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Chapter NR 40 Classification Key: P=Prohibited; R=Restricted

Classification Common Name Scientific Name Factsheet Map Photo
Gallery		 Lit.
Review		 SAG
Form
Amur maple (CV) Acer ginnala Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Boxelder (N) Acer negundo Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Norway maple (CV) Acer platanoides Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Bishop's gout-weed Aegopodium podagraria Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
White snakeroot (N) Ageratina altissima Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Black (European) alder Alnus glutinosa Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia      
Giant ragweed (N) Ambrosia trifida Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Porcelain berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P/R Wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Ground nut (N) Apios americana      
Burdock Arctium minus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Mosquito fern, water velvet Azolla pinnata   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Blackberry lilly Belamcanda chinensis   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Japanese barberry (CV) Berberis thunbergii Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
European barberry Berberis vulgaris Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Hoary alyssum Berteroa incana Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Smooth brome Bromus inermis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Cheat grass, downy brome Bromus tectorum      
P/R Hill mustard Bunias orientalis Click to view factsheet for this species. Map   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Fanwort, Carolina Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Pond water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Creeping bellflower Campanula rapunculoides Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Hemp, marijuana Cannabis sativa      
Siberian pea shrub Caragana arborescens Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Musk thistle Carduus nutans Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Oriental bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Spotted knapweed Centaurea biebersteinii, c. stoebe Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Brown knapweed Centaurea jacea Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Russian knapweed Centaurea repens Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Yellow star thistle Centaurea solstitialis Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P/R Celandine Chelidonium majus Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Chicory Cichorium intybus      
R Canada thistle Cirsium arvense Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P/R European marsh thistle Cirsium palustre Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P/R Poison hemlock Conium maculatum Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Lily-of-the-valley Convallaria majalis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Grey dogwood (N) Cornus racemosa Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Red osier dogwood (N) Cornus stolinifera Click to view factsheet for this species.      
red-twig dogwood Cornus stolinifera      
Crown vetch Coronilla varia Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Australian swamp crop Crassula helmsii   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Hawk's beard Crepis tectorum      
Dodder (N) Cuscuta gronovii      
R Hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
common hound's tongue Cynoglossum officinale      
P Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius Click to view factsheet for this species.     Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Orchard grass Dactylis glomerata      
Queen Anne's-lace Daucus carota Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Grecian foxglove Digitalis lanata Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Chinese yam Dioscorea oppositifolia Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
chinese yam Dioscorea sp.      
R Common teasel Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Cut-leaved teasel Dipsacus laciniatus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Quackgrass Elytrigia repens Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P/R Hairy willow herb Epilobium hirsutum Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Helleborine orchid Epipactis helleborine Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Horsetail (N) Equisetum sp.      
Burning bush (CV) Euonymus alata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Climbing euonymus, winter creeper Euonymus fortunei Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Queen-of-the-meadow Filipendula ulmaria Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Glossy buckthorn (CV) Frangula alnus Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Hemp nettle, brittlestem hemp nettle Galeopsis tetrahit Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Quick-weed Galinsoga quadriradiata      
Yellow bedstraw Galium verum      
Creeping charlie Glechoma hederacea Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos      
P/R Tall or Reed manna grass Glyceria maxima Map   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Baby's breath Gypsophila paniculata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
English ivy Hedera helix Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Orange hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Tall hawkweed Hieracium piloselloides      
tall hawkweed Hieracium sp.      
P/R Japanese hops Humulus japonicus Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P European frog-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Virgina or Eastern waterleaf (N) Hydrophyllum virginianum Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
East Indian hygrophila Hygrophila polysperma   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Common St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Balfour's touch-me-not Impatiens balfourii      
Water spinach, swamp morning-glory Ipomoea aquatica   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Yellow iris Iris pseudacorus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Eastern red-cedar (N) Juniperus virginiana Click to view factsheet for this species.      
P Oxygen-weed, African elodea Lagarosiphon major   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Dotted duckweed Landoltia punctata   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Wood nettle (N) Laportea canadensis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Nipplewort Lapsana communis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Everlasting pea Lathyrus latifolius Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Tuberous sweet pea Lathyrus tuberosus      
Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca      
P Perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Ox-eye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P/R Lyme grass or sand ryegrass Leymus arenarius Click to view factsheet for this species. Map   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Wild/European Privet Ligustrum vulgare Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Frog's-bit, American spongeplant Limnobium spongia   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Limnophila, Asian marshweed Limnophila sessiliflora   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Dalmation toadflax Linaria dalmatica Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Butter & Eggs Linaria vulgaris Click to view factsheet for this species.      
P Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P/R Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
honeysuckle Lonicera spp.      
R Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Bells honeysuckle Lonicera x bella Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Bird's-foot trefoil Lotus corniculata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Big-leaf Lupine Lupinus polyphyllus Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Moneywort Lysimachia nummularia Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Woodland or Garden yellow loosestrife Lysmachia vulgaris      
R Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Water shamrock or European waterclover Marsilea quadrifolia   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
White sweet-clover Melilotus alba Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Yellow sweet-clover Melilotus officinalis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Spearmint Mentha spicata      
P Japanese stilt grass Microstegium vimineum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Chinese silvergrass, Eulalia Miscanthus sinensis Click to view factsheet for this species.      
White mulberry Morus alba Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Aquatic forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Garden forget-me-not Myosotis sylvatica Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Parrot feather Myriophyllum aquaticum Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Eurasian water milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Brittle waternymph Najas minor   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Watercress Nasturtium officinale Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Yellow floating heart Nymphoides peltata Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Duck lettuce Ottelia alismoides   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Wild parnsip Pastinaca sativa Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Princess tree Paulownia tomentosa Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Reed canary grass (N) Phalaris arundinacea Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Phragmites, Common reed Phragmites australis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Burnett saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga      
Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Canada bluegrass Poa compressa Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Black bindweed Polygonum convolvulus      
R Japanese knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Mile-a-minute vine Polygonum perfoliatum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Giant knotweed Polygonum sachalinense Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
White poplar Populus alba Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Eastern cottonwood (N) Populus deltoides Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Big-tooth, Large-toothed aspen (N) Populus grandidentata Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Quaking aspen (N) Populus tremuloides Click to view factsheet for this species.      
R Curly-leaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Bracken fern Pteridium aquilinum      
P Kudzu Pueraria lobata Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Callery pear Pyrus calleryana Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
buckthorn Rhamnus spp.      
Black jet-bead Rhodotypos scandens      
Smooth sumac (N) Rhus glabra Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Staghorn sumac (N) Rhus typhina Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
raspberry Rubus occidentalis      
P Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Blackberries & Raspberries (N) Rubus sp.      
Field, sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Curly dock Rumex crispus Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Willows (N) Salix spp.      
Salvinia species Salvinia spp.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Bouncing-bet Saponaria officinalis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Yellow sedum Sedum acre      
White campion Silene latifolia      
Bladder campion Silene vulgaris Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Deadly, woody nightshade Solanum dulcamara Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Tall, Canada goldenrod (N) Solidago canadensis Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
European mountain ash Sorbus acuparia      
Johnson grass Sorghum halepense Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Water soldiers Stratiotes aloides   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Common comfrey Symphytum officinale      
R Tansy (CV) Tanacetum vulgare Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Spreading hedge parsley Torilis arvensis Click to view factsheet for this species.   Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P/R Japanese hedge-parsley Torilis japonica Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Poison ivy (N) Toxicodendron radicans Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P Water chestnut Trapa natans Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Red clover Trifolium pratense Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
White clover Trifolium repens Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
R Narrow-leaf cattail Typha angustifolia Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
R Cattail hybrid Typha x glauca Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia Click to view factsheet for this species.      
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Stinging Nettle (N) Urtica dioica      
Garden-heliotrope Valeriana officinalis Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Mullein Verbascum thapsus Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Thyme-leaved speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia      
Wayfaring tree Viburnum lantana Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
European cranberry bush, European highbush Viburnum opulus      
Bird, cow vetch Vicia cracca      
Periwinkle Vinca minor Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
P/R Black swallow-wort Vincetoxicum nigrum Click to view factsheet for this species. Map Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
P Pale swallow-wort Vincetoxicum rossicum Click to view factsheet for this species. Click to view photo gallery for this species. Click to view Lit. Review for this species. Click to view SAG Form for this species.
Sweet violet Viola odorata      
Viola (N) Viola sp.      
Grapes (N) Vitis sp.      
Prickly ash (N) Zanthoxylum americanum Click to view photo gallery for this species.    
Last Revised: November 9, 2009