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Weeds Alphabetical by Common Name

RATING COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
A alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides
Q ambulia Limnophila indica
B baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata
A beancaper, Syrian Zygophyllum fabago
A bearded creeper Crupina vulgaris
C bermudagrass Cynodon spp. and hybrids
A biddy biddy Acaena novae-zelandiae
A biddy biddy, pale Acaena pallida
C bindweed, field Convolvulus arvensis
B bladderflower Araujia sericifera
A blueweed Helianthus ciliaris
C broom, French Genista monspessulana
C broom, Scotch Cytisus scoparius
A broomrape, branched Orobanche ramosa
A broomrape, Cooper's Orobanche cooperi
A broomrape, desert Orobanche cooperi
A camelthorn Alhagi maurorum
A capeweed Arctotheca calendula
B comfrey, rough Symphytum asperum
A crupina, common Crupina vulgaris
B distaff thistle, smooth Carthamus baeticus
A distaff thistle, whitestem Carthamus leucocaulos
B distaff thistle, woolly Carthamus lanatus
C dodder, all species except giant dodder Cuscuta spp.
A dodder, giant Cuscuta reflexa
B dyer's woad Isatis tinctoria
Q fanwort, Carolina Cabomba caroliniana
B field cress, Austrian Rorippa austriaca
Q field cress, creeping yellow Rorippa sylvestris
C flag, western blue Iris missouriensis
B foxtail, giant Setaria faberi
B garlic, false Nothoscordum inodorum
B garlic, wild Allium vineale
B gaura, scarlet Gaura coccinea
B gaura, Drummond’s Gaura drummondii
B gaura, wavy-leaved Gaura sinuata
B goatgrass, barb Aegilops triuncialis
B goatgrass, jointed Aegilops cylindrica
B goatgrass, ovate Aegilops ovata
B gorse Ulex europaeus
B groundcherry, grape Physalis viscosa
A groundcherry, long-leaf Physalis longifolia
A halogeton Halogeton glomeratus
A harmel Peganum harmala
C henbane, black Hyoscyamus niger
B hoarycress, globe-podded Cardaria pubescens
B hoarycress, heart-podded Cardaria draba
B hoarycress, lens-podded Cardaria chalepensis
B horsenettle, Carolina Solanum carolinense
B horsenettle, white Solanum elaeagnifolium
A hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata
C iris, Douglas Iris douglasiana
C iris, western blue flag Iris missouriensis
C Johnsongrass Sorghum halepense
B jointvetch, rough Aeschynomene rudis
B kangaroothorn Acacia paradoxa
C kelp Polygonum amphibium var. emersum
C kikuyugrass Pennisetum clandestinum
C Klamathweed Hypericum perforatum
A knapweed, diffuse Centaurea diffusa
B knapweed, Russian Acroptilon repens
A knapweed, spotted Centaurea maculosa
A knapweed, squarrose Centaurea squarrosa
B knotweed, giant Polygonum sachalinense
B knotweed, Himalayan Polygonum polystachyum
B knotweed, Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum
B loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria
Q lettuce, water Pistia stratiotes
C mallow, alkali Malvella leprosa
A marigold, wild Tagetes minuta
C medusahead Taeniatherum caput-medusae
A melon, dudaim Cucumis melo var. dudaim
B melon, paddy Cucumis myriocarous
A mesquite, creeping Prosopis strombulifera
B mistletoe, European Viscum album
B mustard, purple Chorispora tenella
A nightshade, heartleaf Solanum cardiophyllum
B nightshade, lanceleaf Solanum lanceolatum
A nightshade, Torrey's Solanum dimidiatum
B nightshade, white-margined Solanum marginatum
B nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi
B nutsedge, purple Cyperus rotundus
B nutsedge, yellow Cyperus esculentus
B onion, panicled Allium paniculatum
A peaweed, Austrian Sphaerophysa salsula
B peppercress, perennial Lepidium latifolium
C povertyweed Iva axillaris
A punagrass Achnatherum brachychaetum
C puncturevine Tribulus terrestris
B quackgrass Elytrigia repens
B ragweed, giant Ambrosia trifida
B ragwort, Oxford Senecio squalidus
B ragwort, tansy Senecio jacobaea
Q restharrow, foxtail Ononis alopecuroides
B rice, red Oryza rufipogon
C Russianthistle, barbwire Salsola paulsenii
C Russianthistle, common Salsola tragus
Q Russianthistle, spineless Salsola collina
C St. Johnswort (as Hypericum perforatum) see Klamathweed
A sage, meadow Salvia virgata
B sage, Mediterranean Salvia aethiopis
A salsola, wormleaf Salsola vermiculata
A salttree, Russian Halimodendron halodendron
Q salvinia Salvinia auriculata complex
C sandbur, coast Cenchrus incertus
C sandbur, mat Cenchrus longispinus
C sandbur, southern Cenchrus echinatus
B Sicilian starthistle Centaurea sulphurea
A skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea
A sowthistle, perennial Sonchus arvensis
Q spongeplant, (S. American & N. American) Limnobium spongia sensu lato
A spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula
B spurge, oblong Euphorbia oblongata
A spurge, serrate Euphorbia serrata
Q spurge, Geraldton carnation Euphorbia terracina
A starthistle, Iberian Centaurea iberica
B starthistle, purple Centaurea calcitrapa
B starthistle, Sicilian Centaurea sulphurea
C starthistle, yellow Centaurea solstitialis
B swinecress Coronopus squamatus
A tanglehead Heteropogon contortus
B thistle, artichoke Cynara cardunculus
B thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense
B thistle, distaff, smooth Carthamus baeticus
A thistle, distaff, whitestem Carthamus leucocaulos
B thistle, distaff, woolly Carthamus lanatus
A thistle, golden Scolymus hispanicus
A thistle, Illyrian Onopordum illyricum
C thistle, Italian (see also "thistle, slenderflowered") Carduus pycnocephalus
Q thistle, Japanese Cirsium japonicum
A thistle, musk Carduus nutans
A thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides
A thistle, Scotch Onopordum acanthium
C thistle, slenderflowered Carduus tenuiflorus
A thistle, Taurian Onopordum tauricum
A thistle, wavyleaf Cirsium undulatum
A thistle, yellowspine Cirsium ochrocentrum
A toadflax, Dalmatian Linaria genistifolia subsp. dalmatica
B waterlily, banana Nymphaea mexicana
A witchweed Striga asiatica

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