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SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	FAMILY
Ilex aquifolium	English holly	Aquifoliaceae
Iris pseudacorus	Yellowflag iris	Iridaceae
Isatis tinctoria	Dyer’s woad	Brassicaceae
Iva axillaris	Povertyweed	Asteraceae
Juncus effusus	Soft rush	Juncaceae
Juncus patens	Spreading rush	Juncaceae
Lactuca serriola	Prickly lettuce	Asteraceae
Lagarosiphon major	Oxygenweed	Hydrocharitaceae
Lamium amplexicaule	Henbit	Lamiaceae
Lathyrus latifolius	Everlasting peavine	Fabaceae
Lemna spp.	Duckweeds	Lemnaceae
Lepidium latifolium	Perennial pepperweed or tall whitetop >> biology, ecology and control >> brochure >> Pest Notes	Brassicaceae
Lepidium perfoliatum	Clasping pepperweed	Brassicaceae
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye daisy	Asteraceae
Ligustrum lucidum	Glossy privet	Oleaceae
Limnobium laevigatum	South American spongeplant or smooth frogbit	Hydrocharitaceae
Linaria dalmatica	Dalmatian toadflax	Scrophulariaceae
Linaria vulgaris	Yellow toadflax	Scrophulariaceae
Lobularia maritima	Sweet alyssum	Brassicaceae
Lolium multiflorum	Italian ryegrass	Poaceae
Lolium perenne	Perennial ryegrass	Poaceae
Lotus corniculatus	Birdsfoot trefoil	Fabaceae
Ludwigia spp.	Waterprimroses	Onagraceae
Lupinus spp.	Lupines	Fabaceae
Lysimachia vulgaris	Garden loosestrife	Primulaceae
Lythrum hyssopifolium	Hyssop loosestrife	Lythraceae
Lythrum salicaria	Purple loosestrife >> spread, impact and control in North American wetlands	Lythraceae
Lythrum virgatum	Wand loosestrife	Lythraceae
Malcolmia africana	African mustard	Brassicaceae
Malva neglecta	Common mallow	Malvaceae
Marrubium vulgare	White horehound	Lamiaceae
Medicago polymorpha	California burclover	Fabaceae
Melilotus albus	White sweetclover	Fabaceae
Mentha pulegium	Pennyroyal	Lamiaceae
Mirabilis nyctaginea	Wild four-o’clock	Nyctaginaceae
Myoporum laetum	Myoporum	Myoporaceae
Myosotis latifolia	Broadleaf forget-me-not	Boraginaceae
Myriophyllum aquaticum	Parrotfeather	Haloragaceae
Myriophyllum spicatum	Eurasian watermilfoil	Haloragaceae
Najas spp.	Naiads	Hydrocharitaceae or Najadaceae
Nicotiana glauca	Tree tobacco	Solanaceae
Nitella spp.	Nitella	Characeae
Nuphar lutea	Yellow pondlily	Nymphaeaceae
Nymphaea odorata	Fragrant waterlily	Nymphaeaceae
Nymphoides peltata	Yellow floatingheart	Nymphaeaceae
Olea europaea	Olive	Oleaceae
Onopordum acanthium	Scotch thistle	Asteraceae
Oxalis pes-caprae	Bermuda buttercup or buttercup oxalis	Oxalidaceae