Massachusetts Noxious Weeds

Bureau of Farm Products & Plant Industries. 2006. Massachusetts prohibited plant list. Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources.

Subject Name	Scientific Name	Family	Order
kudzu	Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
tropical soda apple	Solanum viarum Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
melaleuca	Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) Blake	Myrtaceae	Myrtales
giant salvinia	Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell	Salviniaceae	Hydropteridales
Norway maple	Acer platanoides L.	Aceraceae	Sapindales
tree-of-heaven	Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle	Simaroubaceae	Sapindales
garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande	Brassicaceae	Capparales
Amur peppervine	Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv.	Vitaceae	Rhamnales
Japanese barberry	Berberis thunbergii DC.	Berberidaceae	Ranunculales
oriental bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.	Celastraceae	Celastrales
spotted knapweed	Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek	Asteraceae	Asterales
Brazilian waterweed	Egeria densa Planch.	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
autumn-olive	Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.	Elaeagnaceae	Rhamnales
winged burning bush	Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb.	Celastraceae	Celastrales
hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle	Hydrocharitaceae	Hydrocharitales
Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica Thunb.	Caprifoliaceae	Dipsacales
Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder	Caprifoliaceae	Dipsacales
Morrow's honeysuckle	Lonicera morrowii Gray	Caprifoliaceae	Dipsacales
Tatarian honeysuckle	Lonicera tatarica L.	Caprifoliaceae	Dipsacales
purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria L.	Lythraceae	Myrtales
Japanese stiltgrass	Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus	Poaceae	Cyperales
parrot feather milfoil	Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.	Haloragaceae	Haloragales
Eurasian watermilfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus	Haloragaceae	Haloragales
brittleleaf naiad	Najas minor All.	Najadaceae	Najadales
common reed	Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.	Poaceae	Cyperales
mile-a-minute weed	Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
lesser celandine, fig buttercup	Ficaria verna Huds.	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales
European buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica L.	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnales
multiflora rose	Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.	Rosaceae	Rosales
wine raspberry	Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.	Rosaceae	Rosales
cypress spurge	Euphorbia cyparissias L.	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiales
kiawe	Prosopis pallida (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Kunth	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia L.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
Black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort	Cynanchum louiseae Kartesz & Gandhi	Asclepiadaceae	Gentianales
leafy spurge	Euphorbia esula L.	Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiales
Japanese knotweed	Fallopia japonica Sieb. & Zucc.	Polygonaceae	Polygonales
water-chestnut	Trapa natans L.	Trapaceae	Myrtales
dog-strangling vine, European swallowwort	Cynanchum rossicum (Kleopov) Barbarich	Asclepiadaceae	Gentianales
wetland nightshade	Solanum tampicense Dunal	Solanaceae	Solanales
turkeyberry	Solanum torvum Sw.	Solanaceae	Solanales
common crupina	Crupina vulgaris Cass.	Asteraceae	Asterales
tansy ragwort	Senecio jacobaea L.	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
velvet mesquite	Prosopis velutina Woot.	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
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
mastuerzo	Prosopis reptans reptans Bentham	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
African couchgrass	Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich) Stapf	Poaceae	Cyperales
anchored waterhyacinth	Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth	Pontederiaceae	Liliales
Argentine screwbean	Prosopis strombulifera (Lamarck) Bentham	Fabaceae (Leguminosae)	Fabales
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
wild chervil	Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann	Apiaceae	Apiales
small carpetgrass, joint-head grass	Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino	Poaceae	Cyperales
European barberry	Berberis vulgaris L	Berberidaceae	Ranunculales
fanwort	Cabomba caroliniana L	Cabombaceae	Nymphaeales
hairy willowherb	Epilobium hirsutum L.	Onagraceae	Myrtales
glossy buckthorn	Frangula alnus P. Mill.	Rhamnaceae	Rhamnales
damesrocket	Hesperis matronalis L.	Brassicaceae	Capparales
swamp morningglory	Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.	Convolvulaceae	Solanales
yellowflag iris	Iris pseudacorus L.	Iridaceae	Liliales
perennial pepperweed	Lepidium latifolium L.	Brassicaceae	Capparales
Bell's honeysuckle	Lonicera x bella Zabel [morrowii × tatarica]	Caprifoliaceae	Dipsacales
moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia L.	Primulaceae	Primulales
true forget-me-not	Myosotis scorpioides L.	Boraginaceae	Lamiales
reed canarygrass	Phalaris arundinacea L.	Poaceae	Cyperales
curlyleaf pondweed	Potamogeton crispus L.	Potamogetonaceae	Najadales
creeping buttercup	Ranunculus repens L.	Ranunculaceae	Ranunculales
coltsfoot	Tussilago farfara L.	Asteraceae	Asterales
border privet	Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.	Oleaceae	Scrophulariales
Japanese hop	Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc.	Cannabaceae	Urticales
Japanese sedge	Carex kobomugi Ohwi	Cyperaceae	Cyperales
cape tulip	Homeria spp. Vent.	Iridaceae	Liliales
Sycamore maple	Acer pseudoplatanus L.	Aceraceae	Sapindales
bishops goutweed	Aegopodium podagraria L.	Apiaceae	Apiales
narrowleaf bittercress	Cardamine impatiens L.	Brassicaceae	Capparales
Amur corktree	Phellodendron amurense Rupr.	Rutaceae	Sapindales
Amur silvergrass	Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch.	Poaceae	Cyperales
yellow hornpoppy	Glaucium flavum Crantz	Papaveraceae	Papaverales
American mannagrass	Glyceria grandis var. grandis S. Watson	Poaceae	Cyperales
twoleaf watermilfoil	Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx.	Haloragaceae	Haloragales
yellow floatingheart	Nymphoides peltata (Gmel.) Kuntze	Menyanthaceae	Solanales
great yellowcress	Rorippa amphibia (L.) Bess.	Brassicaceae	Capparales
field fescue	Festuca arvernensis Auquier, Kerguélen & Markgr.-Dannenb.	Poaceae	Cyperales
reed mannagrass	Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmb.	Poaceae	Cyperales

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