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Species:

Common name(s):

Aegilops cylindrica

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jointed goatgrass

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Agrostemma githago

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corncockle, purple cockle

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland

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Species:

Common name(s):

Ailanthus altissima

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tree-of-heaven, copal tree

Habitats Affected:

urban/garden, rangeland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Albizia julibrissin

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mimosa, silktree, powderpuff tree

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, rangeland, riparian/aquatic,

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Alliaria petiolata

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garlic mustard

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Alternanthera philoxeroides

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alligator weed, pig weed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Anthemis cotula

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stinking chamomile, dogfennel, mayweed

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Arctium minus

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lesser burdock, small burdock, beggar's button

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland

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Common name(s):

Arundo donax

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giant reed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic, urban/garden

Regions:

SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Avena fatua

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wild oats, flaxgrass, wheat oats

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Barbarea vulgaris

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yellow rocket, winter cress

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, rangeland

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Species:

Common name(s):

Bothriochloa bladhii

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plains bluestem, Caucasian bluestem, Australian beardgrass

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bothriochloa ischaemum

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yellow bluestem

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pasture, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus arvensis

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field brome

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus catharticus

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rescue grass

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus inermis

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smooth brome, awnless brome

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, riparian/aquatic, rangeland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus japonicus

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Japanese brome

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus racemosus

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meadow brome, bald brome

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, forest/woodland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus secalinus

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rye brome, chess, cheat

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland,

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus sterilis

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poverty brome, barren bromegrass, sterile brome

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

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Species:

Common name(s):

Bromus tectorum

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cheatgrass

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Broussonetia papyrifera

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paper mulberry

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic, urban/garden

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Cardiospermum halicacabum

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balloon vine, love in a puff

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland, rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Carduus nutans

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musk thistle

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Centaurea solstitialis

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yellow star thistle

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, rangeland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Centaurea stoebe

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spotted knapweed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic, rangeland, cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE

Species:

Common name(s):

Cichorium intybus

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chicory, French endive, coffeeweed

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

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Species:

Common name(s):

Cirsium arvense

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Canada thistle, Californian thistle, creeping thistle, field thistle

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Cirsium vulgare

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bull thistle, spear thistle

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland, riparian/aquatic, disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW

Species:

Common name(s):

Clematis terniflora

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sweet autumn clematis, leatherleaf clematis, yam-leaved clematis, sweet autumn virginsbower

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, forest/woodland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Conium maculatum

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poison hemlock, deadly hemlock, poison parsley

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, riparian/aquatic, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Convolvulus arvensis

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field bindweed, creeping jenny, European bindweed, perennial morningglory, smallflowered morningglory

Habitats Affected:

cropland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Cyperus rotundus

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nutgrass, cocograss, purple nutsedge

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, riparian/aquatic, rangeland, forest/woodland, urban/garden

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Species:

Common name(s):

Dactylis glomerata

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orchard grass, cocksfoot

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland, rangeland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Daucus carota

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Queen Anne's lace, bird's nest, wild carrot

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Dianthus armeria

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Deptford pink

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, rangeland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Dioscorea oppositifolia

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Chinese yam

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Dipsacus fullonum

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common teasel, venuscup teasle, teasel

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic, rangeland, forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Duchesnea indica

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mock strawberry, India mockstrawberry, Indian strawberry

Habitats Affected:

urban/garden, forest/woodland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Dysphania ambrosioides

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Mexican tea

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Echinochloa crus-galli

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barnyard grass, cockspur, Japanese millet, watergrass

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Egeria densa

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Brazillian egeria, Brazilian elodea, common waterweed, South American waterweed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Eichhornia crassipes

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common water hyacinth, water hyacinth

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Elaeagnus angustifolia

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Russian olive, Russian oleaster

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Elaeagnus pungens

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thorny olive, thorny elaeagnus

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Elaeagnus umbellata

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autumn olive, Autumn oleaster

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland, rangeland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Eragrostis cilianensis

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candy grass, lovegrass, stink grass

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Erodium cicutarium

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redstem stork's bill, redstem filaree

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Euonymus fortunei

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wintercreeper, climbing euonymus

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, rangeland, urban/garden

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Fatoua villosa

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hairy crabweed

Habitats Affected:

urban/garden, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Glaucium corniculatum

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blackspot hornpoppy

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Glechoma hederacea

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ground ivy, creeping charlie

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, distubred/waste areas

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Hedera helix

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English ivy

Habitats Affected:

urban/garden, forest/woodland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Hydrilla verticillata

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hydrill

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Hypericum perforatum

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common St. Johnswort, St. John's wort, Klamath weed

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

NE, NW

Species:

Common name(s):

Ipomoea purpurea

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tall morningglory, common morningglory

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland, urban/garden

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Iris pseudacorus

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yellow iris, yellow flag iris, paleyellow iris

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Juniperus virginiana

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eastern red cedar

Habitats Affected:

ALL

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Kochia scoparia (=Bassia scoparia)

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common kochia, fireweed, Mexican burningbush, summercypress, mock cypress

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NW, PH, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Koelreuteria paniculata

