Rod randall’s weed list from The Nature Conservancy’s Wildland Invasive Species Team

Asphodelus,fistulosus,Asphodelus tenuifolius,”onion

weed, asphodel, hollow-stemmed asphodel, wild onion”,HXXX,NL,NSW;

Vic; NT; Tas,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Asphodelus,sp.,,,,,,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious

Taxa

and/or Noxious Taxa

Kniphofia,uvaria, ,,,,,Region of origin - S Afr; Extent of

spread - localised ; Means of spread - ornamentat,,CRC for Weeds Tech

Series Report # 3

Trachyandra,divaricata,,,XX,,,,,Australian Naturalised

and/or Noxious Taxa

Asteraceae

Acanthospermum,australe,,,,N,,,,Australian Naturalised and/or

Noxious Taxa

Acanthospermum,australe, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Acanthospermum,australe, ,Paraguay starbur,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Acanthospermum,hispidum,,”star burr, goat's head, bristly

star bur, upright star burr”,XX,LP,NT,,,Australian Naturalised

and/or Noxious Taxa

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,,,,,Weed of aquatic ecosystems Web

Address: http://hammock.ifas.ufl.edu/text/fw/19934.htm,,”Florida

Weeds, FAIRS.”

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,”star burr, goat's head,

bristly star bur, upright star burr”,,,,”in norther Aust

problem in tobacco, maize, sorghum & pastures; reduces pasture yield

& in dense patches available grazing area; burrs serious contaminant

of wool & injure animals; also cause poisoning, 2.4% of KNO3 on dry

matter basis”,”native of trop. S Amer & now is widely

spread throughout the trop & subtrop; occurs as serious weed of crops

in Bolivia, Brazil, Afr, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Caribbean, Indo,

PNG, southern USA & Aust”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P

& C”

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,”star burr, goat's head”,,,,,,Weed

Science List

Acanthospermum,hispidum,syn ,”bristly sandbur, starbur,

upright sandbur”,,,,”on poorer types of grassland & in all

kinds of arable land; in Java & Timor, along roads & in fallow

fields, in areas with a pronounced dry season; up to 1300m alt.; upland

& rainfed rice fields, in Afr increasing its area rapidly & also

becoming noxious “,”S Amer, pantropical; in Indonesia, in E

Java, the Lesser Sundan Is & Irian Jaya, as far as known; in Afr, it

is a fairly recent introd”,”Weeds of Rice in Indonesia,

Soerjani et al, 1987”

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,”star burr, bristly star bur,

goathead, Texas cockspur, upright starabur”,,,,,”Native to

tropical Amer, but is now widely distributed in tropical &

subtropical areas of the world, occurring in nearly 40 countries &

causing serious control problems in many crops”,WORLD WEEDS Natural

Histories & Distribution - Holm et. al.

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,bristly starbur,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Acanthospermum,hispidum, ,”star burr, goat's

head”,,P,,,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Acanthostyles,buniifolius, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Acanthostyles,buniifolius, ,,,P,,,,Western Australian

Prohibited List

Achillea,distans,,,S,,,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious

Taxa

Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Achillea,distans, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Achillea,lanulosa, ,Western yarrow,,,,80% germ at room temp

(22-290C) on sterile moist cellucotton in petri dishes,,Germination &

Establishment of Weeds for Experimental Purposes

Achillea,lanulosa, ,western yarrow,,,,”Source: “USA

Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14: 347-386,

1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Achillea,millefolium,,Yarrow,XAX,N,,,,Australian Naturalised

and/or Noxious Taxa

Achillea,millefolium, ,Yarrow,,,,”Dispersal: Wind. Life

Form: Perennial herb. RISK: Potential threat to one or vegetation

formations (Victoria). Vegetation Formations Invaded:

4,5,8,15”,”Introduced deliberately from: Eur and Commercially

Available, , In Victoria: Limited distribution, medium to large populations”,Environmental

Weed Invasions In Victoria

Achillea,millefolium, ,Common yarrow,,,,”80% germ in

darkness in alternating temps of 20-300C, min temp 2-50C, max temp

greater than 400C optimum temp 20-350C”,,Germination &

Establishment of Weeds for Experimental Purposes

Achillea,millefolium, ,Yarrow,,,,,All Europe,Hanf “Arable

Weeds of the World”

