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Region 7 Class B Weed Designates

Region 7  contains all lands lying within the boundaries of:

  • Lincoln and Whitman counties

  • Spokane County and south of the Spokane River

  • Ranges 31E, 32E, 33E, 34E, 35E, 36E, 37E, and 38E of Adams County

Common name

Scientific name

Designated for control in:

alyssum, hoary

Berteroa incana

Adams and Whitman counties of Region 7

arrowhead, grass-leaved

Sagittaria graminea

All of Region 7

blackgrass

Alopecurus myosuroides

Adams County only

blueweed

Echium vulgare

Region 7, except for an area starting:

  • at the Stevens County line on SR 291 south to the SR 291 bridge over the Little Spokane River, then

  • upstream along the Little Spokane River to the first Rutter Parkway Bridge, then

  • south along the Rutter Parkway to the intersection of Rutter Parkway and Indian Trail Road, then

  • southerly along Indian Trail Road to a point three miles south (on section line between sections 22 and 27, T-26N, R-42E), then

  • due west to a point intersecting the line between Ranges 41 and 42, then

  • north along this line to a point 1/4 mile south of Charles Road, then

  • northwesterly parallel to Charles Road to a point 1/4 miles south of the intersection of Charles Road and West Shore Road, then

  • northerly along West Shore Road to the Spokane River (Long Lake), then

  • southeasterly along the Spokane River to the point of beginning

broom, Scotch

Cytisus scoparius

All of Region 7

bryony, white

Byronia alba

Region 7, except Whitman County

bugloss, common

Anchusa officinalis

Lincoln, Adams, and Whitman counties only

bugloss, annual

Anchusa arvensis

Lincoln and Adams counties

Whitman County except Ranges 43 - 46 East of Townships 16 - 20 North

camelthorn

Alhagi maurorum

All of Region 7

carrot, wild

Daucus carota

Region 7 (except where intentionally cultivated)

catsear, common

Hypochaeris radicata

All of Region 7

chervil, wild

Anthriscus sylvestris

All of Region 7

cinquefoil, sulfur

Potentilla recta

Region 7, except for Spokane County

cordgrass, smooth

Spartina alterniflora

All of Region 7

cordgrass, common

Spartina anglica

All of Region 7

daisy, oxeye

Leucanthemum vulgare

All of Region 7

elodea, Brazilian

Egeria densa

All of Region 7

fanwort

Cabomba caroliniana

All of Region 7

fieldcress, Austrian

Rorippa austriaca

Regions 7 and 10, except within the Palouse River Canyon from Big Palouse Falls to the Snake River

floating heart, yellow

Nymphoides peltata

All of Region 7

gorse

Ulex europaeus

All of Region 7

hawkweed, mouseear

Hieracium pilosella

All of Region 7

hawkweed, orange

Hieracium aurantiacum

Lincoln and Adams counties only

hawkweed, polar

Hieracium atratum

All of Region 7

hawkweed queen-devil

Hieracium glomeratum

All of Region 7

hawkweed, smooth

Hieracium laevigatum

All of Region 7

hawkweed, yellow

Hieracium caespitosum

All of Region 7

hedgeparsley

Torilis arvensis

All of Region 7

helmet, policeman's

Impatiens gladulifera

All of Region 7

herb-Robert

Geranium robertianum

All of Region 7

indigobush

Amorpha fruticosa

Regions 7 and 10, except within 200 feet of the Snake River from Central Ferry downstream

knapweed, black

Centaurea nigra

All of Region 7

knapweed, brown

Centaurea jacea

All of Region 7

knapweed, diffuse

Centaurea diffusa

Adams County, except those areas within:

  • T15N, R36E, Section 36

  • T15N, R37E, Sections 22, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, and 34

  • T15N, R37E, western half of Sections 23, 24, and 25

  • T15Nm R38E, Sections 2, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, and 20

  • T16N, R38E, Sections 34 and 35

  • T17N, R37E, Sections 5 and 6

knapweed, meadow

Centaurea jacea x nigra

All of Region 7

knapweed, Russian

Acroptilon repens

All of Region 7

knapweed, spotted

Centaurea biebersteinii

Adams and Whitman counties only

lepyrodiclis

Lepyrodiclis holosteoides

Region 7, except an area within Whitman County:

  • east of the Pullman-Wawawai Road from Wawawai to Pullman and

  • south of State Highway 270 from Pullman to Moscow, Idaho

loosestrife, garden

Lysimachia vulgaris

All of Region 7

loosestrife, purple

Lythrum salicaria

All of Region 7

loosestrife, wand

Lythrum virgatum

 All of Region 7

nutsedge, yellow

Cyperus esculentus

All of Region 7

oxtongue, hawkweed

Picris hieracioides

All of Region 7

parrotfeather

Myriophyllum aquaticum

All of Region 7

pepperweed, perennial

Lepidium latifolium

All of Region 7

primrose, water

Ludwigia hexapetala

All of Region 7

puncturevine

Tribulus terrestris

Adams County

ragwort, tansy

Senecio jacobaea

All of Region 7

saltcedar

Tamarix ramosissima

All of Region 7, unless intentionally established prior to 2004

sandbur, longspine

Cenchrus longispinus

All of Region 7

skeletonweed, rush

Chondrilla juncea

Adams County, except those areas lying:

  • east of a line running north from Franklin County along the western boundary of Range 36 East to State Highway 26, then

  • north on Sage Road until it intersects Lee Road, then

  • due north until intersection with Providence Road , then

  • east to State Highway 261, then

  • north along State Highway 261 to its intersection with Interstate 90, henceforth

  • on a due north line to intersection with Bauman Road, then

  • north along Bauman Road to its terminus, then

  • due north to the Lincoln County line

Whitman County lying in:

  • Ranges 43-46, East of Townships 15-20 North

  • T14N, Ranges 44-46 East

  • T13N, Ranges 45 and 46 East

sowthistle, perennial

Sonchus arvensis ssp. arvensis

All of Region 7

spurge, leafy

Euphorbia esula

Region 7, except

In Lincoln County:

  • T27N, R37E, Sections 34,35,36

  • T27N, R38E, Sections 31, 32, 33

  • T26N, R37E, Sections 1,2,3, 10-16, 26

  • T26N, R38E, Sections 5-8

In Spokane County:

  • T24N, R43E, Section 12, Qtr. Section 3, Parcel No. 9068

starthistle, yellow

Centaurea solstitialis

Region 7, except those areas within Whitman County:

  • lying south of State Highway 26 from the Adams County line to Colfax, and

  • south of State Highway 195 from Colfax to Pullman, and

  • south of State Highway 270 from Pullman to the Idaho border

swainsonpea

Sphaerophysa salsula

All of Region 7

thistle, musk

Carduus natans

All of Region 7

thistle, plumeless

Carduus acanthoides

All of Region 7

thistle, Scotch

Onopordum acanthium

Region 7, except those areas within Whitman County:

  • lying south of State Highway 26 from the Adams County line to Colfax, and

  • south of State Highway 195 from Colfax to Pullman, and

  • south of State Highway 270 from Pullman to the Idaho border

toadflax, Damlatian

Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica

Lincoln and Adams Counties

The western two miles of Spokane County of Region 7

watermilfoil, Eurasian

Myriophyllum spicatum

Region 7, except Spokane County