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golden rain tree

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Lactuca serriola

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prickly lettuce, China lettuce, wild lettuce

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Lantana camara

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lantana

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Lepidium draba (=Cardaria draba)

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heartpod hoarycress, whitetop, hoary cress

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Lespedeza cuneata

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sericea lespedeza, lespedeza

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Ligustrum quihoui

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waxyleaf privet

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Ligustrum sinense

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Chinese privet

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Linaria dalmatica

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dalmatian toadflax

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Lolium perenne

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perennial rye grass, Italian ryegrass

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Lonicera japonica

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Japanese honeysuckle

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Lonicera maackii

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amur honeysuckle

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Ludwigia grandiflora

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large-flower primrose-willow

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Lygodium japonicum

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Japanese climbing fern

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, riparia/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Lythrum salicaria

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purple loosestrife, purple lythrum

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Medicago lupulina

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black hop medic, black medic, hop clover, yellow trefoil

Habitats Affected:

distubed/waste areas, forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Melia azedarach

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chinaberry tree, Indian lilac

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, forest/woodland, rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Melilotus albus

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white sweetclover, honey-clover

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Melilotus officinalis

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yellow sweetclover

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Microstegium vimineum

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Nepalese browntop, Japanese stiltgrass

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Morus alba

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white mulberry

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, rangeland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Murdannia keisak

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marsh dayflower, Asian spiderwort, watermoving herb

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

SE, NE

Species:

Common name(s):

Myriophyllum aquaticum

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parrotfeather, Brazilian watermilfoil

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Myriophyllum spicatum

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Eurasian watermilfoil, shortspike watermilfoil

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Nandina domestica

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heavenly bamboo, nanten, sacred bamboo

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Nasturtium officinale

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watercress

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Nymphoides peltata

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yellow floatingheart

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Onopordum acanthium

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Scotch thistle, Scotch cottonthistle

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland, rangeland, urban/garden

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Paspalum dilatatum

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dallisgrass, water grass, Dallas grass

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland, urban/garden

Regions:

NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Paulownia tomentosa

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princess tree, royal paulownia

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Perilla frutescens

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beefsteak plant, purple mint

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Persicaria maculosa (=Polygonum persicaria)

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spotted ladysthumb

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland, urban/garden

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Phalaris arundinacea

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reed canary grass

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic, disturbed/waste areas, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Phragmites australis

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common reed

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Phyllostachys aurea

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bamboo, golden bamboo

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, forest/woodland, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Pistacia chinensis

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Chinese pistache

Habitats Affected:

urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Pistia stratiotes

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water lettuce, tropical duckweed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Polygonum aviculare

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prostrate knotweed, yard knotweed

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Potamogeton crispus

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curly pondweed

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Potentilla recta

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sulfur cinquefoil, erect cinquefoil

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Pueraria montana

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kudzu

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland, rangeland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Pyrus calleryana

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callery pear

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, forest/woodland, urban/garden

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Ranunculus sardous

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hairy buttercup

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, riparian/aquatic, urban/garden

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Rhaponticum repens (=Acroptilon repens )

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Russian knapweed, hardheads

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, riparian/aquatic, forest/woodland, cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Rosa multiflora

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multiflora rose

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, forest/woodland, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Rumex acetosella

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common sheep sorrel, field sorrel, red sorrel

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste places, riparian/aquatic, rangeland, forest/woodland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Rumex crispus

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curly dock, narrowleaf, sour dock, yellow dock

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland, disturbed/waste places

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Rumex obtusifolius

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bitter dock, bluntleaf dock

Habitats Affected:

rangeland, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

NE, SE

Species:

Common name(s):

Salsola collina

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slender Russian thistle, tumbleweed

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, rangeland

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Salsola tragus

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Russian thistle, tumbleweed

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Salvinia molesta

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giant salvinia, African payal, water fern, aquarium watermoss

Habitats Affected:

riparian/aquatic

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Scabiosa atropurpurea (=Sixalix atropurpurea)

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mourningbride, pincushion flower, mournful widow, sweet scabious

Habitats Affected:

Disturbed/Waste Areas, Cropland/Pasture

Regions:

Species:

Common name(s):

Schedonorus pratensis

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meadow mountain fescue, meadow fescue

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

NE, NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Securigera varia

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crown vetch, purple crownvetch

Habitats Affected:

disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

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Common name(s):

Senecio vulgaris

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old man in the spring, common groundsel

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden

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Common name(s):

Setaria viridis

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green brittlegrass, bottle grass, pigeongrass, wild millet, green foxtail

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, disturbed/waste areas, urban/garden

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

Species:

Common name(s):

Sisymbrium altissimum

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tall tumble mustard, tall hedge-mustard, Jim Hill mustard, tall mustard, tumbleweed mustard

Habitats Affected:

cropland/pastureland, forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas

Regions:

NW, PH

Species:

Common name(s):

Sonchus asper

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spiny sowthistle, prickly sowthistle, perennial sowthistle

Habitats Affected:

forest/woodland, disturbed/waste areas, rangeland, urban/garden, riparian/aquatic, cropland/pastureland

Regions:

PH, NE, NW, SE, SW

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