R3-4-403

R3-4-403. Noxious Weed Seeds

Last amended: 2024Length: 548 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Ariz. Admin. Code § R3-4-403

A. In addition to the noxious weeds prohibited in the “Federal Seed Act” a person shall not allow Class A, B, or C prohibited noxious weed seeds in seed regulated under this Article as prescribed under the provisions of R3-4-245: 1. Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. – Russian knapweed; 2. Aegilops cylindrica Host. – Jointed goatgrass; 3. Ailanthus altissima – Tree of heaven; 4. Alhagi maurorum – Camelthorn; 5. Arundo donax – Giant reed; 6. Asphodelus fistulosus – Onionweed; 7. Bothriochloa ischaemum – Yellow bluestem; 8. Brassica nigra – Black mustard; 9. Brassica tournefortii – Saharan mustard; 10. Bromus diandrus – Ripgut brome; 11. Bromus rubens – Red brome 12. Bromus tectorum – Cheatgrass 13. Carduus acanthoides L. – Plumeless thistle; 14. Cardus nutans – Musk thistle; 15. Carrichtera annua – Ward’s weed; 16. Cenchrus cilaris (Pennisetum ciliare) – Buffelgrass; 17. Cenchrus echinatus L. – Southern sandbur; 18. Cenchrus spinifex (C. incertus) – Field sandbur; 19. Centaurea calcitrapa L. – Purple starthistle; 20. Centaurea diffusa – Diffuse knapweed; 21. Centaurea melitensis – Malta starthistle; 22. Centaurea solstitialis L. – Yellow starthistle (St. Barnaby’s thistle); 23. Centaurea stoebe (C. maculosa). – Spotted knapweed; 24. Chondrilla juncea L. – Rush skeletonweed; 25. Cirsium arvense L. Scop. – Canada thistle; 26. Cirisium vulgare – Bull thistle; 27. Convolvulus arvensis L. – Field bindweed; 28. Cucumis melo L. var. Dudaim Naudin – Dudaim melon (Queen Anne’s melon); 29. Eichornia crassipes – Floating water hyacinth; 30. Elaeagnus angustifolia – Russian olive; 31. Elymus repens – Quackgrass; 32. Eragrostis lehmanniana – Lehman’s lovegrass; 33. Euphorbia esula L. – Leafy spurge; 34. Euryops subcarnosus – Sweet resinbush; 35. Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) C.A. Mey – Halogeton; 36. Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle – Hydrilla (Florida-elodea); 37. Ipomoea hederacea – Ivy-leaf mrning glory; 38. Ipomoea purpurea – Garden or common morning glory; 39. Ipomoea tricolor – Grannyvine; 40. Ipomoea triloba – Morning glory; 41. Ipomoea x leucantha – Morning glory; 42. Isatis tinctoria L. – Dyers woad; 43. Kochia scoparia – Kochia; 44. Lepidium draba (Crdaria draba) – Globed-podded hoary cress (Whitetop); 45. Linaria dalmatica (L. genistifolia var. dalmatica) – Dalmation toadflax; 46. Lythrum salicaria L. – Purple loosestrife; 47. Melinis repens – Natal grass; 48. Oncosiphon pilulifer (O. piluliferum) – Stinknet (Globe chamomile); 49. Onopordum acanthium L. – Scotch thistle; 50. Orobanche ramosa L. – Branched broomrape; 51. Peganum harmala L. – African rue (Syrian rue); 52. Pennisetum setaceum – Fountain grass; 53. Searsia lancea – African sumac; 54. Salvinia molesta – Giant Salvinia; 55. Sinapis arvensis – Wild mustard; 56. Sorghum halepense – Johnsongrass; 57. Tamarix spp. – Salt cedar 58. Tribulus terrestris L. – Puncturevine; 59. Ulmus pumila – Siberian elm. B. A person shall not allow the following restricted noxious weeds, as a contaminant, in certified or registered seed: 1. Amaranthus spp. – Pigweeds; 2. Avena fatua – Wild oat; 3. Brassica spp. – Cabbage and mustards; 4. Cenchrus spp. – Sandburs; 5. Centaurea spp. – Thistles; 6. Cuscuta spp. – Dodder; 7. Cyperus spp. – Sedges; 8. Ipomoea spp. – Morning glories; 9. Lepidium spp. – Cresses and worts; 10. Medicago spp. – Burclovers; 11. Nassella spp. – Needlegrasses; 12. Poa annua – Annual bluegrass; 13. Salsola kali var. tenuifolia – Russian thistle; 14. Solanum spp. – Niteshades; 15. Xanthium spp. – Cockleburs.