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Common Name | Scientific Name | External Links for More Information | WSNWCB Ranking | OSWB Ranking | CWMA Ranking |
Velvetleaf | Abutilon theophrasti | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Biddy-biddy | Acaena novae-zelandiae | not listed | B | W | |
Russian knapweed | Acroptilon repens | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Jointed goatgrass | Aegilops cylindrica | CABI, WSNWCB | C | B | C |
Ovate goatgrass | Aegilops geniculata | not listed | A | W | |
Barbed goatgrass | Aegilops triuncialis | ISSG | not listed | A | W |
Tree of heaven | Ailanthus altissima | WSNWCB | C | B | C |
Camelthorn | Alhagi pseudalhagi | CABI, WSNWCB | B | A | A |
Garlic mustard | Alliaria petiolata | CABI, ISSG, King County, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Blackgrass | Alopecurus myosuroides | CABI | C | not listed | W |
Yellow tuft | Alyssum corsicum | not listed | A | W | |
Yellow tuft | Alyssum murale | not listed | A | W | |
Ragweed | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | CABI, ISSG | not listed | B | B |
False indigo bush | Amorpha fruticosa | EDDMaps | B | B | B |
Annual bugloss | Anchusa arvensis | King County, WSNWCB, | B | not listed | B |
Common bugloss | Anchusa officinalis | King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Wild chervil | Anthriscus sylvestris | KingCounty, WSNWCB | B | not listed | B |
Common burdock | Arctium minus | E-Flora BC | not listed | not listed | C |
Tall oatgrass | Arrhenatherum elatius | C | |||
Absinth wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | E-Flora BC, King County, WSNWCB | C | not listed | C |
South African capeweed | Arctotheca calendula | CABI, Cal-IPC | not listed | W | W |
Italian arum | Arum italicum | BugwoodWiki, WSNWCB | C | not listed | B |
Giant reed | Arundo donax | BugwoodWiki, CABI, Cal-IPC, ISSG | not listed | W | A |
Common barberry | Berberis vulgaris | E-Flora BC, WSNWCB | C | not listed | W |
Hoary alyssum | Berteroa incana | B | W | B | |
False brome | Brachypodium sylvaticum | CABI, E-Flora BC, King County, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
White bryonia | Bryonia alba | BugwoodWiki, WCNAWUS | B | A | A |
Butterfly bush | Buddleja davidii | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Flowering rush | Butomus umbellatus | King County, MSU, NRCS | A | A | A |
Fanwort | Cabomba caroliniana | CABI, King County, NAS, WiDNR | B | not listed | W |
Plumeless thistle | Carduus acanthoides | CABI, IlDNR, UCDavis, WSNWCB | B | A | A |
Musk thistle | Carduus nutans | NISIC, USFS, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Italian thistle | Carduus pycnocephalus | BugwoodWiki, CABI, IlDNR | A | B | A |
Slender-flowered thistle | Carduus tenuiflorus | BugwoodWiki, IlDNR, King County | A | B | A |
Drooping sedge | Carex pendula | APHIS, Floridata | not listed | not listed | B |
Smooth distaff thistle | Carthamus baeticus | ODA, WSNWCB | not listed | A | W |
Woolly distaff thistle | Carthamus lanatus | CalFlora | not listed | A | W |
Whitestem distaff thistle | Carthamus leucocaulos | ODA | not listed | W | W |
Wild safflower | Carthamus oxyacantha | not listed | W | W | |
Longspine sandbur | Cenchrus longispinus | WSNWCB, | C | not listed | C |
Purple starthistle | Centaurea calcitrapa | King County, NISIC, WSNWCB | A | A | A |
Diffuse knapweed | Centaurea diffusa | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Iberian starthistle | Centaurea iberica | CABI, ODA, UCDavis | not listed | A | A |
Brown knapweed | Centaurea jacea | KingCounty | B | not listed | B |
Bighead knapweed | Centaurea macrocephala | CABI, KingCounty | A | W | A |
Spotted knapweed | Centaurea maculosa (C. stoebe) | BugwoodWiki, King County, USFS | B | B | B |
Black knapweed | Centaurea nigra | King County, VRO | B | not listed | B |
Vochin knapweed | Centaurea nigrescens | King County, WSNWCB | A | not listed | A |
Meadow knapweed | Centaurea pratensis (C. jacea x nigra) | King County, ODA | B | B | B |
Yellow starthistle | Centaurea solstitialis | CABI, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Feather-headed knapweed | Centaurea trichocephala | not listed | W | W | |
