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COMMON NAME Scientific name Family
Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Asteraceae
Sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Potamogetonaceae
Saharan mustard Brassica tournefortii Brassicaceae
Sakhalin knotweed Polygonum sachalinense Polygonaceae
Saltcedar
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>> invasive plants		 Tamarix spp. Tamaricaceae
Sandburs Cenchrus spp. Poaceae
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius Fabaceae
Scotch thistle Onopordum acanthium Asteraceae
Scouringrushes Equisetum spp. Equisetaceae
Sea rocket Cakile maritima Brassicaceae
Seashore vervain Verbena litoralis Verbenaceae
Sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella Polygonaceae
Shepherd’s-purse Capsella bursa-pastoris Brassicaceae
Shortpod mustard Hirschfeldia incana Brassicaceae
Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa Asclepiadaceae
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila Ulmaceae
Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium Solanaceae
Slender false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum Poaceae
Slender oat Avena barbata Poaceae
Slenderflower thistle Carduus tenuiflorus Asteraceae
Smilograss Piptatherum miliaceum Poaceae
Smooth brome Bromus inermis Poaceae
Smooth catsear Hypochaeris glabra Asteraceae
Smooth frogbit Limnobium laevigatum Hydrocharitaceae
Smutgrass
>> managing smutgrass in irrigated pastures		 Sporobolus indicus Poaceae
Soft brome Bromus hordeaceus Poaceae
Soft chess Bromus hordeaceus Poaceae
Soft rush Juncus effusus Juncaceae
South American spongeplant Limnobium laevigatum Hydrocharitaceae
Southern brassbuttons Cotula australis Asteraceae
Spanish broom Spartium junceum Fabaceae
Spikeweed Hemizonia pungens Asteraceae
Spiny cocklebur Xanthium spinosum Asteraceae
Spiny emex Emex spinosa Polygonaceae
Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe Asteraceae
Spreading rush Juncus patens Juncaceae
Squarrose knapweed Centaurea virgata ssp. squarrosa Asteraceae
Stinging nettle Urtica dioica Urticaceae
Stinkgrasses Eragrostis spp. Poaceae
Stinkwort Dittrichia graveolens Asteraceae
Sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla recta Rosaceae
Swainsonpea Sphaerophysa salsula Fabaceae
Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima Brassicaceae
Sweet resinbush Euryops multifidus Asteraceae
Sweet vernalgrass Anthoxanthum odoratum Poaceae
Sweetbriar rose Rosa eglanteria Rosaceae
Syrian beancaper Zygophyllum fabago Zygophyllaceae
Tall buttercup Ranunculus acris Ranunculaceae
Tall fescue Festuca arundinacea Poaceae
Tall vervain Verbena bonariensis Verbenaceae
Tall whitetop Lepidium latifolium Brassicaceae
Tamarisk
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>> invasive plants		 Tamarix spp. Tamaricaceae
Tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea Asteraceae
Tansymustard Descurainia sophia Brassicaceae
Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus Myrtaceae
Tocalote Centaurea melitensis Asteraceae
Tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae
Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima Simaroubaceae
Tumble mustard Sisymbrium altissimum Brassicaceae
Tumbleweed Salsola tragus Chenopodiaceae