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Non-Regulated Noxious Weeds, 2009 List
(non-designate Class B and C noxious weeds, control recommended but not required in King County)

Common Name

Scientific Name
absinth wormwood Artemisia absinthium
blackberry, evergreen Rubus laciniatus
blackberry, Himalayan Rubus armeniacus
butterfly bush  Buddleia davidii
common fennel (except bulbing variety azoricum) Foeniculum vulgare
common groundsel Senecio vulgaris
common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
common tansy Tanacetum vulgare
curly-leaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis
fragrant water lily Nymphaea odorata
hairy whitetop Cardaria pubescens
herb Robert Geranium robertianum
hoary cress Cardaria draba
houndstongue Cynoglossum officinale
ivy, Atlantic Hedera hibernica
ivy, English Hedera helix 'Baltica', Hedera helix 'Pittsburgh', Hedera helix 'Star' 

knotweed, Bohemian*

Polygonum bohemicum
knotweed, giant* Polygonum sachalinense
knotweed, Himalayan* Polygonum polystachyum
knotweed, Japanese* Polygonum cuspidatum
lawnweed Soliva sessilis
myrtle spurge Euphorbia myrsinites
old man's beard Clematis vitalba
oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare
poison-hemlock Conium maculatum
reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea
Scotch broom (required SR-2, I-90 E. of MP 34) Cytisus scoparius
spurge laurel Daphne laureola
thistle, bull Cirsium vulgare
thistle, Canada Cirsium arvense
wild carrot Daucus carota
yellow archangel Lamiastrum galeobdolon
yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus
yellow toadflax Linaria vulgaris
*Control of Bohemian, Japanese, giant and Himalayan knotweed is required on the Green River and its tributaries (defined as Type S, F or N aquatic areas in KCC 21A.24.355) upstream of the Auburn City Limits, including but not limited to Newaukum Creek, Soos Creek, Big Soos Creek, Jenkins Creek, Covington Creek, and Crisp Creek. Control of these invasive knotweed species is required up to the ordinary high water mark (or up to the top of the bank if the ordinary high water mark cannot be identified) and in the adjacent buffer area as specified in KCC 21A.24.358.

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Program offices are located at 201 S. Jackson St., Suite 600, Seattle, WA 98104. To contact a staff member at the King County Noxious Weed Control Program, please call 206-296-0290 or by reach them by email.