R68-9-2. Designation and Publication of State Noxious Weeds

  A. The following weeds are hereby officially designated and published as noxious for the State of Utah, as per the authority vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture and Food under Section 4-17-3:

  There are hereby designated five classes of noxious weeds in the state: Class 1A (EDRR Watch List), Class 1 (EDRR), Class 2 (Control), Class 3 (Containment), and Class 4 (Prohibited for sale or propagation).

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Class 1A: Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Watch List

Declard noxious and invasive weeds not native to te state of

Utah and not known to exist in the State that pose a serious

threat to the state and should be considered as a very high

priority.

Common crupina Crupina vulgaris

African rue Peganum harmala

Small bugloss Anchusa arvensis

Mediterranean sage Salvia aethiopis

Spring millet Milium vernale

Syrian beancaper Zygophyllum fabago

Ventenata (North Africa grass) Ventenata dubia

Plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides

Malta starthistle Centaurea melitensis

Class 1B: Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR)

Declared noxious and invasive weeds not native to the State of

Utah that are known to exist in the state invery limited

populations and pose a serious threat to the state and should

be considered as a very high priority.

Camelthorn Alhagi maurorum

Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata

Purple starthistle Centaurea calcitrapa

Goatsrue Galega officinalis

African mustard Brassica tournefortii

Giant reed Arundo donax

Japanese knotweed Polygonum cuspidatum

Blueweed (Vipers bugloss) Echium vulgare

Elongated mustard Brassica elongata

Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum

Oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare

Cutleaf vipergrass Scorzonera laciniata

Class 2: Control

Declared noxious and invasive weeds not native to the state of

Utah, that pose a threat to the state and should be considered

a high priority for control. Weeds listed in the control list

are known to exist in varying populations throughout the

state. The concentration of these weeds is at a level where

control or eradication may be possible.

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

Class 3: Containment

Declared noxious and invasive weeds not native to the State of

Utah that are widely spread. Weeds listed in the containment

noxious weeds list are known to exist in various populations

throughout the state. Weed control efforts may be directed at

reducing or eliminating new or expanding weed populations.

Known and established weed populations, as determined by the

weed control authority, may be managed by any approved weed

control methodology, as determined by the weed control

authority. These weeds pose a threat to the agricultural

industry and agricultural products.

Russian knapweed Acroptilon repens

Houndstounge Cynoglossum officianale

Perennial pepperweed Lepidium latifolium

  (Tall whitetop)

Phragmites (Common reed) Phragmites australis ssp.

Tamarisk(Saltcedar) Tamarix ramosissima

Hoary cress Cardaria spp.

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 but not limited

                                   to Johnson Grass (Sorghum

                                   halepense)and Sorghum

                                   almum (Sorghum almum).

Scotch thistle (Cotton thistle) Onopordum acanthium

Field bindweed Convolvulus spp.

  (Wild Morning-glory)

Puncturevine(Goathead) Tribulus terrestris

* Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) shall not be a noxious

weed in Washington County and shall not be subject to

provisions of the Utah Noxious Weed Law within the boundaries

of that county. It shall be a noxious weed throughout all

other areas of the State of Utah and shall be subject to the

laws therein.

Class 4: Prohibited

Declared noxious and invasive weeds, not native to the state

of Utah, that pose a threat to the state through the retail

sale or propagation in the nursery and greenhouse industry.

Prohibited noxious weeds are annual, biennial, or perennial

plants that the commissioner designates as having the

potential or are known to be detrimental to human or animal

health, the environment, public roads, crops, or other

property.

Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica

  (Japanese blood grass)

Myrtle spurge Euphorbia myrsinites

Dames Rocket Hesperis matronalis

Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius

Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia

Each county in Utah may have different priorities regarding

specific State designated Noxious Weeds and is therefore able

to reprioritize these weeds for their own needs.