Complete Weed Species List
Key Species - Full textAssociated Species – Mentioned in text
1. Abutilon theophrasti (velvetleaf) Hibiscus trionum (Venice mallow)
2. Acalypha rhomboidea (rhombic copperleaf, three-seeded mercury) A. virginica (Virginia copperleaf)
3. Achillea millefolium (common yarrow)  
4. Amaranthus retroflexus (redroot pigweed) Amaranthus powelli (Powell amaranth) and Amaranthus hybridus (smooth pigweed)
5. Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed)  
6. Anthemis cotula(mayweed chamomile, stinking mayweed) Matricaria perforata (scentless chamomile)
7. Arctium minus(common burdock) Arctium lappa (great burdock)
8.Artemisia vulgaris(mugwort)  
9. Asclepias syriaca (common milkweed) Apocynum cannabinum (hemp dogbane)
10. Avena fatua (wild oats) Avena sativa (cultivated oats)
11. Barbarea vulgaris (yellow rocket) 
12. Brassica kaber (wild mustard); Synonym: Sinapis arvensis Erucastrum gallicum (dog mustard), Sisymbrium altissimum (tumble mustard), Rhaphanus raphanistrum (wild radish), Rorippa sylvestris (yellow fieldcress)
13. Calystegia sepium (hedge bindweed) Syn. = Convolvulus sepium
14. Capsella bursa-pastoris Medicus (shepherd’s-purse) 
15. Carduus acanthoides (plumeless thistle) and C. nutans (musk thistle, nodding thistle) Onopordium acanthium (Scotch thistle)
16. Centaurea maculosa (spotted knapweed) Syn Centaurea bieberstienii, Centaurea diffusa (diffuse knapweed), Centaurea solstitialis (yellow star thistle), Acroptilon repens (Russian knapweed)
17. Cerastium vulgatum (mouseear chickweed) Veronica serpyllifolia (thyme-leaved speedwell, veronique a feuilles de serpolet)
18. Chenopodium album (common lambsquarters) Chenopodium gigantospermum (mapleleaf goosefoot), Chenopodium glaucum (oakleaf goosefoot), Atriplex patula (spreading orach), Atriplex patula var. hastata (Syn. Atriplex prostrata, halberdleaf orach).
19. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (oxeye daisy) 
20. Cichorium intybus (chicory)

 
21. Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle)
 
22. Cirsium vulgare (bull thistle) Dipsacus fullonum (common teasel)
23. Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed)

 
24. Conyza canadensis (horseweed, Canada fleabane)
Syn = Erigeron Canadensis
25. Cyperus esculentus (yellow nutsedge)
 
26. Daucus carota (wild carrot)
Cicuta maculata (spotted waterhemlock), Conium maculatum (poison hemlock)
27. Digitaria sanguinalis (large crabgrass)
Digitaria ischaemum (smooth crabgrass)
28. Echinochloa crus-galli (barnyardgrass)
 
29. Echium vulgare (blueweed)
 
30. Elytrigia repens (quackgrass)
Syn. = Agropyron repens. Phragmites australis (common reed)

31. Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)
Equisetum pratense (meadow horsetail)
32. Erigeron annuus (annual fleabane) Erigeron strigosus (rough fleabane), Erigeron philadelphicus (Philadelphia fleabane), Aster novae-angliae (New England aster), Bellis perennis (English Daisy)
33. Erysimum cheiranthoides (wallflower mustard, wormseed mustard)
Erucastrum gallicum (dog mustard)
34. Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge)
Euphorbia cyparissias (cypress spurge)
35. Euphorbia helioscopia (sun spurge)

 
36. Galeopsis tetrahit (hemp-nettle)
 
37. Galinsoga ciliata (hairy galinsoga)
 
38. Galium verum (yellow bedstraw) Galium aparine (catchweed bedstraw, cleavers) and Galium mollugo (smooth bedstraw)
39. Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy) Lamium amplexicaule (henbit), Nepeta cataria (catnip)
40. Gnaphalium uliginosum (low cudweed) 
41. Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke) Rudbeckia serotina (blackeyed-susan)
42. Hieracium aurantiacum (orange hawkweed) Hieracium pratense (yellow hawkweed)
43. Hordeum jubatum (foxtail barley) 
44. Hypericum perforatum (common St. Johnswort) 
45. Kochia scoparia (kochia, summer-cypress) Salsola tragus (Russian thistle)
46. Lactuca serriola (prickly lettuce) 
47. Leontodon autumnalis (fall hawkbit) 
48. Lepidium densiflorum (greenflower pepperweed, common pepper-grass)