Achillea,millefolium, ,yarrow,,,,,,Weed Science List

Achillea,millefolium, ,common yarrow,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Achillea,ptarmica,,”sneezewort, adder's tounge,

wildfire”,w,,,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Achillea,ptarmica, ,sneezewort,,,,,,Weed Science List

Achillea,tomentosa,,,,,,,,Australian Naturalised and/or

Noxious Taxa

Achillea,tomentosa, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Acroptilon,repens,”Acroptilon picris, Centaurea picris,

Centaurea repens”,”creeping knapweed, hardheads, hardhead

thistle, blue weed, Russian centaurea, Russian knapweed”,XX,LP,NSW;

Vic; SA; NT; Tas,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Acroptilon,repens, ,Russian Knapweed ,,,,”California

Noxious Weed Control Projects Inventory (CNWCPI) A combined

government/private/non-profit effort to establish a database, accessible

through the Internet, containing information on noxious weed control in

California. This information will f”,,Californian Noxious Weed

Acroptilon,repens,” Acroptilon picris, Centaurea picris,

Centaurea repens”,”creeping knapweed, hardheads, hardhead

thistle, blue weed, Russian centaurea, Russian

knapweed”,,,,”one of the most competitive of all weeds &

agric. land in California; dense patches 100-300 shoots/sq.m, virtually

exclude all other sp. & can reduce crop yields by 75-100% resulting

in paddocks abandoned & no longer cropped”,”originated near

Capsian Sea in Asia Minor, Afgh & Mongolia, from where it has spread

to most temp areas of world; imprt. weed in N Amer, widespd in cereal

areas of W Canada & N USA; weed of vineyards & cereal crops in

Arg & S Afr, Iran, Turkey, & S Union”,”Noxious Weeds of

Australia, P & C”

Acroptilon,repens, ,Creeping knapweed N ,,,,” PROCLAIMED

PLANTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1996 # Plant must be destroyed. *

Control required in part of the State only. + Control not required. n

Notifiable in part of the State. N Notifiable throughout the State. c

Special program in south-ea”,” Sale of Plant, or Produce, Goods

etc. Prohibited in South Australia (Section 54(1) (2) applies) Roadside

control cost to be met by adjoining Landholder (Section 60 applies)

Mov”,”South Australian ““Proclaimed

Plants”“ (Weed)”

Acroptilon,repens, ,”creeping knapweed, hardheads,

hardhead thistle”,,,,,,Weed Science List

Acroptilon,repens, ,”creeping knapweed, hardheads,

hardhead thistle”,,P,,,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Actinea,odorata, ,,,,,29% germ of seed planted straight into

glasshouse 7-8mths after harvest,,Germination & Establishment of

Weeds for Experimental Purposes

Ageratina,adenophora, ,,,,,Initial list of Invasive weeds

nominated by Aliens list members,,”Aliens List, Nominated Worst

Invasive Weeds”

Ageratina,adenophora,”Eupatorium adenophorum, Eupatorium

glandulosum, Eupatorium pasdadense”,”Crofton weed, catweed,

hemp agrimony, Mexican devil, sticky agrimony, sticky

eupatorium”,HX,NLP,NSW; Qld,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious

Taxa

Ageratina,adenophora, ,Eupatory ,,,,”California Noxious

Weed Control Projects Inventory (CNWCPI) A combined

government/private/non-profit effort to establish a database, accessible

through the Internet, containing information on noxious weed control in

California. This information will f”,,Californian Noxious Weed

Ageratina,adenophora,” Eupatorium adenophorum, Eupatorium

glandulosum, Eupatorium pasdadense”,”Crofton weed, catweed,

hemp agrimony, Mexican devil, sticky agrimony, sticky

eupatorium”,,,,”reduces crop yield, affects carrying capacity

of grazing lands & restricts movement of stock & machinery;

cattle find it unpalatable, sheep & goats eat it without ill effect,

but horse die as a result of eating it-Numibah or Tallebudgera horse

disease”,”native of C Amer is now naturalised & widely

estab. as a serious weed in many trop & subtrop areas, esp. NE India

between sea level & 2000m, Nigeria, SE Asia, Pacific Is., NZ &

Aust”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P & C”

