Nebraska Invasive Species

Species	Common Name	Physiog	CofW	Wetness	Family	Grank	Srank
Echinacea angustifolia var. angustifolia	Narrowleaf Purple Coneflower	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G4T4	S5
Echinacea pallida	Pale Purple Coneflower	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G4	S1
Echinacea purpurea	Eastern Purple Coneflower	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G4	SE
Echinocereus viridiflorus var. viridiflorus	Hedgehog Cactus	P-forb	5	UPL	Cactaceae	G5T4?	S2
Echinochloa crus-galli	Large Barnyard Grass	A-grass	2	FACW	Poaceae	G5	SE
Echinochloa frumentacea	Japanese-millet	A-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Echinochloa muricata var. microstachya	Rough Barnyard Grass	A-grass	1	OBL	Poaceae	G5T5	S5
Echinochloa muricata var. muricata	Rough Barnyard Grass	A-grass	1	OBL	Poaceae	G5T5	S4?
Echinocystis lobata	Mock Cucumber	A-vine	3	FAC	Cucurbitaceae	G5	S5
Echinodorus berteroi (E. rostratus)	Upright Burhead	A-forb	1	OBL	Alismataceae	G5	S4
Echium vulgare	Viper's Bugloss	B-forb	5	UPL	Boraginaceae	GNR	SE
Eclipta prostrata	Yerba De Tajo	A-forb	2	FACW	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Egeria densa (Elodea densa)	Brazilian Waterweed	P-forb	1	OBL	Hydrocharitaceae	G5	SE
Elaeagnus angustifolia	Russian Olive	Tree	3	FAC	Elaeagnaceae	GNR	SE
Elaeagnus umbellata	Autumn Olive	Shrub	5	UPL	Elaeagnaceae	GNR	SE
Elatine brachysperma	Short-seed Waterwort	A-forb	1	OBL	Elatinaceae	G5	S1
Elatine rubella (E. triandra, in part)	Common Waterwort	A-forb	1	OBL	Elatinaceae	G5	S5?
Eleocharis acicularis var acicularis	Needle Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5TNR	S5
Eleocharis acicularis var porcata	Needle Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5TNR	SU
Eleocharis atropurpurea	Purple Spikerush	A-sedge	2	FACW	Cyperaceae	G4G5	S1
Eleocharis coloradoensis (E. parvula var. anachaeta, misapplied)	Dwarf Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	GNR	S1
Eleocharis compressa var. acutisquamata	Flat-stem Spikerush	P-sedge	2	FACW	Cyperaceae	G4TNR	SU
Eleocharis compressa var. compressa	Flat-stem Spikerush	P-sedge	2	FACW	Cyperaceae	G4TNR	SU
Eleocharis elliptica var. elliptica	Bog Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5TNR	S3?
Eleocharis engelmannii (E. obtusa var. ovata, misapplied)	Blunt Spikerush	A-sedge	2	FACW	Cyperaceae	G4G5Q	S5
Eleocharis erythropoda	Bald Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S5
Eleocharis geniculata	Capitate Spikerush	A-sedge	2	FACW	Cyperaceae	G5	S1
Eleocharis obtusa	Blunt Spikerush	A-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S4?
Eleocharis palustris (E. macrostachya, E. smallii, E xyridiformis)	Common Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S5
Eleocharis quinqueflora (E. pauciflora)	Few-flower Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S1
Eleocharis rostellata	Beaked Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S1
Eleocharis wolfii	Wolf's Spikerush	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G3G4	S2
Eleusine indica	Goosegrass	A-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Ellisia nyctelea	Waterpod	A-forb	3	FAC	Hydrophyllaceae	G5	S5
Elodea bifoliata	Two-leaf Waterweed	P-forb	1	OBL	Hydrocharitaceae	G4G5	S1
Elodea canadensis	Common Waterweed	P-forb	1	OBL	Hydrocharitaceae	G5	S5
Elodea nuttallii	Slender Waterweed	P-forb	1	OBL	Hydrocharitaceae	G5	S4?
