KANSAS Invasive Plant Species List – 2017 Regional Condition 2 Plants – 466 Species Common Name Scientific Name # of Counties absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium 1 African mustard Strigosella africana 1 alfalfa Medicago sativa 105 alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides 1 alsike clover Trifolium hybridum 18 American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius 42 Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii 14 annual bluegrass Poa annua 45 annual sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus 10 annual wormwood Artemisia annua 4 apple-of-Peru Nicandra physalodes 3 Asiatic dayflower Commelina communis 20 autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata 3 babysbreath Gypsophila paniculata 1 bald brome Bromus racemosus 29 balloonvine Cardiospermum halicacabum 9 balsamapple Momordica charantia 1 barley Hordeum vulgare 1 barnyardgrass Echinochloa crus-galli 90 bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon 78 biennial wormwood Artemisia biennis 13 big chickweed Cerastium fontanum ssp. vulgare 34 bigpod sesbania Sesbania herbacea 4 bigroot morning-glory Ipomoea pandurata 30 birdsfoot trefoil Lotus corniculatus 10 birdsrape mustard Brassica rapa 26 bittersweet nightshade Solanum dulcamara 1 bittersweets Celastrus spp. 62 Black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort Vincetoxicum nigrum 4 black medic Medicago lupulina 98 black mustard Brassica nigra 37 bladder campion Silene latifolia ssp. alba 4 bladder campion Silene vulgaris 3 bladder senna Colutea arborescens 1 blue lettuce Lactuca tatarica 31 blue mustard Chorispora tenella 55 border privet Ligustrum obtusifolium 4 bouncingbet Saponaria officinalis 50 Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa 1 bristlegrass Setaria spp. 105 bristly foxtail Setaria verticillata 5 bristly hawkbit Leontodon hispidus 1 bristly locust Robinia hispida 6 brittleleaf naiad Najas minor 1 broadleaf dock Rumex obtusifolius 11 broadleaf plantain Plantago major 25 broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus 27 buckhorn plantain Plantago lanceolata 51 buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum 15 bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa 14 bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus 3 bull thistle Cirsium vulgare 79 bur buttercup Ceratocephala testiculata 5 burcucumber Sicyos angulatus 49 bush honeysuckles (exotic) Lonicera spp. 25 bush morning-glory Ipomoea leptophylla 56 bushy wallflower Erysimum repandum 92 butterflybush Buddleja davidii 1 Callery pear (Bradford pear) Pyrus calleryana 2 Canada bluegrass Poa compressa 38 Canada thistle Cirsium arvense 30 Canadian horseweed Erigeron canadensis 105 canarygrass Phalaris canariensis 15 Carolina fanwort Cabomba caroliniana 1 carpet bugle Ajuga reptans 3 castorbean Ricinus communis 1 catchweed Asperugo procumbens 1 catnip Nepeta cataria 82 cattail Typha spp. 2 Caucasian bluestem Bothriochloa bladhii 2 chamber bitter Phyllanthus urinaria 1 cheatgrass Bromus tectorum 105 chicory Cichorium intybus 38 Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia 1 Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense 3 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya 2 clammy goosefoot Dysphania pumilio 1 clasping pepperweed Lepidium perfoliatum 6 cocklebur Xanthium spp. 2 coffee senna Senna occidentalis 1 common barberry Berberis vulgaris 2 common burdock Arctium minus 44 common chickweed Stellaria pallida 83 common chickweed Stellaria media 83 common cocklebur Xanthium strumarium 101 Taraxacum officinale ssp. common dandelion officinale 105 common duckweed Lemna minor 76 common flax Linum usitatissimum 21 common grape hyacinth Muscari botryoides 7 common groundsel Senecio vulgaris 1 common lespedeza Kummerowia striata 22 common lilac Syringa vulgaris 3 common mallow Malva neglecta 75 common mouse-ear chickweed Cerastium fontanum 34 common mullein Verbascum thapsus 82 common pear Pyrus communis 3 common periwinkle Vinca minor 12 common pokeweed Phytolacca americana 72 common purslane Portulaca oleracea 80 common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia 74 common reed Phragmites australis 3 common salsify Tragopogon porrifolius 19 common selfheal Prunella vulgaris 47 common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum 55 common tansy Tanacetum vulgare 9 common teasel Dipsacus fullonum 26 common velvetgrass Holcus lanatus 6 common vetch Vicia sativa 5 common viper's bugloss Echium vulgare 9 common water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes 3 common yarrow Achillea millefolium 91 corn cockle Agrostemma githago 12 corn gromwell Buglossoides arvensis 46 corn poppy Papaver rhoeas 3 corn speedwell Veronica arvensis 82 corn spurry Spergula arvensis 1 cornflower Centaurea cyanus 24 cowcockle Vaccaria hispanica 9 crack willow Salix fragilis 2 creeping bellflower Campanula rapunculoides 1 creeping bentgrass Agrostis stolonifera 53 creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens 2 creeping waterprimrose Ludwigia peploides 60 creeping yellow loosestrife, creeping Jenney Lysimachia nummularia 18 cressleaf groundsel Packera glabella 11 crested wheatgrass Agropyron cristatum 13 crownbeard Verbesina