PUBLIC NOTICE

A public hearing was held February 26, 2015, by the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County, for the purpose of adopting the 2015 county wide noxious weed list.

A public hearing was held February 26, 2015, by the Noxious Weed Control Board of Grant County, for the purpose of adopting the 2015 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

butterfly bush Buddleja davidii

camelthorn Alhagi maurorum

cereal rye Secale cereale

common barberry Berberis vulgaris

common catsear Hypochaeris radicata

common crupina Crupina vulgaris

common fennel, (except bulbing fennel) Foeniculum vulgare (except F. vulgare var. azoricum)

common groundsel Senecio vulgaris

common reed Phragmites australis

(nonnative genotypes only)

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 whitetop Lepidium appelianum

hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum

hawkweed oxtongue Picris hieracioides

hawkweed, orange Hieracium aurantiacum

hawkweeds: All nonnative species and Hieracium, subgenus Pilosella

hybrids of the Meadow subgenus

hawkweeds: All nonnative species and Hieracium, subgenus Hieracium

hybrids of the Wall subgenus

herb-Robert Geranium robertianum

hoary alyssum Berteroa incana

hoary cress Lepidium 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 x moncktonii

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

lesser celandine Ficaria verna

longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus

loosestrife, garden Lysimachia vulgaris

loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria

loosestrife, wand Lythrum virgatum

meadow clary Salvia pratensis

nonnative cattail species and hybrids Typha spp.

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

Ravenna grass Saccharum ravennae

reed sweetgrass Glyceria maxima

ricefield bulrush Schoenoplectus mucronatus

rush skeletonweed Chondrilla juncea

Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia

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 floating heart Nymphoides peltata

yellow nutsedge Cyperus esculentus

yellow starthistle Centaurea solstitialis

yellowflag iris Iris pseudacorus

The 2015 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. 4710.

Signed: Ron Tebow, Chairman

Rich Callahan, Vice-Chairman

Summer Sahli, Director

Chuck Sandmann, Director

Wes Sieg, Director

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Pub.: March 4, 2015