A-Z of Weeds - North America "A"

Weeds are listed alphabetically.

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Common Name (Scientific Name)

“A”

Abas(Psidium guajava)

Absinth wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

Acha (Pueraria montana var. lobata)

Acuate (Lagascea mollis)

Aeginetia (Aeginetia)

African boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum)

African couchgrass (Digitaria abyssinica)

African dodder (Cuscuta cassytoides)

African elodea (Lagarosiphon major)

African feathergrass (Pennisetum macrourum)

African mustard (Brassica tournefortii)

African payal (Salvinia molesta)

African rue (Peganum harmala)

African sage (Salvia aethiopis)

African tuliptree (Spathodea campanulata)

Agaliya (Ricinus communis)

Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)

Akulikuli-kula (Portulaca oleracea)

Alang-alang (Imperata cylindrica)

Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)

Alectra (Alectra)

Aleppo milletgrass (Sorghum halepense)

Alexandra palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae)

Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum antillanum)

Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)

Alfilaree (Erodium cicutarium)

Alfombrilla (Drymaria arenarioides)

Algaroba (Prosopis pallida)

Alkali mallow (Malvella leprosa)

Alkali sida (Malvella leprosa)

Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)

Alligatorweed (Alternanthera)

Allspice (Pimenta dioica)

Alta fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Althea (Hibiscus syriacus)

Ambulia (Limnophila indica)

Ambulia (Limnophila sessiliflora)

American black nightshade (Solanum americanum)

American buckwheat vine (Brunnichia ovata)

American bugleweed (Lycopus americanus)

American germander (Teucrium canadense)

American Virginia Creeper (Parthenociss)

American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota)

American mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)

American pepper (Schinus molle)

American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)

American water horehound (Lycopus americanus)

American water lotus (Nelumbo lutea)

American yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)

Amourette (Mimosa pellita)

Amur bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Amur maple (Acer ginnala)

Amur peppervine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)

Anchored water hyacinth (Eichhornia azurea)

Andean pampas grass (Cortaderia jubata)

Aneilima (Murdannia keisak)

Angel’s trumpet (Datura inoxia)

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua)

Annual buckwheat (Eriogonum annuum)

Annual bugloss (Anchusa arvensis)

Annual eriogonum (Eriogonum annuum)

Annual fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

Annual marshelder (Iva annua)

Annual pricklepoppy (Argemone polyanthemos)

Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia)

Annual ryegrass (Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum)

Annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus)

Annual sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

Annual wormwood (Artemisia annua)

Apple of Sodom (Solanum carolinense)

Aquatic soda apple (Solanum tampicense)

Arabian schismus (Schismus arabicus)

Aramina (Urena lobata)

Armenian cucumber (Cucumis melo)

Aroma (Acacia farnesiana)

Aroma (Dichrostachys cinerea)

Arrowgrass (Triglochin maritima)

Arrowhead (Sagittaria sagittifolia)

Arrowhead vine (Syngonium podophyllum)

Arrowleaf falsepickerelweed (Monochoria hastata)

Artichoke thistle (Cynara cardunculus)

Asian marshweed (Limnophila sessiliflora)

Asian melastome (Melastoma candidum)

Asian mustard (Brassica tournefortii)

Asian nakedwood (Colubrina asiatica)

Asian snakewood (Colubrina asiatica)

Asian spiderwort (Murdannia keisak)

Asian sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis)

Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)

Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

Asiatic witchweed (Striga asiatica)

Asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus)

Asthmaweed (Conyza bonariensis)

Atlantic cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)

Aunt Lucy (Ellisia nyctelea)

Auri (Acacia auriculiformis)

Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon)

Australian cheesewood (Pittosporum undulatum)

Australian fireweed (Erechtites glomerata)

Australian pine (Casuarina equisetifolia)

Australian redcedar (Toona ciliata)

Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata)

Austrian peaweed (Sphaerophysa salsula)

Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Awapuhi melemele (Hedychium flavescens)

Awnless brome (Bromus inermis)

For the list of American Invasive Weeds starting with “B” click this link

http://informedfarmers.com/pastures/a-z-of-weeds-b/