Elymus albicans	Montana Wildrye	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5?	S1
Elymus canadensis var. canadensis	Canada Wildrye	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5TNR	S5
Elymus cinereus	Great Basin Wildrye	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5	S1
Elymus elongatus var. ponticus (Agropyron elongatum)	Tall Wheatgrass	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNRTNR	SE
Elymus elymoides var. brevifolius (Sitanion hystrix var. brevifolium)	Squirreltail	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5T4T5	S5
Elymus hispidus (Agropyron intermedium)	Intermediate Wheatgrass	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Elymus hystrix var. bigelovianus (Hystrix patula)	Bottlebrush Grass	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5T5?	SU
Elymus hystrix var. hystrix (Hystrix patula)	Bottlebrush Grass	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5T5	SU
Elymus junceus	Russian Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Elymus lanceolatus var. lanceolatus (Agropyron dasystachyum)	Thickspike Wheatgrass	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5T5	S5
Elymus macgregorii (E. virginicus var. glabriflorus, in part)	McGregor's Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNR	S4?
Elymus repens (Agropyron repens)	Quackgrass	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Elymus smithii (Agropyron smithii)	Western Wheatgrass	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5	S5
Elymus spicatus (Agropyron spicatum)	Bluebunch Wheatgrass	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5	S1
Elymus trachycaulus var. trachycaulus (Agropyron caninum var. majus)	Slender Wheatgrass	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5T5	S5
Elymus trachycaulus var. andinus (Agropyron caninum var. unilaterale)	Awned Slender Wheatgrass	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5T5	S1
Elymus villosus var. villosus	Hairy Wildrye	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5TNR	S5
Elymus virginicus var. intermedius	Hairy Virginia Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5TNR	SU
Elymus virginicus var. submuticus	Awnless Virginia Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5T4T5	S4?
Elymus virginicus var. virginicus	Virginia Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5T5	S5
Elymus vulpinus	Rydberg's Wildrye	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G1G3Q	S1
Elymus Xpseudorepens (Agropyron Xpseudorepens)	False Quackgrass	P-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNA	SE
Endolepis dioica (Atriplex dioica (Nutt.) J.F. Macbr. )	Rillscale	A-forb	5	UPL	Chenopodiaceae	G4?	S1
Engelmannia peristenia (E. pinnatifida)	Engelmann's Daisy	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	SE
Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum	Fringed Willowherb	P-forb	1	OBL	Onagraceae	G5T5	S5
Epilobium ciliatum var. glandulosum	Fringed Willowherb	P-forb	1	OBL	Onagraceae	G5T5	S1
Epilobium coloratum	Cinnamon Willowherb	P-forb	1	OBL	Onagraceae	G5	S5
Epilobium leptophyllum	Fen Willowherb	P-forb	2	FACW	Onagraceae	G5	S5
Equisetum arvense	Common Horsetail	Fern	3	FAC	Equisetaceae	G5	S5
Equisetum fluviatile	Water Horsetail	Fern	1	OBL	Equisetaceae	G5	S1
Equisetum hyemale var. affine	Common Scouringrush	Fern	2	FACW	Equisetaceae	G5T5	S5
Equisetum laevigatum	Smooth Scouringrush	Fern	2	FACW	Equisetaceae	G5	S5
Equisetum Xferrissii (E. hyemale X E. laevigatum)	Ferris' Horsetail	Fern	3	FAC	Equisetaceae	GNA	SE
Eragrostis barrelieri	Mediterranean Lovegrass	A-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Eragrostis capillaris	Lace Grass	A-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5	S1
Eragrostis cilianensis	Stink Grass	A-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Eragrostis frankii	Sandbar Lovegrass	A-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5	S1
Eragrostis hypnoides	Teal Lovegrass	A-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5	S5
Eragrostis minor	Little Lovegrass	A-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Eragrostis pectinacea var. pectinacea	Carolina Lovegrass	A-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	G5T5	S5
Eragrostis perplexa (E. pilosa var. perplexa)	Perplexing Lovegrass	A-grass	2	FACW	Poaceae	GNR	S1
Eragrostis reptans	Creeping Lovegrass	A-grass	1	OBL	Poaceae	G5	S1
Eragrostis secundiflora var. capitata (E. secundiflora ssp. oxylepis)	Red Lovegrass	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5TNR	S1
Eragrostis spectabilis	Purple Lovegrass	P-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5	S5
Eragrostis trichodes	Sand Lovegrass	P-grass	5	UPL	Poaceae	G5	S5
Erechtites hieraciifolius var. hieraciifolius	Burnweed	A-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5T5	S5
Eremogone hookeri (Arenaria hookeri)	Hooker's Sandwort	P-forb	5	UPL	Caryophyllaceae	G5	S5
Ericameria nauseosa var. graveolens (Chrysothemnus nauseosus ssp. graveolens)	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Shrub	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5T5	S5
Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa (C. nauseosus ssp. nauseosus)	Rubber Rabbitbrush	Shrub	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S2?
