinthifolius I STATE CalEPPC FLEPPC HEAR
flower-of-an-hour
HITR Hibiscus trionum I STATE KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
flowering rush
BUUM Butomus umbellatus I STATE WI
fluvellin
KIEL Kickxia elatine I WSWS
flytrap dogbane
APAN2 Apocynum androsaemifolium N WSWS
forget-me-not
MYSC Myosotis scorpioides I WI
Formosa acacia
ACCO Acacia confusa I HEAR
Formosan koa
ACCO Acacia confusa I HEAR
fountain palm
LICH3 Livistona chinensis I FLEPPC
fountain tree
SPCA2 Spathodea campanulata I HEAR
fountaingrass
PESE3 Pennisetum setaceum I STATE CalEPPC HEAR
fox grape
VILA8 Vitis labrusca N N'EAST
foxtail barley
HOJU Hordeum jubatum N NE&GP; SWSS WSWS
foxtail bristlegrass
SEIT Setaria italica I SEEPPC
foxtail brome
BRRU2 Bromus rubens I CalEPPC
foxtail restharrow
ONAL5 Ononis alopecuroides XU STATE CalEPPC
foxtail-millet
SEIT Setaria italica I SEEPPC
fragile cactus
OPFR Opuntia fragilis N NE&GP;
fragrant flatsedge
CYOD Cyperus odoratus N SWSS
fragrant water lily
NYOD Nymphaea odorata N STATE
freeway iceplant
CAED3 Carpobrotus edulis I CalEPPC
French broom
GEMO2 Genista monspessulana I STATE CalEPPC
CYMO5 Cytisus monspessulanus STATE
French tamarisk
TAGA Tamarix gallica I CalEPPC
Frenchweed
THAR5 Thlaspi arvense I KY NE&GP; N'EAST SWSS WSWS
fringed dodder
CUSU Cuscuta suaveolens I N'EAST
fringed quickweed
GAQU Galinsoga quadriradiata I KY NE&GP;
fringed redmaids
CACI2 Calandrinia ciliata N FLEPPC WSWS
fringed sagebrush
ARFR4 Artemisia frigida N NE&GP; WSWS
fringed sagewort
ARFR4 Artemisia frigida N NE&GP; WSWS
frogbit
HYMO6 Hydrocharis morsus-ranae I STATE
frogbit
HYRA3 Hypochaeris radicata I STATE HEAR WSWS
frost grape
VIVU Vitis vulpina N N'EAST
Fuller's teasel
DIFU2 Dipsacus fullonum I STATE KY N'EAST SEEPPC SWSS WSWS
Fuller's teasel
DIFUS2 Dipsacus fullonum ssp. sylvestris I
DISY Dipsacus sylvestris WI
furze
ULEU Ulex europaeus I STATE CalEPPC HEAR WSWS

*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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