Squarrose knapweed | Centaurea virgata | ODA | not listed | A | A |
Rush skeletonweed | Chondrilla juncea | USDA, Weed Control | B | B | B |
Chicory | Cichorium intybus | CABI | C | ||
Canada thistle | Cirsium arvense | USFS, WSNWCB | C | B | C |
Bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare | C | B | C | |
Oriental clematis | Clematis orientalis | King County | A | not listed | A |
Old man’s beard | Clematis vitalba | CABI, King County | C | B | C |
Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | BugwoodWiki, King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Field bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis | CABI, King County, USFS | C | B | C |
Jubata grass | Cortaderia jubata | APHIS, WSNWCB | C | B | B |
Pampass grass | Cortaderia selloana | Thurston County | C | not listed | C |
English hawthorn | Crataegus laevigata | not listed | W | C | |
Common crupina | Crupina vulgaris | CABI, King County | A | B | W |
Smoothseed alfalfa dodder | Cuscuta approximata | C | not listed | C | |
Japanese dodder | Cuscuta japonica | CABI, ODA | not listed | A | W |
Dodder | Cuscuta spp. | not listed | B | B | |
Houndstongue | Cynoglossum officinale | CABI, King County, ODA | B | B | B |
Yellow nutsedge | Cyperus esculentus | CABI, King County | B | B | B |
Purple nutsedge | Cyperus rotundus | BugwoodWiki, CABI, ODA, ODA Risk | not listed | A | A |
Scotch broom | Cytisus scoparius | ODA, King County | B | B | B |
Portuguese broom | Cytisus striatus | not listed | B | W | |
Spurge laurel | Daphne laureola | King County | B | B | B |
Jimsonweed | Datura stramonium | BugwoodWiki, CABI | C | ||
Wild carrot | Daucus carota | BugwoodWiki, CABI, Weed Control, | C | not listed | C |
Cape ivy | Deleria odorata | not listed | W | W | |
Common teasel | Dipsacus fullonum | CABI, King County, USFS, | C | not listed | C |
Cutleaf teasel | Dipsacus laciniatus | not listed | B | W | |
Tower-of-jewels | Echium pininana | not listed | W | W | |
Paterson’s curse | Echium plantagineum | CABI, OSU, | not listed | A | W |
Blueweed | Echium vulgare | B | W | B | |
South American waterweed | Egeria densa | B | B | B | |
Russian olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia | BugwoodWiki, CABI, WSNWCB | C | not listed | C |
Hairy willow-herb | Epilobium hirsutum | B | not listed | B | |
Spanish heath | Erica lusitanica | not listed | B | W | |
Filaree | Erodium cicutarium | C | |||
Toothed spurge | Euphorbia dentata | not listed | W | W | |
Leafy spurge | Euphorbia esula | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County | B | B | A |
Mole spurge | Euphorbia lathyris | not listed | not listed | C | |
Myrtle spurge | Euphorbia myrsinites | B | B | B | |
Oblong spurge | Euphorbia oblongata | ODA, ODA Risk, WSNWCB | A | A | A |
Bohemian knotweed | Fallopia × bohemica (Polygonum x bohemicum) | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | B | not listed | B |
Japanese knotweed | Fallopia japonica (Polygonum cuspidatum) | CABI, King County | B | B | B |
Giant knotweed | Fallopia sachalinensis (Polygonum sachalinensis); | CABI, | B | B | B |
Common fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | BugwoodWiki, CABI, | B | not listed | B |
Goatsrue | Galega officinalis | CABI, King County, ODA, ODA Risk | A | A | A |
French broom | Genista monspessulana | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, ODA, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Shiny leaf geranium | Geranium lucidum | ODA, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Herb robert | Geranium robertianum | King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Reed sweetgrass | Glyceria maxima | BugwoodWiki, CABI, WSNWCB | A | not listed | A |
Babysbreath | Gypsophila paniculata | C | not listed | C | |
Halogeton | Halogeton glomeratus | not listed | B | W | |
English ivy | Hedera helix | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County | C (listed cultivars) | B | B |
Irish ivy | Hedera hibernica | C (listed cultivars) | B | B | |
Texas blueweed | Helianthus ciliaris | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | A | not listed | A |
