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SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	FAMILY
Cabomba caroliniana	Fanwort	Cabombaceae
Cakile maritima	Sea rocket	Brassicaceae
Capsella bursa-pastoris	Shepherd’s-purse	Brassicaceae
Cardaria chalepensis	Lens-podded whitetop	Brassicaceae
Cardaria draba	Hoary cress or whitetop	Brassicaceae
Cardaria pubescens	Hairy whitetop	Brassicaceae
Carduus acanthoides	Plumeless thistle	Asteraceae
Carduus nutans	Musk thistle	Asteraceae
Carduus pycnocephalus	Italian thistle	Asteraceae
Carduus tenuiflorus	Slenderflower thistle	Asteraceae
Carpobrotus edulis	Hottentot fig or iceplant	Aizoaceae
Carthamus lanatus	Woolly distaff thistle	Asteraceae
Carum carvi	Common caraway	Apiaceae
Catalpa bignonioides	Catalpa	Bignoniaceae
Cenchrus spp.	Sandburs	Poaceae
Centaurea calcitrapa	Purple starthistle	Asteraceae
Centaurea debeauxii	Meadow knapweed	Asteraceae
Centaurea diffusa	Diffuse knapweed	Asteraceae
Centaurea iberica	Iberian starthistle	Asteraceae
Centaurea melitensis	Malta starthistle or tocalote	Asteraceae
Centaurea solstitialis	Yellow starthistle >> management guide >> Pest Notes	Asteraceae
Centaurea stoebe	Spotted knapweed	Asteraceae
Centaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa	Squarrose knapweed	Asteraceae
Ceratocephala testiculata	Bur buttercup	Ranunculaceae
Ceratophyllum demersum	Coontail	Ceratophyllaceae
Chara spp.	Chara	Characeae
Chenopodium album	Common lambsquarter	Chenopodiaceae
Chenopodium berlandieri	Netseed lambsquarter	Chenopodiaceae
Chondrilla juncea	Rush skeletonweed	Asteraceae
Chorispora tenella	Blue mustard	Brassicaceae
Chrysanthemum coronarium	Crowndaisy	Asteraceae
Chrysothamnus nauseosus	Rabbitbrush	Asteraceae
Cichorium intybus	Chicory	Asteraceae
Cirsium arvense	Canada thistle	Asteraceae
Cirsium vulgare	Bull thistle	Asteraceae
Clematis vitalba	Old-man’s-beard	Ranunculaceae
Conium maculatum	Poison-hemlock	Apiaceae
Convolvulus arvensis	Field bindweed	Convolvulaceae
Conyza bonariensis	Horseweed	Asteraceae
Conyza canadensis	Hairy fleabane	Asteraceae
Cortaderia jubata	Jubatagrass >> brochure >> woody weed invaders	Poaceae
Cortaderia selloana	Pampasgrass >> brochure >> invasive plants >> woody weed invaders	Poaceae
Cotoneaster spp.	Cotoneasters	Rosaceae
Cotula australis	Southern brassbuttons	Asteraceae
Cotula coronopifolia	Brassbuttons	Asteraceae
Crataegus monogyna	English hawthorn	Rosaceae
Crocosmia x crocosmiflora	Crocosmia or Montbretia	Iridaceae
Crupina vulgaris	Common crupina	Asteraceae
Cuscuta japonica	Japanese or giant dodder	Cuscutaceae
Cynara cardunculus	Artichoke thistle	Asteraceae
Cynodon dactylon	Bermudagrass	Poaceae
Cynoglossum officinale	Houndstongue	Boraginaceae
Cynosurus echinatus	Hedgehog dogtailgrass	Poaceae
Cytisus scoparius	Scotch broom	Fabaceae
Dactylis glomerata	Orchardgrass	Poaceae
Daucus carota	Wild carrot	Apiaceae
Delairea odorata	Cape-ivy	Asteraceae
Descurainia sophia	Flixweed or tansymustard	Brassicaceae
Digitalis purpurea	Foxglove	Scrophulariaceae
Dipsacus fullonum	Common teasel	Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus laciniatus	Cutleaf teasel	Dipsacaceae
Dipsacus sativus	Fuller’s teasel	Dipsacaceae
Dittrichia graveolens	Stinkwort	Asteraceae