Noxious Weed Species ID
Help Assess our Noxious Weeds!A Plant Assessment Form (PAF) is used to rate non-native species on a scale from not invasive to highly invasive. If a species scores as highly invasive, our program takes the next step to have it officially listed on our State Noxious Weed List. The Noxious Weed Advisory Committee (NWAC) PAF Subcommittee & CDA Staff have been working together for the past year to create a new, simplified form. The NWAC approved the form for stakeholder input and feedback at the September meeting, and now we need your help to reassess our current State Noxious Weed List! We want to make sure the species on our list still deserve to be there, and if they rank low, we will consider an alternative strategy for that species. The new PAF has only 35 yes/no questions, a drastic decrease from our previous version, and is based on the Wyoming PAF. We believe that filling out the PAF won't take more than about an hour or two for any one species. |
List A Species in Colorado that are designated by the Commissioner for eradication.
List B Species are species for which the Commissioner, in consultation with the state noxious weed advisory committee, local governments, and other interested parties, develops and implements state noxious weed management plans designed to stop the continued spread of these species.
List C Species are species for which the Commissioner, in consultation with the state noxious weed advisory committee, local governments, and other interested parties, will develop and implement state noxious weed management plans designed to support the efforts of local governing bodies to facilitate more effective integrated weed management on private and public lands. The goal of such plans will not be to stop the continued spread of these species but to provide additional education, research, and biological control resources to jurisdictions that choose to require management of List C species.
Watch List Species that have been determined to pose a potential threat to the agricultural productivity and environmental values of the lands of the state. The Watch List is intended to serve advisory and educational purposes only. Its purpose is to encourage the identification and reporting of these species to the Commissioner in order to facilitate the collection of information to assist the Commissioner in determining which species should be designated as noxious weeds. Colorado Watch List - Pocket Guide
Printable: Noxious Weed List sorted by Common Name and by Scientific Name.
Need Help Identifying A Weed?
Contact Your County Weed Manager or Local CSU Extension Agent.
List A Species
Not Known In CO | Fewer Than 10 Known Populations | More Than 10 Populations
Fewer Than 10 Known Populations
More Than 10 Populations in Colorado
