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Composite List of Weeds
The WSSA composite list of weeds includes 3759 plants (2847 unique species and 912 synonymic names) compiled by the Standardized Plant Names subcommittee. Download the WSSA Composite List of Weeds 2025 Update (Excel file)
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Not all plants included on the list are weedy in all environments and common crop plants and tree species are also included in the list.
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| wdt_ID | wdt_created_by | wdt_created_at | wdt_last_edited_by | wdt_last_edited_at | Common Name | Latin name | Bayer Code | US Code | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | black acacia | Acacia melanoxylon R. Br. | ACAME | ACME | Fabaceae |
| 2 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | blackbrush acacia | Vachellia rigidula (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger | ACARI | VARI | Fabaceae |
| 3 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | catclaw acacia | Senegalia greggii (A. Gray) Britton & Rose | ACAGR | SEGR4 | Fabaceae |
| 4 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | everblooming acacia | Acacia retinodes Schltdl. | ACART | ACRE2 | Fabaceae |
| 5 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | mescat acacia | Vachellia constricta (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger | ACACS | ACCO2 | Fabaceae |
| 6 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | sweet acacia | Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | ACAFA | VAFA | Fabaceae |
| 7 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | twisted acacia | Vachellia tortuosa (L.) Seigler & Ebinger | ACATT | VATO2 | Fabaceae |
| 8 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | acuate | Lagascea mollis Cav. | LAGMO | LAMO5 | Asteraceae |
| 9 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | pheasanteye adonis | Adonis annua L. | ADOAN | ADAN | Ranunculaceae |
| 10 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | spring adonis | Adonis vernalis L. | ADOVE | ADVE | Ranunculaceae |
| 11 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | tropic ageratum | Ageratum conyzoides L. | AGECO | AGCO | Asteraceae |
| 12 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | common agrimony | Agrimonia gryposepala Wallr. | AGIGR | AGGR2 | Rosaceae |
| 13 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | roadside agrimony | Agrimonia striata Michx. | AGIST | AGST | Rosaceae |
| 14 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | air-potato | Dioscorea bulbifera L. | DIUBU | DIBU | Dioscoreaceae |
| 15 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | albizia | Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. | ALBPR | ALPR | Fabaceae |
| 16 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | European alder | Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. | ALUGL | ALGL2 | Betulaceae |
| 17 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | red alder | Alnus rubra Bong. | ALURB | ALRU2 | Betulaceae |
| 18 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | speckled alder | Alnus incana (L.) Moench ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R. T. Clausen | ALURG | ALINR | Betulaceae |
| 19 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alexandergrass | Urochloa plantaginea (Link) R.D. Webster | BRAPL | URPL | Poaceae |
| 20 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | smallflowered alexandergrass | Urochloa subquadripara (Trin.) R.D. Webster | BRASU | URSU2 | Poaceae |
| 21 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alfalfa | Medicago sativa L. | MEDSA | MESA | Fabaceae |
| 22 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alfombrilla | Drymaria arenarioides Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult. | DRYAR | DRAR7 | Caryophyllaceae |
| 23 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | European alkaligrass | Puccinellia distans (Jacq.) Parl. | PUCDI | PUDI | Poaceae |
| 24 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alkalisink goldfields | Lasthenia chrysantha (Greene ex A. Gray) Greene | LTECH | LACH2 | Asteraceae |
| 25 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alkaliweed | Cressa truxillensis Kunth | CSVTR | CRTR5 | Convolvulaceae |
| 26 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | bent alligator-flag | Thalia geniculata L. | THAGE | THGE2 | Marantaceae |
| 27 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alligatorweed | Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. | ALRPH | ALPH | Amaranthaceae |
| 28 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alyceclover | Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC. | ALZVA | ALVA2 | Fabaceae |
| 29 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | alyssum | Alyssum simplex Rudolphi | ALSI8 | Brassicaceae | |
| 30 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | dwarf alyssum | Alyssum desertorum Stapf | AYSDE | ALDE | Brassicaceae |