Spikeweed | Hemizonia pungens | C | B | C | |
Giant hogweed | Heracleum mantegazzianum | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, ODA, ODA Risk | A | A | A |
Polar hawkweed | Hieracium atratum | B | not listed | W | |
Orange hawkweed | Hieracium aurantiacum | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, ODA, ODA Risk | B | A | A |
Meadow hawkweed | Hieracium caespitosum | CABI, King County | B | B | B |
Whiplash hawkweed | Hieracium flagellare | B | not listed | W | |
Yellow hawkweed | Hieracium floribundum | BugwoodWiki, ODA Risk, WSNWCB | B | A | A |
Queen-devil hawkweed | Hieracium glomeratum | B | not listed | W | |
Common hawkweed | Hieracium lachenalii | B | not listed | B | |
Pale hawkweed | Hieracium lactucella | B | not listed | W | |
Smooth hawkweed | Hieracium laevigatum | B | not listed | W | |
Spotted hawkweed | Hieracium maculatum | B | not listed | W | |
Wall hawkweed | Hieracium murorum | B | not listed | W | |
Mouse-ear hawkweed | Hieracium pilosella | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County BMP, ODA | B | A | A |
King-devil hawkweed | Hieracium piloselloides | King County, ODA, WSNWCB | B | A | A |
European hawkweed | Hieracium sabaudum | B | not listed | W | |
Hydrilla | Hydrilla verticillata | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, ODA | A | A | A |
European frogbit | Hydrocharis morsus-ranae | not listed | W | W | |
Black henbane | Hyoscyamus niger | C | not listed | C | |
St. Johnswort | Hypericum perforatum | CABI, WRIC, WSNWCB | C | B | C |
Common catsear | Hypochaeris radicata | CABI, WRIC, WSNWCB | C | not listed | C |
Spotted jewelweed | Impatiens capensis | not listed | W | W | |
Policeman’s helmet | Impatiens glandulifera | CABI, King County | B | B | B |
Yellow flag iris | Iris pseudacorus | King County, USFS, WRIC | C | B | B |
Dyers woad | Isatis tinctoria | BugwoodWiki, King County, ODA, USFS | A | B | A |
Kochia | Kochia scoparia | B | B | B | |
Yellow archangel | Lamiastrum galeobdolon | King County, WSNWCB | B | B | B |
Perennial peavine | Lathyrus latifolius | not listed | B | C | |
Lens-podded whitetop | Lepidium chalepensis | not listed | B | B | |
Hoary cress | Lepidium draba (Cardaria draba) | C | B | B | |
Perennial pepperweed | Lepidium latifolium | BugwoodWiki, CABI, USFS | B | B | B |
Hairy whitetop | Lepidium pubescens (Cardaria pubescens) | CABI, USFS | C | B | C |
Lepyrodiclis | Lepyrodiclis holosteoides | C | not listed | W | |
Oxeye daisy | Leucanthemum vulgare | C | not listed | C | |
South American spongeplant | Limnobium laevigatum | not listed | W | W | |
Dalmatian toadflax | Linaria dalmatica | B | B | B | |
Yellow toadflax | Linaria vulgaris | C | B | C | |
Water primrose | Ludwigia grandiflora | not listed | B | B | |
Water primrose | Ludwigia hexapetala | B | B | B | |
Water primrose | Ludwigia peploides | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Money plant | lunaria annua | not listed | not listed | C | |
Rose campion | Lychnus Coronaria | not listed | W | W | |
Garden loosestrife | Lysimachia vulgaris | B | not listed | W | |
Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | B | B | B | |
Wand loosestrife | Lythrum virgatum | B | not listed | W | |
Scentless mayweed | Matricaria perforata | C | not listed | C | |
Wild four o’clock | Mirabilis nyctaginea | A | not listed | W | |
Parrots feather | Myriophyllum aquaticum | B | B | B | |
Variable-leaf milfoil | Myriophyllum heterophyllum | CABI, King County, WSNWCB | A | not listed | A |
Eurasian watermilfoil | Myriophyllum spicatum | B | B | B | |
Matgrass | Nardus stricta | not listed | A | W | |
Fragrant water lily | Nymphaea odorata | C | not listed | C | |
Yellow floating heart | Nymphoides peltata | BugwoodWiki, King County, ODA, ODA Risk | B | A | A |
Scotch thistle | Onopordum acanthium | B | B | B | |
Taurian thistle | Onopordum tauricum | not listed | A | W | |
Small broomrape | Orobanche minor | BugwoodWiki, CABI | not listed | A | A |
African rue | Peganum harmala | not listed | A | W | |
Mile-a-minute | Persicaria perfoliata | not listed | W | W | |
