Weeds
North Carolina Resources
Goldenrod in bloom. Photo by James Wade.
- Index of Extension Weed Publications
- Aquatic Weed ID App – Free
- Aquatic Weed Management
- Ag Chem Manual – Weed Management
- Herbicide Carryover in Hay, Manure, Compost and Grass Clippings
- Herbicide Injury
Invasive Plants (Description)
- North Carolina
- NCDA Noxious Weed List, Weed Regulatory Services
- NCSU Invasive Species Assessment System
- USDA Noxious Weeds in North Carolina
- USDA National Invasive Species Resources Center: North Carolina
- NC Native Plant Society Invasive Plants
- NC Invasive Plant Council Invasive Plants
- Video overview of State and Federal Noxious Weeds found in NC by
Bridget Lassiter, Weed Specialist, NCDA & CS
- Southeast
- United States
- Bugwood Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
- Center for Invasive Species Early Detection and Distribution Mapping System
- USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
- USDA Nonnative, Invasive Plants of Southern Forest, also available as a free app for iphones from the app store
- USDA Plants Database — search for a plant by name then click on “Legal Status” link to find out if a plant has been classified in noxious in any state
- USDA Aquatic Plants
- USDA Terrestrial Plants
- US Forest Service Invasive Plants
Weed Management Websites
- Landscape Weed Management
- Weeds Chapter of the Extension Gardener Handbook
- Weeds of Container Nurseries
- Weed ID
- Weeds in Turf
- Weed Identifications in Pastures and Hayfields
Information on Specific Weeds
- Giant Hogweed – Control efforts in NC
- Cogongrass – Control efforts in NC
- Giant Salvinia
- Floating Hearts, Nymphoides sp.
- Hydrilla
- Purple Loosestrife
- Fig Buttercup (not classified as noxious but invasive throughout NC) – EMGVs, Durham County, Blog Post
If you need help identifying a weed, contact the N.C. Cooperative Extension Center nearest you and ask an Extension Master Gardener Volunteer.