Missouri Exotic Pest Plants

Category B

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Ailanthus altissima	tree of heaven	Simaroubaceae	PCA PLANTS
Anagallis arvensis	scarlet pimpernel	Primulaceae	PLANTS
Barbarea vulgaris	garden yellowrocket, common winter cress	Brassicaceae	PLANTS
Belamcanda chinensis	blackberrry lily	Iridaceae	PLANTS
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese barberry	Berberidaceae	PLANTS
Dactylis glomerata	orchard grass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Daucus carota	wild carrot, Queen Anne's-lace	Apiaceae	PLANTS
Dianthus armeria	Deptford pink	Caryophyllaceae	PLANTS
Euonymus alata	burning bush	Celastraceae	PLANTS
Galium pedemontanum	bedstraw	Rubiaceae	PLANTS
Glechoma hederacea	ground ivy	Lamiaceae	PLANTS
Hedera helix	English ivy	Araliaceae	PCA PLANTS
Heliotropium indicum	Indian heliotrope	Boraginaceae	PLANTS
Hypericum perforatum	goatweed, St. John's-wort	Clusiaceae	PLANTS
Ipomoea hederacea	blue morning glory	Convolvulaceae	PLANTS
Iris pseudacorus	yellow iris	Iridacea	PLANTS
Kummerowia striata	Japanese lespedeza	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Kummerowia stipulacea	Korean clover	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Leonurus cardiaca	motherwort	Lamiaceae	PLANTS
Lespedeza thunbergii	tall bush clover	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Leucanthemum vulgare	ox-eye daisy	Asteraceae	PLANTS
Ligustrum obtusifolium	border privet	Oleaceae	PLANTS
Lolium perenne	perennial ryegrass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Lotus corniculatus	birdfoot deervetch	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Maclura pomifera	Osage orange	Moraceae	MDC PLANTS
Medicago lupulina	black medic	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Microstegium vimineum	Nepalgrass	Poaceae	PCA PLANTS
Morus alba	white mulberry, silkworm mulberry	Moraceae	PLANTS
Myriophyllum aquaticum	parrotfeather, watermilfoil	Haloragidaceae	PLANTS
Najas minor	brittle waternymph	Najadaceae	PLANTS
Ottelia alismoides	ducklettuce	Hydrocharitaceae	PLANTS
Pastinaca sativa	wild parsnip	Apiaceae	PLANTS
Phalaris canariensis	canary grass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Phragmites australis	common reed	Poaceae	PLANTS
Plantago lanceolata	narrowleaf plantain	Plantaginaceae	PLANTS
Poa annua	annual bluegrass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Poa compressa	Canada bluegrass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Poa pratensis	Kentucky bluegrass	Poaceae	PLANTS
Polygonum cuspidatum	Japanese knotweed, Japanese bamboo	Polygonaceae	PCA PLANTS
Polygonum persicaria	spotted ladysthumb	Polygonaceae	PLANTS
Potentilla recta	rough-fruited cinquefoil, sulphur cinquefoil	Rosaceae	PLANTS
Prunus mahaleb	perfumed cherry	Rosaceae	PLANTS
Pueraria lobata	kudzu	Fabaceae	MDC PCA PLANTS
Rhamnus davurica	Dahurian buckthorn	Rhamnaceae	PLANTS
Robinia hispida	bristly locust	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Robinia pseudoacacia	black locust	Fabaceae *	MDC PCA PLANTS
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum	watercress	Brassicaceae	PLANTS
Rosa multiflora	multiflora rose	Rosaceae	MDC PCA PLANTS
Rumex acetosella	sheep sorrel, red sorrel	Polygonaceae	PLANTS
Salsola collina	slender Russian thistle	Chenopodiaceae	PLANTS
Sedum sarmentosum	yellow stonecrop	Crassulaceae	PLANTS
Stellaria media	common chickweed	Caryophyllaceae	PLANTS
Tragopogon dubius	yellow goats-beard	Asteraceae	PLANTS
Trifolium campestre	field clover	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Trifolium pratense	red clover	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Trifolium repens	white clover	Fabaceae	PLANTS
Ulmus pumila	Siberian elm	Ulmaceae	PLANTS
Verbascum thapsus	common mullein	Scrophularicaeae	PCA PLANTS
Vinca minor	common periwinkle	Apocynaceae	PLANTS
Wisteria sinensis	Chinese wisteria	Fabaceae	PCA PLANTS
Yucca smalliana	Spanish bayonet, Adam's needle	Liliaceae [Agavaceae]	PLANTS

*native to certain areas of Missouri, but some populations in non-native areas.