NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MSC 3189, P.O Box 30005 - Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8005 Office of the Director/Secretary Dr. I. Miley Gonzalez, Director/Secretary
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New Mexico Noxious Weed List Update

New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) has selected the plant species to be targeted as noxious weeds for control or eradication pursuant to the Noxious Weed Management Act of 1998.  This list is available at http://nmdaweb.nmsu.edu.

NMDA solicited and received petitions from Cooperative Weed Management Areas, individuals, agencies, and organizations.  Petitions were reviewed by the New Mexico Weed List Advisory Committee using ecological, distribution, impact, and legal status criteria within the state of New Mexico and adjoining states.

The committee recommended the establishment of a new “watch list” category, which contains plant species that have the potential to be problematic, raising awareness and promoting data collection and reporting efforts statewide.  

This list does not include every plant species with the potential to negatively impact the state’s environment or economy.  Landowners and land managers are encouraged to recognize plant species as having potentially negative impacts and to manage them accordingly.