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Troublesome Weeds of the West: M-Z

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Malta Starthistle

Malta starthistle
(Centaurea melitensis)


Species Identification and Characteristics

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Meadow Hawkweed

Meadow hawkweed
(Hieracium caespitosum)

Also Known As: yellow hawkweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Meadow knapweed
(Centaurea pratensis, C. x moncktonii)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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mediterranean sage

Mediterranean sage
(Salvia aethiopis)

Also Known As: African sage

Species Identification and Characteristics

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medusahead

Medusahead
(Taeniatherum caput-medusae)

Also Known As: medusarye

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Musk thistle

Musk thistle
(Carduus nutans)

Also Known As: nodding thistle, nodding plumeless thistle

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Orange hawkweed

Orange hawkweed
(Hieracium aurantiacum)

Also Known As: orange paintbrush, devil's weed, missionary weed, devil's paintbrush

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Oxeye daisy

Oxeye daisy
(Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, Leucanthemum vulgare)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Perennial pepperweed

Perennial pepperweed
(Lepidium latifolium)

Also Known As: tall whitetop, broadleaved peppergrass, giant whiteweed, ironweed, Virginia pepperweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Perennial sowthistle

Perennial sowthistle
(Sonchus arvensis)

Also Known As: creeping sowthistle, gutweed, field milk thistle, field sowthistle

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Phragmites

Phragmites
(Phragmites australis)

Also Known As: common reed

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Plumeless thistle

Plumeless thistle
(Carduus acanthoides)

Also Known As: spiny plumeless thistle, bristly thistle

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Poison hemlock

Poison hemlock
(Conium maculatum)

Also Known As: deadly hemlock, poison parsley, poison fool's parsley

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Puncturevine

Puncturevine
(Tribulus terrestris)

Also Known As: goathead, bullhead, Mexican sandbur, Texas sandbur

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Purple loosestrife

Purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria)

Also Known As: purple lythrum, rainbow weed, spiked loosestrife

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Quackgrass

Quackgrass
(Agropyron repens, Elymus repens, Elytrigia repens)

Also Known As: creeping wild rye, couch grass, dog grass, quitch, twitch

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Rush skeletonweed

Rush skeletonweed
(Chondrilla juncea)

Also Known As: skeletonweed, hogbite

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Russian knapweed

Russian knapweed
(Acroptilon repens, Centaurea repens)

Also Known As: mountain bluet, Turkestan thistle

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Russian olive

Russian olive
(Elaeagnus angustifolia)

Also Known As: oleaster

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Saharan mustard

Saharan mustard
(Brassica tournefortii)

Also Known As: African mustard

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Saltcedar complex

Saltcedar complex
(Tamarix spp.)

Also Known As: tamarisk

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Scentless chamomile

Scentless chamomile
(Tripleurospermum perforatum, Matricaria perforata)

Also Known As: false chamomile

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Scotch broom

Scotch broom
(Cytisus scoparius)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Scotch thistle

Scotch thistle
(Onopordum acanthium)

Also Known As: cotton thistle, Scotch cotton thistle, heraldic thistle

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Sericea lespedeza

Sericea lespedeza
(Lespedeza cuneata)

Also Known As: Chinese lespedeza, Chinese bush clover, Himalayan bush clover, hairy lespedeza

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Silverleaf nightshade

Silverleaf nightshade
(Solanum elaeagnifolium)

Also Known As: white horsenettle, silverleaf bitter apple, tomato weed, prairie berry, desert nightshade

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Skeletonleaf bursage

Skeletonleaf bursage
(Ambrosia tomentosa)

Also Known As: silverleaf povertyweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Smooth cordgrass

Smooth cordgrass
(Spartina alterniflora)

Also Known As: spartina

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Spotted knapweed

Spotted knapweed
(Centaurea maculosa, C. biebersteinii)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Squarrose knapweed

Squarrose knapweed
(Centaurea virgata, C. squarrosa, C. triumfettii)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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St. Johnswort

St. Johnswort
(Hypericum perforatum)

Also Known As: klamathweed, goatweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Sulfur cinquefoil

Sulfur cinquefoil
(Potentilla recta)

Also Known As: roughfruit cinquefoil

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Syrian beancaper

Syrian beancaper
(Zygophyllum fabago)


Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Tansy ragwort

Tansy ragwort
(Senecio jacobaea)

Also Known As: common ragwort, stinking Willie, tansy butterweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Toothed spurge

Toothed spurge
(Euphorbia dentata)

Also Known As: Green poinsettia

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Water hyacinth

Water hyacinth
(Eichhornia crassipes)

Also Known As: common water hyacinth

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Whitetop

Whitetop
(Cardaria draba)

Also Known As: hoary cress, peppergrass, whiteweed

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Wild proso millet

Wild proso millet
(Panicum miliaceum)

Also Known As: panic millet, proso, broom-corn millet

Species Identification and Characteristics

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Yellowflag iris

Yellowflag iris
(Iris pseudacorus)

Also Known As: yellow iris, pale yellow iris, water flag

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Yellow starthistle

Yellow starthistle
(Centaurea solstitialis)

Also Known As: St. Barnaby's thistle, yellow cockspur

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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Yellow toadflax

Yellow toadflax
(Linaria vulgaris)

Also Known As: butter-and-eggs, wild snapdragon, common toadflax

Species Identification and Characteristics

Management and Control Resources

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