encelioides 13 cup rosinweed Silphium perfoliatum 31 curly dock Rumex crispus 105 curly dock Rumex crispus ssp. crispus 105 curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa 59 curly-leaved pondweed Potamogeton crispus 28 cutleaf evening-primrose Oenothera laciniata 77 cutleaf geranium Geranium dissectum 1 cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata 15 cutleaf nightshade Solanum triflorum 33 cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus 10 cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias 15 Dalmatian toadflax Linaria dalmatica 14 dames rocket Hesperis matronalis 46 dandelion Taraxacum officinale 105 denseflower knotweed Persicaria glabra 1 Deptford pink Dianthus armeria 30 devil's-claw Proboscidea louisianica 70 dog mustard Erucastrum gallicum 2 dotted smartweed Persicaria punctata 74 doubtful knight's-spur Consolida ajacis 29 dwarf honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum 1 dwarf snapdragon Chaenorhinum minus 11 eclipta Eclipta prostrata 84 Elaeagnus Elaeagnus spp. 41 English elm Ulmus procera 1 Eurasian water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum 2 European black alder Alnus glutinosa 2 European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica 2 European common reed Phragmites australis ssp. australis 29 European privet Ligustrum vulgare 2 European sticktight Lappula squarrosa 5 European water-clover Marsilea quadrifolia 1 everlasting peavine Lathyrus latifolius 18 fall panicum Panicum dichotomiflorum 86 false strawberry Potentilla indica 6 fennel Foeniculum vulgare 2 field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis 105 field brome Bromus arvensis 106 field dodder Cuscuta pentagona 27 field horsetail Equisetum arvense 20 field madder Sherardia arvensis 5 field pennycress Thlaspi arvense 88 field pepperweed Lepidium campestre 20 field sandbur Cenchrus spinifex 1 fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona var. pentagona 27 fivestamen tamarisk Tamarix chinensis 48 flixweed Descurainia sophia 74 flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus 2 foxtail millet Setaria italica 30 fragrant waterlily Nymphaea odorata 6 garden cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus 2 garden vetch Vicia sativa ssp. nigra 4 garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata 28 giant chickweed Myosoton aquaticum 1 giant foxtail Setaria faberi 57 giant ragweed Ambrosia trifida 105 giant reed Arundo donax 4 giant sumpweed Cyclachaena xanthifolia 44 giantseed goosefoot Chenopodium simplex 74 goldenrain tree Koelreuteria paniculata 1 goosegrass Eleusine indica 76 grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea 7 Grecian foxglove Digitalis lanata 1 green bristlegrass Setaria viridis var. viridis 105 green foxtail Setaria viridis 105 ground ivy Glechoma hederacea 26 hairy galinsoga Galinsoga quadriradiata 14 hairy nightshade Solanum physalifolium 4 hairy vetch Vicia villosa 52 hairy whitetop Lepidium appelianum 1 halberdleaf orach Atriplex patula 16 hare's ear Bupleurum rotundifolium 2 hedge bindweed Calystegia sepium 82 hedge mustard Sisymbrium officinale 33 hemp dogbane Apocynum cannabinum 98 hemp sesbania Sesbania exaltata 5 henbit Lamium amplexicaule 98 hoary alyssum Berteroa incana 4 hoary cress Lepidium draba 38 hollyhock Alcea rosea 10 horsenettle Solanum carolinense 57 houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale 14 Indian mustard Brassica juncea 13 indigobush Amorpha fruticosa 92 intermediate wheatgrass Thinopyrum intermedium 4 Italian plumeless thistle Carduus pycnocephalus 1 ivyleaf morning-glory Ipomoea hederacea 58 ivyleaf speedwell Veronica hederifolia 2 Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii 4 Japanese flowering crabapple Malus floribunda 1 Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica 29 Japanese hop Humulus japonicus 10 Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica 3 jetbead Rhodotypos scandens 2 jimsonweed Datura stramonium 72 johnsongrass Sorghum halepense 105 jointed goatgrass Aegilops cylindrica 105 junglerice Echinochloa colona 2 Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis 89 knotroot foxtail Setaria parviflora 53 Korean lespedeza Kummerowia stipulacea 39 kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata 7 Kummerowia Kummerowia spp. 32 ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa 63 lambsquarters Chenopodium album 50 large crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis 93 large hop clover Trifolium campestre 31 largeseed dodder Cuscuta indecora 14 largeseed falseflax Camelina sativa 1 leafy spurge Euphorbia esula 9 lemon balm Melissa officinalis 1 lily of the valley Convallaria majalis 2 little burclover Medicago minima 11 little mallow Malva parviflora 3 Lombardy poplar Populus nigra 2 longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia 105 longspine sandbur Cenchrus longispinus 105 Madagascar periwinkle Catharanthus roseus 1 Mahaleb cherry Prunus mahaleb 11 marijuana Cannabis sativa 67 marsh-pepper smartweed Persicaria hydropiper 28 mayweed Tripleurospermum inodorum 3 meadow fescue Festuca pratensis 80 meadow salsify Tragopogon lamottei 1 memorial rose Rosa luciae 1 Mexican fireweed Bassia scoparia 105 mexicantea Dysphania ambrosioides 45