PUBLIC NOTICE
A public hearing was held February 28, 2013, by the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County, for the purpose of adopting the 2013 county wide noxious weed list.
A public hearing was held February 28, 2013, by the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County, for the purpose of adopting the 2013 county wide noxious weed list. The list has been adopted as follows:
English or Common Name Botanical or Scientific Name
Austrian fieldcress Rorippa austriaca
black henbane Hyoscyamus niger
blackgrass Alopecurus myosuroides
blueweed Echium vulgare
Brazilian elodea Egeria densa
buffalobur Solanum rostratum
bugloss, annual Anchusa arvensis
bugloss, common Anchusa officinalis
butterflybush Buddleja davidii
camelthorn Alhagi maurorum
cereal rye Secale cereale
common barberry Berberis vulgaris
common catsear Hypochaeris radicata
common crupina Crupina vulgaris
common fennel Foeniculum vulgare
common groundsel Senecio vulgaris
common reed Phragmites australis
(nonnative genotypes)
common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
common tansy Tanacetum vulgare
common teasel Dipsacus fullonum
cordgrass, common Spartina anglica
cordgrass, dense-flowered Spartina densiflora
cordgrass, saltmeadow Spartina patens
cordgrass, smooth Spartina alterniflora
Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica
dyer’s woad Isatis tinctoria
eggleaf spurge Euphorbia oblongata
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
false-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
fanwort Cabomba caroliniana
field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus
French broom Genista monspessulana
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata
giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum
goatsrue Galega officinalis
gorse Ulex europaeus
grass-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
hawkweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides
hawkweed, European Hieracium sabaudum
hawkweed, mouseear Hieracium pilosella
hawkweed, orange Hieracium aurantiacum
hawkweed, polar Hieracium atratum
hawkweed, queen-devil Hieracium glomeratum
hawkweed, smooth Hieracium laevigatum
hawkweed, tall Hieracium piloselloides
hawkweed, yellow Hieracium caespitosum
hawkweed, yellowdevil Hieracium floribundum
herb-Robert Geranium robertianum
hoary alyssum Berteroa incana
hoary cress Cardaria draba
houndstongue Cynglossum officinale
hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata
indigobush Amorpha fruticosa
johnsongrass Sorghum halepense
jointed goatgrass Aegilops cylindrica
knapweed, bighead Centaurea macrocephala
knapweed, black Centaurea nigra
knapweed, brown Centaurea jacea
knapweed, diffuse Centaurea diffusa
knapweed, meadow Centaurea jacea x nigra
knapweed, Russian Acroptilon repens
knapweed, spotted Centaurea stoebe
knapweed, Vochin Centaurea nigrescens
knotweed, Bohemian Polygonum x bohemicum
knotweed, giant Polygonum sachalinense
knotweed, Himalayan Polygonum polystachyum
knotweed, Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum
kochia Kochia scoparia
kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata
lawnweed Soliva sessilis
lepyrodiclis Lepyrodiclis holosteoides
longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
loosestrife, garden Lysimachia vulgaris
loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria
loosestrife, wand Lythrum virgatum
meadow clary Salvia pratensis
oriental clematis Clematis orientalis
oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum
perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium
perennial sowthistle Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis
poison-hemlock Conium maculatum
policeman’s helmet Impatiens glandulifera
puncturevine Tribulus terrestris
purple starthistle Centaurea calcitrapa
reed sweetgrass Glyceria maxima
ricefield bulrush Schoenoplectus mucronatus
rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea
sage, clary Salvia sclarea
sage, Mediterranean Salvia aethiopis
saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima
scentless mayweed Matricaria perforata
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius
shiny geranium Geranium lucidum
silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
smoothseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta approximata
Spanish broom Spartium junceum
spikeweed Hemizonia pungens
spurge flax Thymelaea passerina
spurge laurel Daphne laureola
spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula
spurge, myrtle Euphorbia myrsinites
sulfur cinquefoil Potentilla recta
Swainsonpea Spaerophysa salsula
Syrian beancaper Zygophyllum fabago
tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea
Texas blueweed Helianthus ciliaris
thistle, bull Cirsium vulgare
thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense
thistle, Italian Carduus pycnocephalus
thistle, milk Silybum marianum
thistle, musk Carduus nutans
thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides
thistle, Scotch Onopordum acanthium
thistle, slenderflower Carduus tenuiflorus
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima
variable-leaf milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti
water primrose Ludwigia hexapetala
white bryony Bryonia alba
white cockle Silene latifolia ssp. alba
wild carrot (except where Daucus carota
commercially grown)
wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris
wild four-o’clock Mirabilis nyctaginea
yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
yellow floatingheart Nymphoides peltata
yellow nutsedge Cyperus esculentus
yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis
yellowflag iris Iris pseudacorus
The 2013 Regulation and Policy Letter is available from the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County, 32 “C” Street N.W., Room 321, Ephrata, Washington,
(509) 754-2011, Ext. 375, or (800) 572-0119, Ext. 375.
Signed: Ron Tebow, Chairman
Rich Callahan, Vice-Chairman
Larry Duffner, Director
Wes Sieg, Director
Rollin Toya, Director
#03046/2933328
Pub.: March 6, 2013