Federal Noxious Weed List

Effective as of December 10, 2010

Aquatic

Latin Name
Azolla pinnata
Caulerpa taxifolia
(Mediterranean strain)
Eichhornia azurea
Hydrilla verticillata
Hygrophila polysperma
Ipomoea aquatica
Lagarosiphon major
Limnophila sessiliflora
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Monochoria hastata
Monochoria vaginalis
Ottelia alismoides
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Salvinia auriculata
Salvinia biloba
Salvinia herzogii
Salvinia molesta
Solanum tampicense
Sparganium erectum

Author(s)
R. Brown
(Vahl) C. Agardh
(Swartz) Kunth
(L.) Royle
T. Anderson
Forsskal
(Ridley) Moss
(Vahl) Blume
(Cavanilles) S.T. Blake
(Linnaeus) Solms-Laubach
(N.L. Burm.) K. Presl
(L.) Pers.
Linnaeus
Aublet
Raddi
de la Sota
D.S. Mitchell
Dunal
Linnaeus

Common Name(s)
Mosquito fern, water velvet
Killer algae
Anchored waterhyacinth, rooted
waterhyacinth
Hydrilla
Miramar weed
Water-spinach, swamp morning glory
African elodea
Ambulia
Broadleaf paper bark tree
Arrowleaf false pickerelweed
Heartshape false pickerelweed
Duck lettuce
Arrowhead
Giant salvinia
Giant salvinia
Giant salvinia
Giant salvinia
Wetland nightshade
Exotic bur-reed

Parasitic
Latin Name
Aeginetia spp.
Alectra spp.
Cuscuta spp.(except for
natives)
Orobanche spp. (except for
natives)
Striga spp.

Linnaeus
Thunb.
Linnaeus

Author(s)

Common Name(s)
Varies by species
Varies by species
Dodders

Linnaeus

Broomrapes

Lour.

Witchweeds

Last updated July 13, 2016

Terrestrial
Latin Name
Acacia nilotica
Ageratina adenophora
Ageratina riparia
Alternanthera sessilis
Arctotheca calendula
Asphodelus fistulosis
Avena sterilis
Carthamus oxyacantha
Chrysopogon aciculatus
Commelina benghalensis
Crupina vulgaris
Digitaria scalarum
Digitaria velutina
Drymaria arenariodes
Emex australis
Emex spinosa
Euphorbia terracina
Galega officinalis
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Imperata brasiliensis
Imperata cylindrica
Inula britannica
Ischaemum rugosum
Leptochloa chinensis
Lycium ferocissimum
Lygodium flexuosum
Lygodium microphyllum
Melastoma malabathricum
Mikania cordata
Mikania micrantha
Mimosa invisa
Now: M. diplotricha
Mimosa pigra
Moraea collina
Moraea flaccida
Moraea miniata
Moraea ochroleuca
Moraea pallida
Nassella trichotoma
Onopordum acaulon
Onopordum illyricum
Opuntia aurantiaca
Oryza longistaminata

Author(s)
(L.) Willd. ex Delile
(Sprengel) King & Robinson
(Regel) King & H. Rob.
(L.) R. Brown ex de Candolle
(L.) Levyns
Linnaeus
Durieu
M. Bieberstein
(Retzius) Trinius
Linnaeus
Cassini
(Schweinfurth) Chiovenda
(Forsskal) Palisot de Beauvois
Humboldt & Bonpland ex J.A.
Schultes
Steinheil
Campdera
Linnaeus
Linnaeus
Sommier & Levier
Trinius
(L.) Raeuschel
Linnaeus
Salisbury
(Linnaeus) Nees
Miers
(L.) Sw.
(Cav.) R. Br.
Linnaeus
(Burman f.) B. L. Robinson
Kunth
Martius
C. Wright
Linnaeus
Thunberg
(Sweet) Steudel
Andrews
(Salisbury) Drapiez
(Baker) Goldblatt
Nees) Hackel ex Arechavaleta
Linnaeus
Linnaeus
Lindley
A. Chevalier & Roehrich