Ageratina,adenophora, ,crofton weed,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: Roadsides, railsides, plantations, mainly around

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.”,Origin C Amer,Plant Invaders of

Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratina,adenophora, ,crofton weed,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: Roadsides, railsides, plantations, mainly around

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.”,Origin C Amer,Plant Invaders of

Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratina,adenophora, ,crofton weed,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: Roadsides, railsides, plantations, mainly around

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.”,Origin C Amer,Plant Invaders of

Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratina,adenophora, ,crofton weed,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: Roadsides, railsides, plantations, mainly around

Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.”,Origin C Amer,Plant Invaders of

Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratina,adenophora, ,Crofton weed,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ageratina,adenophora, ,Crofton weed,,P,,This spp. is a target

of biocontrol efforts in South Africa,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Ageratina,altissima,”syn Ageratum altissimum L.,

Eupatorium rugosum Houtt. & Eupatorium ageratoides L. f.”,”

white snakeroot, richweed, snakeroot”,,P,,”Comments: based on

Ageratum altissimum L., non Eupatorium altissimum L..Uses for taxon:

Vertebrate poisons: mammals (fide Kingsbury 1964, as Eupatorium rugosum;

Lampe and McCann 1985; Everist 1981; Marderosian & Liberti 1988 as

Eupatorium rugosum)Sp”,Canada [southeast & south-central];

United States [east & central],Western Australian Prohibited List

Ageratina,riparia, ,,,,,Initial list of Invasive weeds

nominated by Aliens list members,,”Aliens List, Nominated Worst

Invasive Weeds”

Ageratina,riparia,”Eupatorium riparium, Eupatorium

cannabinum (misapplied)”,”mistflower, catspaw, creeping Crofton

weed, river eupatorium, small Crofton weed, white weed”,HXX,NLP,NSW;

Qld; NT,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Ageratina,riparia,” Eupatorium riparium, Eupatorium

cannabinum (misapplied)”,”mistflower, catspaw, creeping Crofton

weed, river eupatorium, small Crofton weed, white

weed”,,,,”quickly invades disturbed areas on frost-free slopes

& in Qld abandoned banana plantations; shade tolerant, it often

occurs as a subdom. in assoc. with Crofton weed in gullies & on

streambanks; reduces carrying capacity of pastures, restricts

movement”,”native of C Amer which was introd to many parts of

the world as an ornamental; escaping from cultivation it has become

serious weed Afr, India, Indo, PNG, SE Asia, USA, some Pacific Is, NZ

& Aust”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P & C”

Ageratina,riparia, ,Mistflower,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ageratina,riparia, ,Mistflower,,P,,This spp. is a target of

biocontrol efforts in Hawaii,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,ageratum,,,,”Africa (tropical

Africa ?), gardens, field crops”,Cook Islands; Fiji; French

Polynesia; Guam; New Caledonia; Niue; Papua New Guinea; American Samoa;

Western Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Vanuatu ,”“Weeds of

Agriculture and Plantation Foresty in the Southern and Western

Pacific”, D.F Waterhouse”

Ageratum,conyzoides,,billygoat weed,,NP,,,,Australian

Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,Tropic ageratum,,,,45% germ of seed

stored dry for approx. 2wks after harvest,,Germination &

Establishment of Weeds for Experimental Purposes

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,invading ageratum,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: forest, woodland, grassland, cultivated lands,

riverbanks, wetlands, coastal dunes.”,Origin: S & C Amer,Plant

Invaders of Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,invading ageratum,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: forest, woodland, grassland, cultivated lands,

riverbanks, wetlands, coastal dunes.”,Origin: S & C Amer,Plant

Invaders of Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,billygoat weed,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,,,,, Weeds of sown grassland ,,Weeds and

Weed Control in Asia

Ageratum,conyzoides,syn ,goat weed,,,,”moister areas in

agricultural land, waste places, compounds, roadsides, plantations of all

kinds; up to 3000m alt; flowers all the year round & may produce up

to 40 000 seeds/plant; upland rice fields, may become troublesome in

plantations after grasses h”,”tropical Amer, pantropical, also

in the subtropics; introd to Java before 1860 & has spread throughout

Indonesia”,”Weeds of Rice in Indonesia, Soerjani et al,

1987”

