Noxious Weeds

The following weeds are hereby declared to be noxious and shall be divided into two classes, as follows:

Primary Noxious Weeds

• Quack grass (Elymus repens)
• Perennial sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis)
• Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
• Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
• European morning glory or field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
• Horse nettle (Solanum carolinense)
• Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
• Perennial pepper-grass (Cardaria draba)
• Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
• Buckthorn (Rhamnus spp., not to include Frangula alnus, syn.Rhamnus frangula)
• All other species of thistles belonging in the genera of Cirsium and Carduus
• Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)

Secondary Noxious Weeds

• Butterprint (Abutilon theophrasti) annual
• Cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) annual
• Wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) annual
• Wild carrot (Daucus carota) biennial
• Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata) perennial
• Sheep sorrel (Rumex acetosella) perennial
• Sour dock (Rumex crispus) perennial
• Smooth dock (Rumex altissimus) perennial
• Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
• Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)
• Wild sunflower (wild strain of Helianthus annuus L.) annual
• Puncture vine (Tribulus terrestris) annual
• Teasel (Dipsacus spp.)biennial
• Shattercane (Sorghum bicolor) annual

List Dated: December 11, 2025