Ericameria parryi var. howardii (Chrysothamnus parryi var. howardii)	Parry's Rabbitbrush	Shrub	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5T5	S2S3
Erigeron annuus	Eastern Fleabane	A-forb	4	FACU	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Erigeron bellidiastrum	Western Fleabane	A-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Erigeron caespitosus	Tufted Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S2
Erigeron canus	Hoary Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G4	S5
Erigeron divergens	Spreading Fleabane	B-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S2
Erigeron flagellaris	Trailing Fleabane	B-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5	S3
Erigeron lonchophyllus	Short-ray Fleabane	B-forb	2	FACW	Asteraceae	G5	S1
Erigeron ochroleucus	Buff Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S2
Erigeron philadelphicus var. philadelphicus	Marsh Fleabane	B-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5T5	S5
Erigeron pumilis var. pumilus	Shaggy Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5T5	S5
Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus	Daisy Fleabane	A-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5T5	S5
Erigeron subtrinervis	Three-nerve Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G5	S2
Erigeron vetensis	Early Blue-top Fleabane	P-forb	5	UPL	Asteraceae	G4	S1
Eriochloa contracta	Prairie Cupgrass	A-grass	4	FACU	Poaceae	G5	S5?
Eriochloa villosa	Woolly Cupgrass	A-grass	3	FAC	Poaceae	GNR	SE
Eriogonum alatum var. alatum	Winged Wild Buckwheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5T5	S5?
Eriogonum annuum	Annual Wild Buckwheat	B-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5	S5
Eriogonum brevicaule var. brevicaule	Short-stem Wild Buckwheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G4T4?	S1
Eriogonum cernuum	Nodding Wild Buckwheat	A-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5	S1
Eriogonum effusum	Spreading Wild Buckwheat	Shrub	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G4G5	S4?
