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Weeds in natural areas
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COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FAMILY
Absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium Asteraceae
African mustard Malcolmia africana Brassicaceae
African rue Peganum harmala Zygophyllaceae
Algerian ivy Hedera canariensis Araliaceae
Alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthaceae
Amaranths Amaranthus spp. Amaranthaceae
American pondweed Potamogeton nodosus Potamogetonaceae
Annual bursage Ambrosia acanthicarpa Asteraceae
Annual false-brome Brachypodium distachyon Poaceae
Artichoke thistle Cynara cardunculus Asteraceae
Atlantic ivy Hedera hibernica Araliaceae
Australian saltbush Atriplex semibaccata Chenopodiaceae
Baby’s-breath Gypsophila paniculata Caryophyllaceae
Barb goatgrass Aegilops triuncialis Poaceae
Barbwire Russian-thistle Salsola paulsenii Chenopodiaceae
Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalidaceae
Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon Poaceae
Big periwinkle Vinca major Apocynaceae
Big quakinggrass Briza maxima Poaceae
Birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Fabaceae
Birdsrape mustard Brassica rapa Brassicaceae
Black acacia Acacia melanoxylon Fabaceae
Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger Solanaceae
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia Fabaceae
Black mustard Brassica nigra Brassicaceae
Blessed milkthistle Silybum marianum Asteraceae
Blue mustard Chorispora tenella Brassicaceae
Blueweed Echium vulgare Boraginaceae
Bohemian knotweed Polygonum x bohemicum Polygonaceae
Bouncingbet Saponaria officinalis Caryophyllaceae
Brassbuttons Cotula coronopifolia Asteraceae
Brazilian egeria Egeria densa Hydrocharitaceae
Bridal creeper Asparagus asparagoides Liliaceae
Bristly oxtongue Picris echioides Asteraceae
Broadleaf dock Rumex obtusifolius Polygonaceae
Broadleaf forget-me-not Myosotis latifolia Boraginaceae
Buckhorn plantain Plantago lanceolata Plantaginaceae
Buffelgrass Pennisetum ciliare Poaceae
Bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa Poaceae
Bull thistle Cirsium vulgare Asteraceae
Bur buttercup Ceratocephala testiculata Ranunculaceae
Bur buttercup Ranunculus testiculatus Ranunculaceae
Bur chervil Anthriscus caucalis Apiaceae
Burnweeds Erechtites spp. Asteraceae
Buttercup oxalis Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalidaceae
Butterflybush Buddleja davidii Buddlejaceae