South Carolina Noxious Weeds

State Crop Pest Commission. 1996. Designation of plant pests. State of South Carolina.

Subject Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order
cogongrass	Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.	Poaceae	Cyperales
tropical soda apple	Solanum viarum Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
alligatorweed	Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.	Amaranthaceae	Caryophyllales
melaleuca	Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake	Myrtaceae	Myrtales
giant salvinia	Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
Brazilian waterweed	Egeria densa Planch.	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
waterhyacinth	Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms	Pontederiaceae	Liliales
hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
Uruguay waterprimrose	Ludwigia uruguayensis Camb.) Hara	Onagraceae	Myrtales
purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria L.	Lythraceae	Myrtales
Eurasian watermilfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus	Haloragaceae	Haloragales
brittleleaf naiad	Najas minor All.	Najadaceae	Najadales
common reed	Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.	Poaceae	Cyperales
waterlettuce	Pistia stratiotes L.	Araceae	Arales
mile-a-minute weed	Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
water-chestnut	Trapa natans L.	Trapaceae	Myrtales
wetland nightshade	Solanum tampicense Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
turkeyberry	Solanum torvum Sw.	Solanaceae	Solanales
Russian knapweed	Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo	Asteraceae	Asterales
common crupina	Crupina vulgaris Cass.	Asteraceae	Asterales
goatsrue	Galega officinalis L.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
giant hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier	Apiaceae	Apiales
kikuyugrass	Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.	Poaceae	Cyperales
monochoria	Monochoria vaginalis (Burm. f.) K. Presl ex Kunth	Pontederiaceae	Liliales
arrowleaved monochoria	Monochoria hastata (L.) Solms	Pontederiaceae	Liliales
arrowhead	Sagittaria sagittifolia Linnaeus	Alismataceae	Alismatales
red rice	Oryza punctata Kotzchy ex Steud.	Poaceae	Cyperales
croftonweed	Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) King & H.E. Robins.	Asteraceae	Asterales
sessile joyweed	Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC.	Amaranthaceae	Caryophyllales
broadleaf buttonweed	Spermacoce alata Aubl.	Rubiaceae	Rubiales
longstamen rice	Oryza longistaminata A. Chev. & Roehr.	Poaceae	Cyperales
African boxthorn	Lycium ferocessimum Miers	Solanaceae	Solanales
catclaw mimosa	Mimosa pellita Kunth ex Willd.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
miramar weed	Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anders.	Acanthaceae	Scrophulariales
Mediterranean saltwort	Salsola vermiculata L.	Chenopodiaceae	Caryophyllales
Benghal dayflower	Commelina benghalensis L.	Commelinaceae	Commelinales
alfombrilla	Drymaria arenarioides Humboldt & Bonpland	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales
wild safflower	Carthamus oxyacanthus M. Bieberstein	Asteraceae	Asterales
coat buttons	Tridax procumbens L.	Asteraceae	Asterales
mile-a-minute	Mikania micrantha Kunth	Asteraceae	Asterales
African mile-a-minute	Mikania cordata (Burm. f.) B.L. Robins.	Asteraceae	Asterales
Chinese sprangletop	Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees	Poaceae	Cyperales
serrated tussock	Nassella trichotoma Hackel ex Arech.	Poaceae	Cyperales
three-cornered jack	Emex australis Steinhall	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
spiny emex	Emex spinosa (Linnaeus) Campdera	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
cattail grass	Setaria pumila ssp. pallidefusca (Schumacher) B.K. Simon	Poaceae	Cyperales
wild sugarcane	Saccharum spontaneum L.	Poaceae	Cyperales
African feathergrass	Pennisetum macrourum Trinius	Poaceae	Cyperales
ricegrass paspalum	Paspalum scrobiculatum Linnaeus	Poaceae	Cyperales
itchgrass	Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton	Poaceae	Cyperales
saramollagrass	Ischaemum rugosum Salisbury	Poaceae	Cyperales
pilipiliula	Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.	Poaceae	Cyperales
velvet fingergrass	Digitaria velutina (Forsk.) Beauv.	Poaceae	Cyperales
Banks melastoma	Melastoma malabathricum L.	Melastomataceae	Myrtales
European blackberry	Rubus fruticosus L.	Rosaceae	Rosales
Molucca raspberry	Rubus moluccanus L.	Rosaceae	Rosales
branched burreed	Sparganium erectum L.	Sparganiaceae	Typhales
jointed prickly pear	Opuntia aurantiaca Lindley	Cactaceae	Caryophyllales
broomrape	Orobanche spp. L.	Orobanchaceae	Scrophulariales
brown-beard rice	Oryza rufipogon Griffiths	Poaceae	Cyperales
duck-lettuce	Ottelia alismoides (Linnaeus) Pers.	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
kyasumagrass	Pennisetum pedicellatum Trinius	Poaceae	Cyperales
mission grass	Pennisetum polystachion (Linnaeus) Schultes	Poaceae	Cyperales
lobed salvinia	Salvinia biloba Raddi	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
eared salvinia	Salvinia auriculata Aublet	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
Herzog salvinia	Salvinia herzogii de la Sota	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
aeginetia	Aeginetia spp. L.	Orobanchaceae	Scrophulariales
alectra	Alectra spp. Thunb.	Orobanchaceae	Scrophulariales
onionweed	Asphodelus fistulosus Linnaeus	Liliaceae	Liliales
sterile oat	Avena sterilis Linnaeus	Poaceae	Cyperales
pinnate mosquitofern	Azolla pinnata R. Brown	Azollaceae	Hydropteridales
limnophila	Limnophila sessiliflora (Vahl) Blume	Scrophulariaceae	Scrophulariales
oxygen weed	Lagarosiphon major (Ridley) Moss	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
giant sensitiveplant	Mimosa diplotricha C. Wright ex Sauvalle	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
African couchgrass	Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich) Stapf	Poaceae	Cyperales
anchored waterhyacinth	Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth	Pontederiaceae	Liliales
dodder	Cuscuta spp. L.	Cuscutaceae	Solanales
Brazilian satintail	Imperata brasiliensis Trinius	Poaceae	Cyperales
witchweed	Striga spp. Lour.	Scrophulariaceae	Scrophulariales
liverseedgrass	Urochloa panicoides Beauvois	Poaceae	Cyperales
Mediterranean clone of caulerpa	Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardth	Caulerpaceae	Caulerpales
corn cockle	Agrostemma githago L	Caryophyllaceae	Caryophyllales
balloonvine	Cardiospermum halicacabum L.	Sapindaceae	Sapindales
wild poinsettia	Euphorbia heterophylla L	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiales
Texas blueweed	Helianthus ciliaris DC.	Asteraceae	Asterales
swamp morningglory	Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.	Convolvulaceae	Solanales
threelobe morningglory	Ipomoea triloba L.	Convolvulaceae	Solanales
purple moonflower	Ipomoea turbinata Lag.	Convolvulaceae	Solanales
mesquite	Prosopis spp. L.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
tangerine	Citrus reticulata Blanco	Rutaceae	Sapindales
blessed thistle	Cnicus benedictus L.	Asteraceae	Asterales
poison ryegrass	Lolium temulentum L.	Poaceae	Cyperales
water primrose	Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Nesom & Kartesz	Onagraceae	Myrtales

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