North Carolina Noxious Weeds

North Carolina Department of Agriculture. 2003. Regulations for state noxious weeds. North Carolina Department of Agriculture.

Subject Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order
cogongrass	Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.	Poaceae	Cyperales
tropical soda apple	Solanum viarum Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
small broomrape	Orobanche minor Smith	Orobanchaceae	Scrophulariales
melaleuca	Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake	Myrtaceae	Myrtales
giant salvinia	Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.	Asteraceae	Asterales
musk thistle	Carduus nutans L.	Asteraceae	Asterales
oriental bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.	Celastraceae	Celastrales
hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
Eurasian watermilfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus	Haloragaceae	Haloragales
mile-a-minute weed	Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
spiny plumeless thistle	Carduus acanthoides L.	Asteraceae	Asterales
puncturevine	Tribulus terrestris L.	Zygophyllaceae	Sapindales
wetland nightshade	Solanum tampicense Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
turkeyberry	Solanum torvum Sw.	Solanaceae	Solanales
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
branched broomrape	Orobanche ramosa L.	Orobanchaceae	Scrophulariales
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
swamp stonecrop	Crassula helmsii A. Berger	Crassulaceae	Rosales
swamp morningglory	Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.	Convolvulaceae	Solanales
yellow fieldcress	Rorippa sylvestris (L.) Bess.	Brassicaceae	Capparales
Madagascar ragwort	Senecio madagascariensis Poir.	Asteraceae	Asterales
Florida betony	Stachys floridana Shuttlw. ex Benth.	Lamiaceae	Lamiales
mesquite	Prosopis spp. L.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
cape tulip	Homeria spp. Vent.	Iridaceae	Liliales
beach vitex	Vitex rotundifolia L. f.	Verbenaceae	Lamiales
watermoss	Salvinia spp. Séguier	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
bushkiller	Cayratia japonica (Thunb.) Gagnepain	Vitaceae	Rhamnales
water chestnut	Trapa spp. L.	Trapaceae	Myrtales
water primrose	Ludwigia grandiflora ssp. hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) Nesom & Kartesz	Onagraceae	Myrtales
South African ragwort	Senecio inaequidens DC.	Asteraceae	Asterales
loosestrife	Lythrum spp. L.	Lythraceae	Myrtales

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