What are noxious weeds? County noxious weed control boards Washington’s noxious weeds are invasive exotic provide many benefits to their community, introductions. None of them are native to including: Washington. Noxious weeds create public health  Local decision making and regulatory 2017 hazards, decrease agricultural productivity, lower authority property values, degrade wildlife habitat and reduce  Prevention of noxious weed infestations enjoyment of recreational areas, In essence, noxious CLALLAM COUNTY through education, county wide early- weeds are everybody’s problem – the homeowner, the farmer, the environmentalist, the recreational detection surveys, quarantines, and other NOXIOUS WEED LIST visitor, the public land manager, and the elected programs official.  Technical assistance for all landowners such as on-site surveys, weed identification, Who is responsible for controlling weeds control recommendations and cost/share under the state noxious weed laws, RCW assistance 17.10 and WAC 16-750?  Cooperative action from state and federal land All landowners, including, city, county, and state management agencies governments, are required to eradicate all Class A,  Assurance that all landowners will control control and prevent the spread of any Class B noxious weeds on their property designate, and selected Class B or C species on their  Influence on state noxious weed policy property. There are many ways to control noxious weeds; state law does not dictate method. For Class decisions A species, prevention and eradication is the goal, while for Class B designates and selected weeds, YOU CAN HELP! Contact your local weed board if containment and eventual reduction is the objective. you see or know of noxious weed infestations. For The type of control selected by the landowner should more information about weeds and vegetation take into consideration the weed, its life cycle, management, contact: distribution (extent of the problem) and its location. Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Board Clallam County Noxious Weed Board 223 East Fourth Street, Suite 15 The state weed law allows counties to focus noxious Port Angeles, WA 98362-0149 weed control authority and activity at the local level (360) 417-2442 or by activating county noxious weed control boards [email protected] which are responsive to local needs, concerns, and conditions. In 1997 Clallam County Commissioners Check out our website at www.clallam.net/weed/ authorized the activation of the Clallam County Noxious Weed Control Board. The five voting For additional information, contact: members of this board are volunteers appointed by the County Commissioners. The county board is Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board responsible for assuring the control of noxious weeds P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504 within the county. They typically accomplish this by (360) 902-2053 employing a weed coordinator who educates and English Hawthorn informs the public about noxious weeds, conducts on- Washington State Department of Agriculture (Crataegus monogyna) going early detection surveys for noxious weeds, and 21 North First Avenue #103 one of the few trees on our noxious weed assists landowners in developing control strategies. Yakima, WA 98902 list, it resembles our native hawthorn, but If landowners refuse to control the noxious weeds on (509) 952-3955 has bright red berries and lobed leaves their property, county boards can have the control PLEASE! Help protect Washington’s work done and bill the landowner, or issue civil infractions. economy and environment from noxious weeds!

Class B-designate Weeds Class B weeds are non-native Class B-designates continued species that are presently limited to portions of the state. The following watermilfoil, Eurasian Myriophyllum spicatum Class B species are designated for control in Clallam County where they willow-herb, hairy Epilobium hirsutum are not yet widespread. Controlling infestations and preventing spread 2017 of all propagules is required by law. alyssum, hoary Berteroa incana Selected Weeds archangel, yellow Lamiastrum galeobdolon RCW 17.10.090 State Noxious Weed List allows arrowhead, grass-leaved Sagittaria graminea Counties to select weeds from the B or the C list that must be CLALLAM COUNTY WEED LIST controlled. Preventing spread of all propagules is required. blueweed Echium vulgare The Clallam County Weed List is updated annually and consists bryony, white Bryonia alba broom, Scotch 1 Cytisus scoparius of all state listed Class A and Class B designate and county bugloss, annual Anchusa arvensis herb Robert2 Geranium robertianum select noxious weeds. State law requires eradication or bugloss, common Anchusa officinalis lawnweed Soliva sessilis control, containment, and preventing spread of these weeds. camelthorn Alhagi maurorum Knotweed3, Japanese Polygonum cuspidatum, To date, at least 72 state listed noxious weeds have chervil, wild Anthriscus sylvestris