Missouri Noxious Weed List

Thistles and thistle-like plants

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Canada thistle
(Cirsium arvense L. Scop.)

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Common teasel
(Dipsacus fullonum L.)

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Scotch thistle
(Onopordum acanthium L.)

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Musk thistle
(Carduus nutans L.)

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Cutleaf teasel
(Dipsacus laciniatus L.)

Vines

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Field bindweed
(Convolvulus arvensis L.)

Kudzu
(Pueraria montana [Lour.] Merr.)

Grasses

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Johnson grass
(Sorghum halepense L.)

Other species

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Spotted knapweed
(Centaurea stoebe L., including all subspecies)

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Multiflora rose
(Rosa multiflora Thunb. ex Murr.)

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Purple loosestrife
(Lythrum salicaria L. and any hybrids thereof)

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Marijuana
(Cannabis sativa L.)

Division Contact Information

Plant Industries Division

1616 Missouri Blvd
PO Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Phone: (573) 751-2462
Fax: (573) 751-0005
Plant Industries Staff