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,tropic ageratum,,,,”Source:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Ageratum,conyzoides, ,billygoat weed,,P,,,,Western Australian

Prohibited List

Ageratum,houstianum,,bluemink,H,N,,,,Australian Naturalised

and/or Noxious Taxa

Ageratum,houstonianum, ,Mexican ageratum,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: forest, woodland, grassland, cultivated lands,

riverbanks, wetlands, coastal dunes.”,Origin: S & C Amer,Plant

Invaders of Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratum,houstonianum, ,Mexican ageratum,,,,”Herbaceous

Species Invades: forest, woodland, grassland, cultivated lands,

riverbanks, wetlands, coastal dunes.”,Origin: S & C Amer,Plant

Invaders of Southern Africa. (Weeds)

Ageratum,houstonianum, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ageratum ,conyzoides,syn ,Goat weed,,,,”Nile and canal

banks”“Cultivated as garden plant for cut flowers etc. Used as

a remedy for abdominal problems & digestion, & has other

medicinal properties”““,”Introduced from trop. &

subtrop. Amer, naturalised into Old World in many trop. & subtrop

countries”,”The Weed Flora of Egypt Boulos, L., & Nabil

el-Hadidi, M”

Agoseris,grandiflora, ,,,,,”85% germ of dry stored seed,

1 yr after harvest at constant temp. 15C or 20C

darkness”,,Germination & Establishment of Weeds for Experimental

Purposes

elatior, Ambrosia media, Ambrosia monophylla”,”annual ragweed,

bitterweed, common ragweed, hay-feverweed, hog-weed”,XX,L,Qld; SA;

NT,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,Common ragweed,,,,”prechilling

of moist seed at 1-7C, then germ at alternating light & temps of

20-30C”,,Germination & Establishment of Weeds for Experimental

Purposes

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,Ragweed,,,,A. elatior,Scattered in

Central Europe,Hanf “Arable Weeds of the World”

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,Common Ragweed,,,,atrazine 1976

Canada Cropland , http://www.pioneer.net/~heapian/ heapian@pioneer.net

1997,International Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Ian Heap

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia,” Ambrosia diversifolia, Ambrosia

elatior, Ambrosia media, Ambrosia monophylla”,”annual ragweed,

bitterweed, common ragweed, hay-feverweed, hog-weed”,,,,”it is

a very serious competitor in cereals, maize, vegetables, sunflowers,

soyabeans & tobacco; cattle eat it esp. in its early growth stage;

host of sclerotina rot of cabbage; allergenic & dermatogenic-most

imprt. hay-fever producing plant in N Amer”,”native of N Amer,

occurs extensively throughout the USA; introd to S Amer, Euro-Asia where

it has become a serious weed in parts of Soviet Union, Japan, NZ &

Aust”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P & C”

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,Roman wormwood ,,,,PRELIMINARY LIST

OF PLANT SPECIES OF CONCERN: Wildland weeds of lesser

invasiveness,,Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council (Weed)

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,annual ragweed,,,,,,Weed Science

List

Ambrosia,artemisiifolia, ,common ragweed,,,,”Source:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Ambrosia,bidentata, ,lanceleaf ragweed,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Ambrosia,confertiflora,”Franseria confertiflora,

Franseria strigulosa, Franseria tenuifolia”,”burr ragweed,

slimleaf bursage”,,LP,SA,,,Australian Naturalised and/or Noxious

Taxa

Ambrosia,confertiflora,” Franseria confertiflora,

slimleaf bursage”,,,,”extremely competitive plant readily

suppressing pasture species, its burrs contaminate wool; problem in

orchards, comp. for nutrients & interferring with harvest, both

pollen & burrs cause discomfort to pickers; large amounts of

allergenic pollen produced”,”native of semi-arid plains of

southern USA & Mexico, not well known elsewhere in the

world”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P & C”

Ambrosia,confertiflora, ,burr ragweed,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ambrosia,confertiflora, ,burr ragweed,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ambrosia,confertiflora, ,burr ragweed,,P,,,,Western Australian