Bohemian, giant x bohemicum, sachalinense been present in Clallam County; these are cinquefoil, sulfur Potentilla recta sowthistle, perennial Sonchus arvensis ssp.arvensis shown in bold in each category. elodea, Brazilian Egeria densa tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea Class A Weeds are non-native species with a limited fanwort Cabomba caroliniana teasel, common Dipsacus fullonum distribution in Washington. Preventing new infestations and fennel, common* Foeniculum vulgare 1Control in and 100 ft around gravel pits or any soil, mulch or mineral eradicating existing infestations is required by law. mining/storage areas. floating heart, yellow Nymphoides peltata 2 bean-caper, Syrian Zygophyllum fabago gorse Ulex europaeus Control along roadsides leading to areas with active treatment program 3Control within riparian and flood zones of Big, Hoko, Clallam, & Sekiu blueweed, Texas Helianthus ciliaris hawkweed, all nonnative Hieracium subgenus Hieracium Rivers and their tribs; pits and storage areas as above, some roadsides. broom, French Genista monspessulana species and hybrids of the Hieracium subgenus Pilosella broom, Spanish Spartium junceum wall and meadow subgenera Additional Noxious Weeds bulrush, ricefield Schoenopelctus mucronatus hawkweed, orange Hieracium aurantiacum The following Class B and C weeds are found in our clary, meadow Salvia pratensis helmet, policeman’s Impatiens glandulifera county and in many parts of the state. Control is clematis, oriental Clematis orientalis houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale encouraged. (Class is indicated with B or C) cordgrass, common Spartina anglica indigobush Amorpha fruticosa babysbreath (C) Gypsophila paniculata cordgrass, denseflower Spartina densiflora knapweed, black Centaurea nigra bindweed, field (C) Convolvulus arvensis cordgrass, salt meadow Spartina patens knapweed, brown Centaurea jacea blackberry, evergreen (C) Rubus laciniatus cordgrass, smooth Spartina alterniflora knapweed, diffuse Centaurea diffusa blackberry, Himalayan (C) Rubus armeniacus crupina, common Crupina vulgaris knapweed, meadow Centaurea moncktonii buffalobur (C) Solanum rostratum false brome Brachypodium sylvaticum knapweed, Russian Acroptilon repens butterfly bush (B) Buddleia davidii flowering rush Butomus umbellatus knapweed, spotted Centaurea stoebe canarygrass, reed (C) Phalaris arundinacea flax, spurge Thymelaea passerina knotweed, Himalayan Polygonum polystachyum carrot, wild (C) Daucus carota four o’clock, wild Mirabilis nyctaginea kochia Kochia scoparia catsear, common (C) Hypochaeris radicata goatsrue Galega officinalis loosestrife, garden Lysimachia vulgaris cockle, white (C) Silene latifolia ssp. alba hogweed, giant Heracleum mantegazzianum loosestrife, purple Lythrum salicaria daisy, oxeye (C) Leucanthemum vulgare hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata loosestrife, wand Lythrum virgatum groundsel, common (C) Senecio vulgaris johnsongrass Sorghum halepense nutsedge, yellow Cyperus esculentus hawthorn, English (C) Crataegus monogyna knapweed, bighead Centaurea macrocephala oxtongue, hawkweed Picris hieracioides iris, yellow flag (C) Iris pseudacornus knapweed, Vochin Centaurea nigrescens parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum Italian arum (C) Arum italicum kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata pepperweed, perennial ivy, English (C)specific var Hedera helix, H. hibernica milfoil, variable-leaf Myriophyllum heterophyllum poison hemlock Conium maculatum laurel, spurge (B) Daphne laureola , Alliaria petiolata primrose, water Ludwigia hexapetala old man’s beard (C) Clematis vitalba nightshade, silverleaf Solanum elaeagnifolium puncturevine Tribulus terrestris pampas&jubata grass (C) Corderia selloana& jubata primrose-willow, floating Ludwigia peploides reed, common Phragmites australis pondweed, curly-leaf (C) Potamogeton crispus sage, clary Salvia sclarea saltcedar Tamarix ramosissima St Johnswort, common (C) sage, Mediterranean Salvia aethiopis shiny geranium Geranium lucidum spurge, myrtle (B) Euphorbia myrsinites spurge, eggleaf Euphorbia oblongata skeletonweed, rush Chondrilla juncea tansy, common (C) Tanacetum vulgare sweetgrass, reed Glyceria maxima spurge, leafy Euphorbia esula thistle, bull (C) Cirsium vulgare starthistle, purple Centaurea calcitrapa starthistle, yellow Centaurea solstitialis thistle, Canada (C) Cirsium arvense thistle, Italian Carduus pycnocephalus thistle, musk Carduus nutans toadflax, yellow (C) Linaria vulgaris thistle, milk Silybum marianum thistle, plumeless Carduus acanthoides water lily, fragrant (C) Nymphaea odorata thistle, slenderflower Carduus tenuiflorus thistle, Scotch Onopordum acanthium white top, hairy (C) Lepidium appelianum woad, dyers Isatis tinctoria toadflax, Dalmatian Linaria dalmatica ssp dalmatica wormwood, absinth (C) Artemisia absinthium velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti

* Except bulbing fennel, F. vulgare var. azoricum