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Musk thistle flower (left) Plumeless thistle flower (right)
Click on each link to learn more about Nebraska's Noxious Weeds
How did they get here? What do they look like? What's the risk if I do nothing? How do they spread? Are they beneficial? Is there a biological control option? How do I control them?
Canada thistle - 1873
Musk thistle - 1959
Leafy spurge - 1962
Plumeless thistle - 1967
Diffuse knapweed - 1992
Spotted knapweed - 1992
Purple loosestrife - 2001
Saltcedar - 2005
Phragmites - 2008
Giant knotweed - 2011
Japanese knotweed - 2011
Sericea lespedeza - 2013
Know Your Nebraska Noxious Weeds (Complete Set)