Lepidium campestre (field pepperweed) and Lepidium virginicum (Virginia pepperweed)
49. Linaria vulgaris (yellow toadflax) Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica (dalmation toadflax)
50. Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife)

Epilobium angustifolium (fireweed), Verbena stricta (hoary vervain)
51. Malva neglecta (Malva rotundifolia) (common mallow)  
52. Matricaria matricarioides (pineapple-weed)

 
53. Medicago lupulina (black medic)
Trifolium agrarium (hop-clover)
54. Oenothera biennis (yellow evening primrose) Oenothera laciniata (cutleaf evening primrose)
55. Panicum capillare (witchgrass)

Panicum dichotomiflorum (fall panicum)
56. Pastinaca sativa (wild parsnip)
Panicum miliaceum (wild-proso millet)

 

57. Physalis heterophylla (clammy groundcherry)
Physalis subglabrata (smooth groundcherry)
58. Plantago lanceolata (buckhorn plantain, narrow-leaved plantain) Plantago rugelii (blackseed plantain)
59. Plantago major (broadleaf plantain)
 
60. Polygonum aviculare (prostrate knotweed)
Polygonum achoreum (striate knotweed)
61. Polygonum convolvulus (wild buckwheat)

Polygonum cilinode (blackfringe knotweed)
62. Polygonum persicaria (ladysthumb)
Polygonum lapathifolium (pale smartweed), Polygonum pensylvanicum (Pennsylvania smartweed), Polygonum scabrum (green smartweed), and Polygonum cuspidatum (Japanese knotweed)
63. Portulaca oleracea (common purslane) 
64. Potentilla recta (sulphur cinquefoil)

Potentilla norvegica (rough cinquefoil), Fragaria virginiana (strawberry), Potentilla argentea (silvery cinquefoil), Potentilla anserina (silverweed cinquefoil), Cannabis sativa (hemp)
65. Prunella vulgaris (healall)
Lamium amplexicaule (henbit)

66. Ranunculus acris (tall buttercup) Ranunculus bulbosus (bulbous buttercup)
67. Rumex acetosella (red sorrel, sheep sorrel)
 
68. Rumex crispus (curled dock)
 
69. Saponaria officinalis (bouncingbet)

Saponaria vaccaria (cow cockle)
70. Senecio jacobaea (tansy ragwort) 
71. Senecio vulgaris (common groundsel)

 
72. Setaria glauca (yellow foxtail) and Setaria viridis (green foxtail)
Setaria faberi (giant foxtail)
73. Silene alba (white campion, white cockle)Syn.= Silene latifolia; Silene noctiflora (nightflowering catchfly)
74. Silene vulgaris (bladder campion)
Syn. = Silene cucubalis
75. Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade)
 
76. Solanum ptycanthum (eastern black nightshade) and Solanum nigrum (black nightshade)
Solanum carolinense (horseweed)
77. Solidago canadensis (Canada goldenrod)
 
78. Sonchus arvensis (perennial sowthistle)
 
79. Sonchus asper (spiny annual sowthistle) and Sonchus oleraceus (annual sowthistle)
 
80. Spergula arvensis (corn spurry)
 
81. Stellaria media (common chickweed)

Stellaria graminea (little starwort, grass-leaved stitchwort) Veronica serpyllifolia (thyme-leaved speedwell)
82. Tanacetum vulgare (tansy)
 
83. Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) 
84. Thlaspi arvense (field pennycress, stinkweed)

 
85. Toxicodendron radicans (poison-ivy)
Syn. = Rhus radicans; Aegopodium podagraria (goutweed)
86. Tragopogon pratensis (meadow salsify, meadow goat’s-beard)
Tragopogon dubius (western salsify, goat’s-beard)
87. Tussilago farfara (coltsfoot) 
88. Urtica dioica (stinging nettle)

 
89. Valeriana officinalis (valerian)
 
90. Verbascum thapsus (common mullein)
 
91. Vicia cracca (bird vetch, tufted vetch)
 
92. Xanthium strumarium (common cocklebur)