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SCIENTIFIC NAME	COMMON NAME	FAMILY
Salix spp.	Willows	Salicaceae
Salsola paulsenii	Barbwire Russian-thistle >> Pest Notes	Chenopodiaceae
Salsola tragus	Russian-thistle or tumbleweed >> Pest Notes	Chenopodiaceae
Salvia aethiopis	Mediterranean sage	Lamiaceae
Salvinia molesta	Giant salvinia	Salviniaceae
Sapium sebiferum	Chinese tallowtree	Euphorbiaceae
Saponaria officinalis	Bouncingbet	Caryophyllaceae
Sarcobatus vermiculatus	Greasewood	Chenopodiaceae
Schinus spp.	Peppertrees	Anacardiaceae
Schismus spp.	Mediterraneangrasses	Poaceae
Scirpus acutus	Hardstem bulrush or tule	Cyperaceae
Secale cereale	Common rye	Poaceae
Senecio jacobaea	Tansy ragwort	Asteraceae
Sesbania punicea	Red sesbania	Fabaceae
Setaria spp.	Foxtails	Poaceae
Silybum marianum	Blessed milkthistle	Asteraceae
Sinapis arvensis	Wild mustard	Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium altissimum	Tumble mustard	Brassicaceae
Sisymbrium irio	London rocket	Brassicaceae
Solanum elaeagnifolium	Silverleaf nightshade	Solanaceae
Sorghum halepense	Johnsongrass	Poaceae
Spartina spp.	Cordgrasses	Poaceae
Spartium junceum	Spanish broom	Fabaceae
Sphaerophysa salsula	Swainsonpea	Fabaceae
Spirodela spp.	Duckweeds or duckmeats	Lemnaceae
Sporobolus indicus	Smutgrass >> managing smutgrass in irrigated pastures	Poaceae
Stipa capensis	Mediterranean steppegrass	Poaceae
Stuckenia pectinata	Sago pondweed	Potamogetonaceae
Taeniatherum caput-medusae	Medusahead	Poaceae
Tamarix spp.	Saltcedar or tamarisk >> brochure >> invasive plants	Tamaricaceae
Tanacetum vulgare	Common tansy	Asteraceae
Taraxacum officinale	Dandelion	Asteraceae
Thlaspi arvense	Field pennycress	Brassicaceae
Torilis arvensis	Hedgeparsley	Apiaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum	Pacific poison-oak >> Pest Notes	Anacardiaceae
Trapa natans	Water chestnut	Trapaceae
Tribulus terrestris	Puncturevine	Zygophyllaceae
Trichostema lanceolatum	Vinegarweed	Lamiaceae
Trifolium hirtum	Rose clover	Fabaceae
Tripidium ravennae	Ravennagrass	Poaceae
Typha spp.	Cattails	Typhaceae
Ulex europaeus	Gorse	Fabaceae
Ulmus pumila	Siberian elm	Ulmaceae
Urtica dioica	Stinging nettle	Urticaceae
Ventenata dubia	North African wiregrass	Poaceae
Verbascum blattaria	Moth mullein	Scrophulariaceae
Verbascum thapsus	Common mullein	Scrophulariaceae
Verbena bonariensis	Tall vervain	Verbenaceae
Verbena litoralis	Seashore vervain	Verbenaceae
Veronica anagallis-aquatica	Water speedwell	Scrophulariaceae
Vinca major	Big periwinkle	Apocynaceae
Vulpia myuros	Rattail fescue	Poaceae
Washingtonia robusta	Mexican fan palm	Arecaceae
Watsonia meriana	Watsonia	Iridaceae
Wolffia spp.	Watermeals	Lemnaceae
Xanthium spinosum	Spiny cocklebur	Asteraceae
Xanthium strumarium	Common cocklebur	Asteraceae
Zannichellia palustris	Horned pondweed	Zannichelliaceae
Zantedeschia aethiopica	Calla lily	Araceae
Zigadenus spp.	Deathcamas	Liliaceae
Zygophyllum fabago	Syrian beancaper	Zygophyllaceae