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sacred datura, angel's trumpet (Datura innoxia)
angel's trumpet
Scientific Name Datura innoxia
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)annual sowthistle
Scientific Name Sonchus oleraceus
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
black bindweed
Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
black mustard (Brassica nigra)black mustard
Scientific Name Brassica nigra
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Clasping Pepperweed (Lepidium perfoliatum)clasping pepperweed
Scientific Name Lepidium perfoliatum
Family Mustard
Flower Color Green-yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
climbing bindweed
Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
common cockleburr (Xanthium strumarium)
common cockleburr
Scientific Name Xanthium strumarium
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Introduced North America
Native No
Weed Yes
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)common groundsel
Scientific Name Senecio vulgaris
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
diffuse knapweed
Scientific Name Centaurea diffusa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light Pink
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
erect knotweed (Polygonum argyrocoleon)
erect knotweed
Scientific Name Polygonum argyrocoleon
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
hairy night shade (Solanum sarrachoides)hairy night shade
Scientific Name Solanum sarrachoides
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Short Description There berries are Green, brown, and yellow when matured.
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus)halogeton
Scientific Name Halogeton glomeratus
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Green-white
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
henbit, henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)henbit
Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule
Family Mint
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
henbit, henbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)henbit deadnettle
Scientific Name Lamium amplexicaule
Family Mint
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
ivy bindweed
Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Japanese knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Japanese knotweed
Scientific Name Polygonum cuspidatum
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
knot bindweed, black bindweed, ivy bindweed, climbing bindweed (Polygonum convolvulus)
knot bindweed
Scientific Name Polygonum convolvulus
Family Buckwheat
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)leafy spurge
Scientific Name Euphorbia esula
Family Spurge
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
marshelder (Iva xanthifolia)marshelder
Scientific Name Iva xanthifolia
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
prostrate spurge, milk spurge (Chamaesyce maculata)
milk spurge
Scientific Name Chamaesyce maculata
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
musk thistle (Carduus nutans)musk thistle
Scientific Name Carduus nutans
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Purple
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)old-man-in-the-Spring
Scientific Name Senecio vulgaris
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color White, yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
panicle willowweed (Epilobium brachycarpum)
panicle willowweed
Scientific Name Epilobium brachycarpum
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Purple, white
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
Pellitory (Parietaria pensylvanica)
pellitory
Scientific Name Parietaria pensylvanica
Family Nettle
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
petty spurge (Euphorbia peplus)
petty spurge
Scientific Name Euphorbia peplus
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Weed Yes
pineappleweed (Matricaria matricarioides)pineappleweed
Scientific Name Matricaria matricarioides
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native North America
Weed Yes
prostrate spurge, milk spurge (Chamaesyce maculata)
prostrate spurge
Scientific Name Chamaesyce maculata
Family Spurge
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)redroot pigweed
Scientific Name Amaranthus retroflexus
Family Amaranth
Flower Color Green
Plant Type Forb
Weed Yes
rush skeletonplant
Scientific Name Lygodesmia juncea
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Light purple
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
rush skeletonweed
Scientific Name Chondrilla juncea
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Russian thistle, tumbleweed (Salsola kali)
Russian thistle
Scientific Name Salsola kali
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Forb
Short Description A Eurasian annual weed of dry, often alkaline areas.
Native No
Weed Yes
sacred datura, angel's trumpet (Datura innoxia)
sacred datura
Scientific Name Datura innoxia
Family Potato
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Scouringrush (Equisetum hyemale)scouringrush
Scientific Name Equisetum hyemale
Family Horsetail
Flower Color Brown
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
small-flowered gaura (Gaura mollis)small-flowered gaura
Scientific Name Gaura mollis
Family Evening Primrose
Flower Color Pink, Green
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Smartweed (Polygonum)smart weed
Scientific Name Polygonum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
Smartweed (Polygonum)smartweed
Scientific Name Polygonum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink and Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa)spotted knapweed
Scientific Name Centaurea maculosa
Family Composites, Sunflower
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes
tall tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum)tall tumblemustard
Scientific Name Sisymbrium altissimum
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
tall tumblemustard (Sisymbrium altissimum)tumble mustard
Scientific Name Sisymbrium altissimum
Family Mustard
Flower Color Yellowish
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
Russian thistle, tumbleweed (Salsola kali)
tumbleweed
Scientific Name Salsola kali
Family Goosefoot
Flower Color Pink, purple
Plant Type Forb
Short Description A Eurasian annual weed of dry, often alkaline areas.
Native No
Weed Yes
Water smartweed (Polygonum coccineum)water smartweed
Scientific Name Polygonum coccineum
Family Buckwheat
Flower Color Pink
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
white sweetclover (Melilotus alba)
white sweetclover
Scientific Name Melilotus alba
Family Legume or Pea
Flower Color White
Plant Type Forb
Introduced Yes
Native No
Weed Yes
wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)wild licorice
Scientific Name Glycyrrhiza lepidota
Family Legume or Pea
Plant Type Forb
Native Yes
Weed Yes
yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)yellow starthistle
Scientific Name Centaurea solstitialis
Family Composites, Sunflower
Flower Color Yellow
Plant Type Forb
Native No
Weed Yes