Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 555 - Control of Insects, Pests and Noxious Weeds
NOXIOUS WEEDS
Classification of Weeds
Section 555.010 - Designation and categorization of noxious weeds
Current through December 31, 2024
1. The following weeds are designated noxious weeds:
(1) African rue. |
(Peganum harmala) |
(2) Austrian fieldcress. |
(Rorippa austriaca) |
(3) Austrian peaweed. |
(Sphaerophysa salsula) |
(4) Barbed goatgrass. |
(Aegilops triuncialis) |
(5) Buffelgrass. |
(Pennisetum ciliare) |
(6) Camelthorn. |
(Alhagi pseudalhagi) |
(7) Common crupina. |
(Crupina vulgaris) |
(8) Curly leaf pondweed. |
(Potamogton crispus) |
(9) Desert knapweed. |
(Volutaria tubuliflora) |
(10) Dyer's woad. |
(Isatis tinctoria) |
(11) Eurasian water-milfoil. |
(Myriophyllum spicatum) |
(12) Flowering rush. |
(Butomus umbellatus) |
(13) Giant salvinia. |
(Salvinia molesta) |
(14) Goats rue. |
(Galega officinalis) |
(15) Green fountain grass. |
(Pennisetum setaceum) |
(16) Houndstongue. |
(Cynoglossum officinale) |
(17) Hydrilla. |
(Hydrilla verticillata) |
(18) Iberian starthistle. |
(Centaurea iberica) |
(19) Jointed goatgrass. |
(Aegilops cylindrica) |
(20) Klamath weed. |
(Hypericum perforatum) |
(21) Malta starthistle. |
(Centaurea melitensis) |
(22) Mediterranean sage. |
(Salvia aethiopis) |
(23) Purple loosestrife. |
(Lythrum salicaria, Lythrum virgatum and their cultivars) |
(24) Purple starthistle. |
(Centaurea calcitrapa) |
(25) Rush skeletonweed. |
(Chondrilla juncea) |
(26) Squarrose knapweed. |
(Centaurea virgata) |
(27) Sulfur cinquefoil. |
(Potentilla recta) |
(28) Syrian bean caper. |
(Zygophyllum fabago) |
(29) Ventenata. |
(Ventenata dubia) |
(30) Yellow starthistle. |
(Centaurea solstitialis) |
(31) Yellow toadflax. |
(Linaria vulgaris) |
(1) Black henbane. |
(Hyoscyamus niger) |
(2) Carolina horse nettle. |
(Solanum carolinense) |
(3) Dalmation toadflax. |
(Linaria dalmatica) |
(4) Diffuse knapweed. |
(Centaurea diffusa) |
(5) Giant reed. |
(Arundo donax) |
(6) Leafy spurge. |
(Euphorbia esula) |
(7) Mayweed chamomile. |
(Anthemis cotula) |
(8) Medusahead. |
(Taeniatherum caput-medusae) |
(9) Perennial sow-thistle. |
(Sonchus arvensis) |
(10) Sahara mustard. |
(Brassica tournefortii) |
(11) Spotted knapweed. |
(Centaurea maculosa) |
(12) White horse nettle. |
(Solanum elaeagnifolium) |
(1) Canada thistle. |
(Cirsium arvense) |
(2) Hoary cress. |
(Cardaria draba) |
(3) Johnson grass. |
(Sorghum halepense) |
(4) Musk thistle. |
(Carduus nutans) |
(5) Perennial pepperweed. |
(Lepidium latifolium) |
(6) Poison Hemlock. |
(Conium maculatum) |
(7) Puncture vine. |
(Tribulus terrestris) |
(8) Russian knapweed. |
(Acroptilon repens) |
(9) Salt cedar (tamarisk). |
(Tamarix spp.) |
(10) Scotch thistle. |
(Onopordum acanthium) |
(11) Water Hemlock. |
(Cicuta maculata) |
2. Category A weeds are weeds that are generally not found or that are limited in distribution throughout the State. Such weeds are subject to:
3. Category B weeds are weeds that are generally established in scattered populations in some counties of the State. Such weeds are subject to:
4. Category C weeds are weeds that are generally established and generally widespread in many counties of the State. Such weeds are subject to active eradication from the premises of a dealer of nursery stock.
5. As used in this section, "dealer of nursery stock" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 555.23525.
Dep't of Agriculture, No. 55.11, eff. 5-25-62; A 5-1-68-NAC A by St. Quarantine Officer, 8-9-94; R191-99, 8-7-2000; R097-01, 5-1-2002; R003-03, 9-24-2003; R109-04, 10-5-2004; R028-05, 10-31-2005; R020-06, 6-28-2006; R156-08, 2-11-2009; A by R152-17AP, eff. 8/30/2018
NRS 555.130