Japanese butterbur | Petasites japonica | not listed | not listed | B | |
Reed canarygrass | Phalaris arundinacea | C | W | C | |
Ribbon grass | Phalaris arundinacea | C | B | C | |
Common reed | Phragmites australis ssp. Australis | B | B | B | |
American pokeweed | Phytolacca americana | BugwoodWiki | not listed | not listed | A |
Hawkweed oxtongue | Picris hieracioides | B | not listed | B | |
Himalayan knotweed | Polygonum polystachyum | B | B | B | |
Curly-leaf pondweed | Potamogeton crispus | C | not listed | C | |
Sulfur cinquefoil | Potentilla recta | B | B | B | |
Kudzu | Pueraria lobata | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, ODA Risk | A | A | A |
Lesser celandine | Ranunculus ficaria | B | B | B | |
Bridal Veil broom | Retama monosperma | Cal-IPC | not listed | not listed | A |
Austrian fieldcress | Rorippa austriaca | C | not listed | C | |
Creeping yellow cress | Rorippa sylvestris | ODA | not listed | A | A |
Sweet briar rose | Rosa rubiginosa | not listed | W | W | |
Himalayan blackberry | Rubus bifrons (R. armeniacus, R. procerus, R. discolor) | C | B | C | |
Evergreen blackberry | Rubus laciniatus | C | not listed | C | |
Ravenna grass | Saccharum ravennae | BugwoodWiki, WSNWCB | A | W | A |
Grass-leaved arrowhead | Sagittaria graminea | B | not listed | W | |
Russian thistle | Salsola tragus | C | |||
Mediterranean sage | Salvia aethiopis | BugwoodWiki, King County, ODA, WSNWCB | A | not listed | A |
Meadow clary | Salvia pratensis | A | not listed | W | |
Clary sage | Salvia sclarea | A | W | W | |
Ricefield bulrush | Schoenoplectus mucronatus | King County, WSNWCB | A | W | A |
Cereal rye | Secale cereale | C | not listed | C | |
Tansy ragwort | Senecio jacobaea | B | B | B | |
Common groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | C | not listed | C | |
White cockle | Silene latifolia ssp. alba | C | not listed | C | |
Blessed milk thistle | Silybum marianum | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, King County BMP, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Silverleaf nightshade | Solanum elaeagnifolium | Bugwood, CABI, ODA, ODA Risk, WSNWCB | A | A | A |
Buffalobur | Solanum rostratum | C | B | C | |
Sticky nightshade | Solanum sisymbriifolium | not listed | W | W | |
Field Burrweed | Soliva sessilis | C | not listed | W | |
Perennial sowthistle | Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis | C | not listed | C | |
Johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense | BugwoodWiki, CABI, ODA, USFS, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Smooth cordgrass | Spartina alterniflora | A | A | W | |
Common cordgrass | Spartina anglica | A | A | W | |
Dense-flowered cordgrass | Spartina densiflora | A | A | W | |
Saltmeadow cordgrass | Spartina patens | A | A | W | |
Spanish broom | Spartium junceum | BugwoodWiki, King County, King County BMP, WSNWCB | A | B | A |
Swainsonpea | Sphaerophysa salsula | C | B | C | |
Medusahead rye | Taeniatherum caput-medusae | not listed | B | C | |
Saltcedar | Tamarix ramosissima | B | B | B | |
Common tansy | Tanacetum vulgare | C | not listed | C | |
Spurge flax | Thymelaea passerina | A | not listed | W | |
Salsify | Tragopogon dubius | C | |||
European water chestnut | Trapa natans | BugwoodWiki, CABI, ODA, | not listed | A | A |
Puncturevine | Tribulus terrestris | B | B | B | |
Coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara | BugwoodWiki, ODA, USFS, WSNWCB | not listed | A | A |
Narrowleaf cattail | Typha angustifolia | C | not listed | C | |
Southern cattail | Typha domingensis | C | not listed | W | |
Miniature cattail | Typha minima | C | not listed | W | |
White cattail | Typha x glauca | C | not listed | W | |
Gorse | Ulex europaeus | BugwoodWiki, CABI, King County, King County BMP, WSNWCB | B | B | A |
Ventenata | Ventenata dubia | not listed | W | C | |
Common mullein | Verbascum thapsus | not listed | not listed | C | |
Vinca major | Vinca major L. | Not listed | Not listed | C | |
Spiny cocklebur | Xanthium spinosum | C | B | C | |
Japanese eelgrass | Zostera japonica | C | W | W | |
Syrian bean-caper | Zygophyllum fabago | BugwoodWiki, King County, ODA, WSNWCB | A | A | A |