Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Agriculture and Food
Title R68 - Plant Industry
Rule R68-9 - Utah Noxious Weed Act
Section R68-9-3 - Designation and Publication of State Noxious Weeds
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Noxious weeds are designated and published into five classes.
(2) Noxious and invasive weeds listed in Table 1 are Class 1A: EDRR Watch List. They are declared to be:
(3) Noxious and invasive weeds listed in Table 2 are Class 1B: EDRR. They are declared to be:
(4) Noxious and invasive weeds listed in Table 3 are Class 2: Control. They are declared to be:
(5) Noxious and invasive weeds listed in Table 4 are Class 3: Containment. They are declared to be:
(6) Noxious and invasive weeds listed in Table 4 are Class 4: Prohibited for sale or propagation. They are declared to be:
(7) Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 list the weeds officially designated and published as noxious weeds for Utah. Each county may have different priorities regarding specific state designated noxious weeds and are able to reprioritize these weeds for their own needs.
TABLE 1 Class 1A (EDRR Watch List) |
|
Weed Name |
Binomial Name |
Common crupina |
Crupina vulgaris |
Small bugloss |
Anchusa arvensis |
Mediterranean sage |
Salvia aethiopis |
Spring millet |
Milium vernale |
Syrian bean caper |
Zygophyllum fabago |
Plumeless thistle |
Carduus acanthoides |
TABLE 2 Class 1B (EDRR) |
|
Weed Name |
Binomial Name |
African rue |
Peganum harmala |
Camelthorn |
Alhagi maurorum |
Garlic mustard |
Alliaria petiolate |
Purple starthistle |
Centaurea calcitrapa |
Goat's rue |
Galega officinalis |
African mustard |
Brassica tournefortii |
Giant reed |
Arundo donax |
Japanese knotweed |
Polygonum cuspidatum |
Blueweed (Vipers bugloss) |
Echium vulgare |
Elongated mustard |
Brassica elongate |
Common St. Johnswort |
Hypericum perforatum |
Oxeye daisy |
Leucanthemum vulgare |
Cutleaf vipergrass |
Scorzonera laciniate |
Ventenata (North African grass) |
Ventenata dubia |
Malta starthistle |
Centaurea melitensis |
TABLE 3 Class 2 (Control) |
|
Weed Name |
Binomial Name |
Leafy spurge |
Euphorbia esula |
Medusahead |
Taeniatherum caput-medusae |
Rush skeletonweed |
Chondrilla juncea |
Spotted knapweed |
Centaurea stoebe |
Purple loosestrife |
Lythrum salicaria |
Squarrose knapweed |
Centaurea virgata |
Dyers woad |
Isatis tinctoria |
Yellow starthistle |
Centaurea solstitialis |
Yellow toadflax |
Linaria vulgaris |
Diffuse knapweed |
Centaurea diffusa |
Black henbane |
Hyoscyamus niger |
Dalmation toadflax |
Linaria dalmatica |
TABLE 4 Class 3 (Containment) |
|
Weed Name |
Binomial Name |
Russian knapweed |
Acroptilon repens |
Houndstounge |
Cynoglossum officianale |
Perennial pepperweed (Tall whitetop) |
Lepidium latifolium |
Phragmites (Common reed) |
Phragmites australis ssp. |
Tamarisk (Saltcedar) |
Tamarix ramosissima |
Hoary cress (globe-podded) |
Lepidium draba (Cardaria draba) |
Hoary cress (heart-podded) |
Lepidium chalepense (Cardaria chalepensis) |
Hoary cress (lens-podded) |
Lepidium appelianum (Cardaria pubescens) |
Canada thistle |
Cirsium arvense |
Poison hemlock |
Conium maculatum |
Musk thistle |
Carduus nutans |
Quackgrass |
Elymus repens |
Jointed goatgrass |
Aegilops cylindrica |
Bermudagrass* |
Cynodon dactylon |
Perennial Sorghum spp. Including: |
|
Johnson grass |
Sorghum halepense |
Columbus grass |
Sorghum almum |
Scotch thistle (Cotton thistle) |
Onopordum acanthium |
Field bindweed (Wild Morning-glory) |
Convolvulus spp. |
Puncturevine (Goathead) |
Tribulus terrestris |
* Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) shall not be a noxious weed in Washington County and shall not be subject to Title 4, Chapter 17, the Utah Noxious Weed Act within the boundaries of that county. It shall be a noxious weed throughout any other areas of the state and shall be subject to state laws. |
TABLE 5 Class 4 (Prohibited) |
|
Weed Name |
Binomial Name |
Cogongrass (Japanese blood grass) |
Imperata cylindrica |
Myrtle spurge |
Euphorbia myrsinites |
Dames Rocket |
Hesperis matronalis |
Scotch broom |
Cytisus scoparius |
Russian olive |
Elaeagnus angustifolia |