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

Weed Identification

• NC State Weed ID
• Weed Identification in the Extension Gardener Handbook
• Virginia Tech Web Tool for Weed ID
• Weeds in Turf
• Weed Identification Guides
• Weed Profiles in the the Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (use the column on the left to narrow your search)

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 Invasive Plant Council Invasive Plants
  • Video overview of State and Federal Noxious Weeds found in NC by
    Bridget Lassiter, Weed Specialist, NCDA & CS
• Southeast
  • US Forest Service  A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests,
  • NCSU Invasive, Exotic Plants of the 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.
  • Crested Floating Heart
  • Yellow Floating Heart
  • Water Snowflake
• 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.