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Common ragweed, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, is a widespread invasive species, and can become a noxious weed, that has naturalized in Europe; temperate Asia and the Indian subcontinent; temperate northern and southern Africa and Macaronesia; Oceania in Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii; and Southwestern North America in California and the ...
A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is harmful to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock. Most noxious weeds have been introduced into an ecosystem by ignorance, mismanagement, or ...
Whatcom County Noxious Weed Board takes reports at 360-778-6234. Columbia County Weed Board can be reached at 509-382-9760. If you found a small patch of hemlock on your land, use protective ...
The Federal Noxious Weed Act of 1974 ("FNWA", Pub. L. 93–629, 88 Stat. 2148, enacted January 3, 1975) established a federal program to control the spread of noxious weeds. The United States Secretary of Agriculture was given the authority to declare plants "noxious weeds", and limit the interstate spread of such plants without a permit.
In Washington, the plant appears on a number of noxious weed lists. The Pierce County Noxious Weed Control Board places it in on its Terrible Ten list.
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[2] [3] [4] It is considered to be one of the ten worst weeds in the world. [5] In the United States, Johnson grass is listed as either a noxious or quarantined weed in 19 states. [ 6 ] With Sorghum bicolor it is a parent of Sorghum × almum , a forage crop also considered a weed in places.
The most invasive plant in Texas is the common bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon). In certain cases, like a lawn or grazing pasture, it is extremely valuable to the landowner. Common bermudagrass ...