Common Name(s)
Prickly acacia
Crofton weed
Mistflower, spreading snakeroot
Sessile joyweed
Capeweed
Onionweed
Animated oat, wild oat
Wild safflower
Pilipiliula
Benghal dayflower
Common crupina
African couchgrass, fingergrass
Velvet fingergrass, annual couchgrass
Lightning weed
Three-corned jack
Devils thorn
False caper, Geraldton carnation weed
Goatsrue
Giant hogweed
Brazilian satintail
Cogongrass
British yellowhead
Murainograss
Asian sprangletop
African boxthorn
Maidenhair creeper
Old world climbing fern
Malabar melastome
Mile-a-minute
Bittervine
Giant sensitive plant
(Updated July 2016)
Catclaw mimosa
Cape tulip
One leaf cape tulip
Two leaf cape tulip
Apricot tulip
Yellow tulip
Serrated tussock
Stemless thistle
Illyricum thistle
Jointed prickly pear
Red rice
Last updated July 13, 2016

Oryza punctata
Oryza rufipogon
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Pennisetum clandestinum
Pennisetum macrourum
Pennisetum pedicellatum
Pennisetum polystachion
Prosopis alpataco
Prosopis argentina
Prosopis articulata
Prosopis burkartii
Prosopis caldenia
Prosopis calingastana
Prosopis campestris
Prosopis castellanosii
Prosopis denudans
Prosopis elata
Prosopis farcta

Kotschy ex Steudel
Griffith
Linnaeus
Hochstetter ex Chiovenda
Trinius
Trinius
(Linnaeus) Schultes
R. A. Philippi
Burkart
S. Watson
Munoz
Burkart
Burkart
Griseback
Burkart
Bentham
Burkart
(Banks & Solander) J.F.
Macbride
Prosopis ferox
Grisebach
Prosopis fiebrigii
Harms
Prosopis hassleri
Harms
Prosopis humilis
Gillies ex Hooker & Arnott
Prosopis kuntzei
Harms
Prosopis pallida
(Humboldt & Bonpland ex
Willdenow) Kunth
Prosopis palmeri
S. Watson
Prosopis reptans
Bentham
Prosopis rojasiana
Burkart
Prosopis ruizlealii
Burkart
Prosopis ruscifolia
Grisebach
Prosopis sericantha
Gillies ex Hooker & Arnott
Prosopis strombulifera
(Lamarck) Bentham
Prosopis torquata
(Cavanilles ex Lagasca y
Segura) de Candolle
Rottboellia cochinchinensis
(Lour.) W. Clayton
Rubus fruticosis
Linnaeus
Rubus moluccanus
Linnaeus
Saccharum spontaneum
Linnaeus
Sagittaria sagittifolia
Linnaeus
Salsola vermiculata
Linnaeus
Senecio inaequidens
DC
Senecio madagascariensis
Poir.
Setaria pumila ssp. pallidefusca (Schumach.) B. K. Simon
(Now: ssp. subtesselata)
(Bse) B.K. Simon
Solanum torvum
Swartz

Red rice
Red rice
Kodo-millet
Kikuyugrass
African feathergrass
Kyasumagrass
Missiongrass, thin napiergrass
Mesquite
Mesquite
Velvet mesquite
Mesquite
Calden
Cusqui
Mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Syrian mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Algaroba
Mesquite
Kiawe, algarroba
Mesquite
Tornillo
Mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Mesquite
Argentine screwbean
Mesquite
Itchgrass
Wild blackberry
Wild raspberry
Wild sugarcane
Arrowhead
Wormleaf salsola
South African ragwort
Fireweed
Cattail grass
(Updated 9/30/2014)
Turkeyberry
Last updated July 13, 2016

Solanum viarum
Spermacoce alata
Tridax procumbens
Urochloa panicoides

Dunal
Aublet
Linnaeus
Beauvois

Tropical soda apple

Winged false buttonweed
Coat buttons
Liverseed grass

Last updated July 13, 2016