| 31 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | hoary alyssum | Berteroa incana (L.) DC. | BEFIN | BEIN2 | Brassicaceae |
| 32 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | sweet alyssum | Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv. | LOUMA | LOMA | Brassicaceae |
| 33 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | yellow alyssum | Alyssum alyssoides (L.) L. | AYSAL | ALAL3 | Brassicaceae |
| 34 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | giant amaranth | Amaranthus australis (A. Gray) Sauer | AMAAU | AMAU | Amaranthaceae |
| 35 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | livid amaranth | Amaranthus blitum L. | AMALI | AMBL2 | Amaranthaceae |
| 36 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | low amaranth | Amaranthus deflexus L. | AMADE | AMDE | Amaranthaceae |
| 37 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Palmer amaranth | Amaranthus palmeri S. Watson | AMAPA | AMPA | Amaranthaceae |
| 38 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Powell amaranth | Amaranthus powellii S. Watson | AMAPO | AMPO2 | Amaranthaceae |
| 39 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | sandhills amaranth | Amaranthus arenicola I.M. Johnst. | AMAAR | AMAR | Amaranthaceae |
| 40 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | slender amaranth | Amaranthus viridis L. | AMAVI | AMVI | Amaranthaceae |
| 41 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | spiny amaranth | Amaranthus spinosus L. | AMASP | AMSP | Amaranthaceae |
| 42 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | spleen amaranth | Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell. | AMADU | AMDU | Amaranthaceae |
| 43 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Torrey amaranth | Amaranthus torreyi (A. Gray) Benth. ex S. Watson | AMATO | AMTO6 | Amaranthaceae |
| 44 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | ambulia | Limnophila indica (L.) Druce | LIOIN | LIIN5 | Plantaginaceae |
| 45 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | pink ammannia | Ammannia latifolia L. | AMMLA | AMLA3 | Lythraceae |
| 46 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | purple ammannia | Ammannia robusta Heer & Regel | AMMRB | AMRO3 | Lythraceae |
| 47 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | greater ammi | Ammi majus L. | AMIMA | AMMA | Apiaceae |
| 48 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | toothpick ammi | Ammi visnaga (L.) Lam. | AMIVI | AMVI2 | Apiaceae |
| 49 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | northern androsace | Androsace septentrionalis L. | ANSSE | ANSE4 | Primulaceae |
| 50 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | purplestem angelica | Angelica atropurpurea L. | ANKAT | ANAT | Apiaceae |
| 51 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | woodland angelica | Angelica sylvestris L. | ANKSY | ANSY2 | Apiaceae |
| 52 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | spurred anoda | Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl. | ANVCR | ANCR2 | Malvaceae |
| 53 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | green antelopehorn | Asclepia viridis Walter | ASVI2 | Apocynaceae | |
| 54 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | apple of Peru | Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. | NICPH | NIPH | Solanaceae |
| 55 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | yellow archangel | Lamiastrum galeobdolon (L.) Ehrend. & Polatschek | LSTGA | LAGA2 | Lamiaceae |
| 56 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | shoebutton ardisia | Ardisia elliptica Thunb. | ADAEL | AREL4 | Myrsinaceae |
| 57 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | green arrow arum | Peltandra virginica (L.) Schott | PETVI | PEVI | Araceae |
| 58 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | marsh arrowgrass | Triglochin palustris L. | TRLPA | TRPA28 | Juncaginaceae |
| 59 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | seaside arrowgrass | Triglochin maritima L. | TRLMA | TRMA20 | Juncaginaceae |
| 60 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | arrowhead | Sagittaria sagittifolia L. | SAGSA | SASA7 | Alismataceae |
| 61 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | awl leaf arrowhead | Sagittaria subulata (L.) Buchenau | SAGSU | SASU | Alismataceae |
| 62 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | California arrowhead | Sagittaria montevidensis Cham. & Schltdl. | SAGMO | SAMO | Alismataceae |
| 63 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | common arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia Willd. | SAGLT | SALA2 | Alismataceae |
| 64 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | delta arrowhead | Sagittaria platyphylla (Engelm.) J.G. Sm. | SAGPL | SAPL | Alismataceae |
| 65 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | grassy arrowhead | Sagittaria graminea Michx. | SAGGR | SAGR | Alismataceae |
| 66 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Gregg arrowhead | Sagittaria longiloba Engelm. ex J.G. Sm. | SAGLO | SALO2 | Alismataceae |