Eriogonum flavum var. flavum	Golden Wild Buckheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5T4T5	S5
Eriogonum gordonii	Gordon's Wild Buckwheat	A-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G4	S2
Eriogonum pauciflorum var. gnaphlodes	Few-flower Wild Buckwheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5T5	S5
Eriogonum pauciflorum var. pauciflorum	Few-flower Wild Buckwheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	G5T5	S5
Eriogonum Xnebraskense (E. effusum X E. pauciflorum)	Nebraska Wild Buckwheat	P-forb	5	UPL	Polygonaceae	GNA	SE
Eriophorum angustifolium var. angustifolium (E. polystachion, in part)	Tall Cottongrass	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5TNR	S2
Eriophorum gracile	Slender Cottongrass	P-sedge	1	OBL	Cyperaceae	G5	S2
Erodium cicutarium	Stork's-bill	A-forb	5	UPL	Geraniaceae	GNR	SE
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa (E. sativa)	Rocket-salad	A-forb	5	UPL	Brassicaceae	GNRTNR	SE
Eryngium planum	Sea-holly	P-forb	5	UPL	Apiaceae	GNR	SE
Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium	Rattlesnake Master	P-forb	3	FAC	Apiaceae	G5T5	S1
Erysimum asperum	Western Wallflower	B-forb	5	UPL	Brassicaceae	G5	S5
Erysimum cheiranthoides	Wormseed Wallflower	A-forb	4	FACU	Brassicaceae	G5	S4
Erysimum inconspicuum var. inconspicuum	Small Wallflower	B-forb	5	UPL	Brassicaceae	G5T5	S2
Erysimum repandum	Spreading Wallflower	A-forb	5	UPL	Brassicaceae	GNR	SE
Erythronium albidum	White Trout-lily	P-forb	5	UPL	Liliaceae	G5	S5
Erythronium mesochoreum	Prairie Dog-tooth-violet	P-forb	5	UPL	Liliaceae	G4G5	S2
Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica	California Poppy	A-forb	5	UPL	Papaveraceae	G4T4	SE
Euclidium syriacum	Syrian-mustard	A-forb	5	UPL	Brassicaceae	GNR	SE
Euonymus alatus	Winged Spindletree	Shrub	5	UPL	Celastraceae	GNR	SE
Euonymus atropurpureus	Wahoo	Shrub	3	FAC	Celastraceae	G5	S5
Euonymus europaeus	European Spindletree	Shrub	5	UPL	Celastraceae	GNR	SE
Euonymus fortunei	Chinese Spindletree	W-vine	5	UPL	Celastraceae	GNR	SE
Eupatorium altissimum	Tall Boneset	P-forb	4	FACU	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Eupatorium perfoliatum	Common Boneset	P-forb	1	OBL	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Eupatorium serotinum	Late Boneset	P-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5	S5?
Euphorbia corollata	Flowering Spurge	P-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia cyathophora	Fire-on-the-mountain	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia cyparissias	Cypress Spurge	P-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	SE
Euphorbia davidii	David's Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	GNR	S5
Euphorbia dentata	Toothed Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S1
Euphorbia esula (including E. xpseudovirigata)	Leafy Spurge	P-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	GNR	SE
Euphorbia fendleri	Fendler's Spurge	P-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S4?
Euphorbia geyeri	Geyer's Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia glyptosperma	Ridge-seed Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia hexagona	Six-angled Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia maculata	Spotted Spurge	A-forb	4	FACU	Euphorbiaceae	G5?	S5
Euphorbia marginata	Snow-on-the-mountain	A-forb	4	FACU	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia missurica var. missurica	Prairie Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5TNR	S1?
Euphorbia missurica var. petaloidea	Prairie Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5TNR	S5
Euphorbia nutans	Eyebane	A-forb	4	FACU	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia prostrata	Groundfig Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	SE
Euphorbia robusta	Rocky Mountain Spurge	P-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S4
Euphorbia serpens	Round-leaf Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia serpyllifolia	Thyme-leaf Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia spathulata	Warty Spurge	A-forb	4	FACU	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Euphorbia stictospora	Mat Spurge	A-forb	5	UPL	Euphorbiaceae	G5	S5
Eustoma grandiflorum	Prairie-gentian	A-forb	2	FACW	Gentianaceae	G5	S4?
Euthamia gymnospermoides	Viscid Goldentop	P-forb	2	FACW	Asteraceae	G5	S5
Euthamia occidentalis	Western Goldentop	P-forb	1	OBL	Asteraceae	G5	S4
Eutrochium maculatum var. bruneri (Eupatorium maculatum var. bruneri)	Spotted Joe Pye Weed	P-forb	1	OBL	Asteraceae	G5T4T5Q	S5
Eutrochium purpureum var. holzingeri (Eupatorium purpureum var. holzingeri)	Purple Joe Pye Weed	P-forb	3	FAC	Asteraceae	G5TNR	S3?
Evolvulus nuttallianus	Shaggy Evolvulus	P-forb	5	UPL	Convolvulaceae	G5	S5

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