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SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	FAMILY
Acacia melanoxylon	Black acacia	Fabaceae
Acroptilon repens	Russian knapweed	Asteraceae
Aegilops cylindrica	Jointed goatgrass >> ecology	Poaceae
Aegilops triuncialis	Barb goatgrass	Poaceae
Ageratina adenophora	Croftonweed	Asteraceae
Agrostis avenacea	Pacific bentgrass	Poaceae
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping bentgrass	Poaceae
Ailanthus altissima	Tree-of-heaven	Simaroubaceae
Alhagi pseudalhagi	Camelthorn	Fabaceae
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic mustard	Brassicaceae
Alternanthera philoxeroides	Alligatorweed	Amaranthaceae
Alyssum alyssoides	Yellowtuft	Brassicaceae
Amaranthus spp.	Pigweeds or amaranths	Amaranthaceae
Ambrosia acanthicarpa	Annual bursage	Asteraceae
Ambrosia artemisiifolia	Common ragweed	Asteraceae
Ammophila arenaria	European beachgrass	Poaceae
Amorpha fruticosa	Indigobush	Fabaceae
Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia	Coast fiddleneck	Boraginaceae
Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii	Menzies fiddleneck	Boraginaceae
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet vernalgrass	Poaceae
Anthriscus caucalis	Bur chervil	Apiaceae
Anthriscus sylvestris	Wild chervil	Apiaceae
Arctotheca calendula	Capeweed	Asteraceae
Artemisia absinthium	Absinth wormwood	Asteraceae
Artemisia tridentata	Sagebrush	Asteraceae
Arundo donax	Giant reed	Poaceae
Asclepias fascicularis	Mexican whorled milkweed	Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias speciosa	Showy milkweed	Asclepiadaceae
Asparagus asparagoides	Bridal creeper	Liliaceae
Asphodelus fistulosus	Onionweed	Liliaceae
Atriplex semibaccata	Australian saltbush	Chenopodiaceae
Avena barbata	Slender oat	Poaceae
Avena fatua	Wild oat	Poaceae
Azolla spp.	Mosquitoferns	Azollaceae
Bassia hyssopifolia	Fivehook bassia	Chenopodiaceae
Bassia scoparia	Kochia	Chenopodiaceae
Berteroa incana	Hoary alyssum	Brassicaceae
Brachypodium distachyon	Annual false-brome	Poaceae
Brachypodium sylvaticum	Slender false-brome	Poaceae
Brasenia schreberi	Watershield	Cabombaceae
Brassica nigra	Black mustard	Brassicaceae
Brassica rapa	Birdsrape mustard	Brassicaceae
Brassica tournefortii	Saharan mustard	Brassicaceae
Briza maxima	Big quakinggrass	Poaceae
Bromus diandrus	Ripgut brome	Poaceae
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft brome or soft chess	Poaceae
Bromus inermis	Smooth brome	Poaceae
Bromus japonicus	Japanese brome	Poaceae
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens	Red brome	Poaceae
Bromus tectorum	Downy brome or cheatgrass	Poaceae
Bryonia alba	White bryony	Cucurbitaceae
Buddleja davidii	Butterflybush	Buddlejaceae
Butomus umbellatus	Flowering rush	Butomaceae