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Below are the lists of Priority and Established invasive plants found in eco-region4: Tallgrass Prairie
The eco-regions are based on the Nebraska Natural Legacy Project developed by Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Invasive Plants of eco-region 4: Tallgrass Prairie
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Amur maple (Acer Ginnala)
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USDA, USFS |
Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens (Centaurea repens)) |
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USDA 1, USDA 2 |
Australian beardgrass (Caucasian bluestem) (Bothriochola bladhii) |
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USDA |
Yellow Bluestem (Bothriochola ischaemum) |
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USDA 1, USDA 2 |
Black knapweed (Centaurea moncktonii) |
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USDA, Invasive.org |
Yellow star-thistle (Centaurea solstitalis) |
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USCAE, USFS |
Sweet autumn virgin's-bower (Clematis terniflora) |
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USDA, ISSG.org |
Cutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus) |
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Invasive.org, WI DNR |
Sickleweed (Falcaria vulgaris) |
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USDA, USFS |
Goat's-rue (Galega officinalis) *Federal Noxious Weed |
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USDA, USFS |
Yellow bedstraw (Galium verum) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Japanese (Morrow, Showy Fly) honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica, L morrowii, L. morrowii x tatarica) |
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USDA, NPS |
Eurasian water-milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) |
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USGS, USDA |
Kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata) |
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USDA, USFS |
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| Category 3: Established Invasive Plants |
Crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum and hybrids) |
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USFS, Invasive.org |
Redtop (Agrostis gigantean) |
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Invasive.org, ISSG.org |
Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima) |
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USDA, NPS |
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) |
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USDA, NPS |
Field Garlic (Allium vineale) |
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USDA, Invasive.org |
Garrison creeping foxtail (Alopecurus arundinaceus) |
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USDA |
Absinthe wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) |
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USDA, Invasive.org |
Smooth brome (Bromus inermis) |
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Invasive.org, ISSG.org |
Japanese brome (Bromus japonicas) |
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USCA, CA-IPC, |
Downy brome (Bromus tectorum) |
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USDA, ISSG.org |
Hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) |
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USDA, ISSG.org |
Common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) |
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USDA, Invasive.org |
Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) |
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NPS, USDA |
Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellate) |
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USDA, ISSG.org |
Intermediate wheatgrass (Elymus hispidus) |
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USDA
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Quackgrass (Elymus repens) |
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USDA, Invasive.org |
Japanese Hops (Humulus japonicas) |
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NPS, MIPN |
Common St. John's-wort (Hypericum perforatum) |
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USDA, USFS |
Globe-pod, lens-pod, heart-pod hoary cress (Lepidium (Cardaria) draba, appelianum, chalepense) |
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USDA, USFS |
Chinese bush-clover (Lespedeza cuneata) |
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NPS, Invasive.org |
Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) |
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Invasive.org, IPA |
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) |
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Invasive.org, NPS |
Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica and hybrids) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Black medick (Medicago lupulina) |
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NDDA, USDA |
White sweetclover (Melilotus albus) |
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ISSG.org, WI DNR |
Yellow sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis) |
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Invasive.org, UNL DC |
White mulberry (Morus alba) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Common watercress (Nasturtium officinale) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea) |
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USDA, ISSG.org |
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Common (European), Dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, davurica) |
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USDA, NPS |
Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) |
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NPS, USDA |
Multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) |
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NPS, USDA |
Tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Crown vetch (Securigera varia) |
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Invasive.org, ISSG.org |
Field sow-thistle (Sonchus arvensis var. glabrescens) |
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USDA, USFS |
Tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum, Elymus elongatus var. ponticus) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Narrow-leaf cattail (Typha angustifolia and hybrids) |
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Invasive.org, USDA |
Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila) |
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NPS, Invasive.org |
Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) |
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USFS, USDA |
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| Noxious Weeds of Nebraska (visit Nebraska Department of Agriculture) |
Plumeless thistle (Carduus acanthoides)

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IANR Publication |
Musk thistle (Carduus nutans)

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IANR Publication |
Diffuse and Spotted knapweed (Centaurea diffusa, Centaurea stoebe spp. micranthos)

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IANR Publication |
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)

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IANR Publication |
Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)

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IANR Publication |
Japanese knotweed, Giant knotweed (Fallopia japonica, F. sachalinenis, and thier cultivars and hybrids)

Photo: Mitch Coffin |
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Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria, L. virgatum)

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IANR Publication |
Common reed (Phragmites australis ssp. australis)

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IANR Publication |
Saltcedar (Tamarix ramosissima and hybrids)

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IANR Publication |
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