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Common Names		A-B •• C •• D-G •• H-M •• N-R •• S-T •• U-Z
Scientific Names		A-B •• C-D •• E-H •• I-O •• P-R •• S-Z

COMMON NAME	Scientific name	Family
Veldtgrasses	Ehrharta spp.	Poaceae
Victorian box	Pittosporum undulatum	Pittosporaceae
Vinegarweed	Trichostema lanceolatum	Lamiaceae
Vipers bugloss	Echium plantagineum	Boraginaceae
Vipers bugloss	Echium vulgare	Boraginaceae
Virgate tarweed	Holocarpha virgata	Asteraceae
Wand loosestrife	Lythrum virgatum	Lythraceae
Water chestnut	Trapa natans	Trapaceae
Water hyacinth	Eichhornia crassipes	Pontederiaceae
Water speedwell	Veronica anagallis-aquatica	Scrophulariaceae
Watermeals	Wolffia spp.	Lemnaceae
Waterprimroses	Ludwigia spp.	Onagraceae
Watershield	Brasenia schreberi	Cabombaceae
Watsonia	Watsonia meriana	Iridaceae
Waxy mannagrass	Glyceria declinata	Poaceae
White bryony	Bryonia alba	Cucurbitaceae
White horehound	Marrubium vulgare	Lamiaceae
White sweetclover	Melilotus albus	Fabaceae
Whitetop	Cardaria draba	Brassicaceae
Widgeongrass	Ruppia maritima	Potamogetonaceae or Ruppiaceae
Wild buckwheat	Polygonum convolvulus	Polygonaceae
Wild carrot	Daucus carota	Apiaceae
Wild chervil	Anthriscus sylvestris	Apiaceae
Wild four-o’clock	Mirabilis nyctaginea	Nyctaginaceae
Wild mustard	Sinapis arvensis	Brassicaceae
Wild oat	Avena fatua	Poaceae
Wild radish	Raphanus raphanistrum	Brassicaceae
Willows	Salix spp.	Salicaceae
Woolly distaff thistle	Carthamus lanatus	Asteraceae
Yellow floatingheart	Nymphoides peltata	Nymphaeaceae
Yellow pondlily	Nuphar lutea	Nymphaeaceae
Yellow starthistle >> management guide >> Pest Notes	Centaurea solstitialis	Asteraceae
Yellow toadflax	Linaria vulgaris	Scrophulariaceae
Yellowflag iris	Iris pseudacorus	Iridaceae
Yellowtuft	Alyssum alyssoides	Brassicaceae