| 67 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | lanceleaf arrowhead | Sagittaria lancifolia L. | SAGFA | SALA | Alismataceae |
| 68 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | quillwort arrowhead | Sagittaria isoetiformis J.G. Sm. | SAGIS | SAIS | Alismataceae |
| 69 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | wedgeleaf arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata Sheldon | SAGCU | SACU | Alismataceae |
| 70 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | jointhead arthraxon | Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino | ARAHI | ARHI3 | Poaceae |
| 71 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Jerusalem artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus L. | HELTU | HETU | Asteraceae |
| 72 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | artillery weed | Pilea microphylla (L.) Liebm. | PILMI | PIMI2 | Urticaceae |
| 73 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | Italian arum | Arum italicum Mill. | ABGIT | ARIT | Araceae |
| 74 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | shamel ash | Fraxinus uhdei (Wenzig) Lingelsh. | FRXUH | FRUH | Oleaceae |
| 75 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | green ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall | FRXPE | FRPE | Oleaceae |
| 76 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | white ash | Fraxinus americana L. | FRXAM | FRAM2 | Oleaceae |
| 77 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | asparagus | Asparagus officinalis L. | ASPOF | ASOF | Asparagaceae |
| 78 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | quaking aspen | Populus tremuloides Michx. | POPTM | POTR5 | Salicaceae |
| 79 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | bushy aster | Symphyotrichum dumosum (L.) G. L. Nesom | ASTDU | SYDU2 | Asteraceae |
| 80 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | bushy aster | Symphyotrichum lateriflorum (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve | ASTLF | SYLA4 | Asteraceae |
| 81 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | heath aster | Symphyotrichum ericoides (L.) G. L. Nesom | ASTER | SYER | Asteraceae |
| 82 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | New England aster | Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (L.) G. L. Nesom | ASTNA | SYNO2 | Asteraceae |
| 83 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | savoryleaf aster | Ionactis linariifolius (L.) Greene | ASTLI | IOLI2 | Asteraceae |
| 84 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | slender aster | Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) Nesom | ZMYDI | SYDI2 | Asteraceae |
| 85 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | spiny aster | Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) G. L. Nesom | ASTSN | CHSP11 | Asteraceae |
| 86 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | western mountain aster | Symphyotrichum spathulatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom | ZMYSP | SYSP | Asteraceae |
| 87 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | white heath aster | Symphyotrichum pilosum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom | ASTPI | SYPI2 | Asteraceae |
| 88 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | white panicle aster | Symphyotrichum lanceolatum (Willd.) G. L. Nesom | ASTLN | SYLA6 | Asteraceae |
| 89 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | white prairie aster | Symphyotrichum falcatum (Lindl.) G. L. Nesom | ZMYFA | SYFA | Asteraceae |
| 90 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | beach sheoak | Casuarina equisetifolia L. | CSUEQ | CAEQ | Casuarinaceae |
| 91 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | autumn olive | Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. | ELGUM | ELUM | Elaeagnaceae |
| 92 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | white avens | Geum canadense Jacq. | GEUCA | GECA7 | Rosaceae |
| 93 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | yellow avens | Geum aleppicum Jacq. | GEUAL | GEAL3 | Rosaceae |
| 94 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | baby blue eyes | Nemophila menziesii Hook. & Arn. | NMPME | NEME | Hydrophyllaceae |
| 95 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | smallflower baby blue eyes | Nemophila aphylla (L.) Brummitt | NEAP | Hydrophyllaceae | |
| 96 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | babysbreath | Gypsophila paniculata L. | GYPPA | GYPA | Caryophyllaceae |
| 97 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | eastern baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia L. | BACHA | BAHA | Asteraceae |
| 98 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | willow baccharis | Baccharis glutinosa Pers. | BACGL | BAGL2 | Asteraceae |
| 99 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | bagpod | Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq.) Elliott | SEBVE | SEVE | Fabaceae |
| 100 | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | 368durham | 07/04/2025 04:41 PM | bahiagrass | Paspalum notatum Flueggé | PASNO | PANO2 | Poaceae |