Prohibited List

Ambrosia,grayi, ,”woollyleaf burr ragweed, woolyleaf

bursage”,,P,,Identified as a contaminant of Maize from the

USA,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Ambrosia,maritima,syn ,Sea ambrosia,,,,”Nile and canal

banks, moist alluvial soils”“Used in folk medicine to expel

kidney stones & to remedy renal troubles, asthma &

bilharzia”““,Medit.,”The Weed Flora of Egypt Boulos,

L., & Nabil el-Hadidi, M”

Ambrosia,psilostachya,”Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia

coronopifolia, Ambrosia californica”,”perennial ragweed,

western ragweed”,XX,NL,NSW; Vic; Qld; SA; NT,,,Australian

Naturalised and/or Noxious Taxa

Ambrosia,psilostachya,” Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Ambrosia

coronopifolia, Ambrosia californica”,”perennial ragweed,

western ragweed”,,,,strongly competitive plant often growing densely

to detriment of crop & pasture; not grazed by stock; aerial growth

allelopathic inhibiting germ & early seedling growth of several plant

sp.; allergic inflammation of nose suffered by many people ,”grows

extensively in N Amer, & ex. for an area comprising N Cal, Oregon

& Wash State, its prevelant throughout the western half of USA &

C Canada; introd & serious weed of E Eur, W Asia; occurs inS Amer,

Jap, Mauritius & Aust”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P &

C”

Ambrosia,psilostachya, ,perennial ragweed,,,,,,Weed Science

Ambrosia,psilostachya, ,western ragweed,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Ambrosia,spp.,,ragweeds,,NL,SA,,,Australian Naturalised and/or

Noxious Taxa

Ambrosia,spp., ,Perennial ragweed N ,,,,” PROCLAIMED

PLANTS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUGUST 1996 # Plant must be destroyed. *

Control required in part of the State only. + Control not required. n

Notifiable in part of the State. N Notifiable throughout the State. c

Special program in south-ea”,” Sale of Plant, or Produce, Goods

etc. Prohibited in South Australia (Section 54(1) (2) applies) Roadside

control cost to be met by adjoining Landholder (Section 60 applies)

Mov”,”South Australian ““Proclaimed Plants”“

(Weed)”

Ambrosia,spp., ,ragweeds,,,,,,Weed Science List

tenuifolia”,lacy ragweed,,NLP,NSW; SA,,,Australian Naturalised

and/or Noxious Taxa

Ambrosia,tenuifolia,” Franseria strigulosa, Franseria

tenuifolia”,lacy ragweed,,,,”extremely competitive plant

readily suppressing pasture species, its burrs contaminate wool; problem

in orchards, comp. for nutrients & interferring with harvest, both

pollen & burrs cause discomfort to pickers; large amounts of

allergenic pollen produced”,”native of NAmer, does not appear

to have spread widely”,”Noxious Weeds of Australia, P &

C”

Ambrosia,tenuifolia, ,lacy ragweed,,,,,,Weed Science List

Prohibited List

Ambrosia,trifida, ,Giant Ragweed ,,,,”California Noxious

Weed Control Projects Inventory (CNWCPI) A combined

government/private/non-profit effort to establish a database, accessible

through the Internet, containing information on noxious weed control in

California. This information will f”,,Californian Noxious Weed

Ambrosia,trifida, ,Giant ragweed,,,,”dormant at maturity

needs prechilling on moist substrate for 3mths or treatment with GA,

thiourea etc @ 5C, then 21day at alt. temp 20-30C; excised embryos of

after-ripened seeds germ 100% in 12d @ 30C”,,Germination &

Establishment of Weeds for Experimental Purposes

Ambrosia,trifida, ,,,,,,,Weed Science List

Ambrosia,trifida, ,giant ragweed,,,,”Source: “USA

Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14: 347-386,

1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966

Ambrosia,trifida, ,,,P,,,,Western Australian Prohibited List

Ambrosia,var. coronopifolia, ,perennial ragweed,,,,”Source:

“USA Composite List of Weeds” published by WSSA WEEDS 14:

347-386, 1966”,,WSSA WEEDS 14: 1966