Noxious Weed Risk Assessments

The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) uses a written risk assessment process to identify and rate weed species that pose the biggest threat to Oregon’s agricultural and natural resources. The risk assessment consists of a series of questions that help evaluate the following:

• Current geographic distribution
• Plant biology
• Resource impacts
• Difficulty of detection and control

Risk assessments are scored using the best available information, observations, and literature reviews. Risk assessment scores help guide the Oregon State Weed Board in their actions to prioritize ODA program projects and in the weed listing process.

• African Rue Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• African Rue Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Alyssum Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Barbed goatgrass Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Butterfly Bush Noxious Weed - Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Camelthorn Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Coltsfoot Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Common cordgrass Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Common Reed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• European Water Chestnut Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• False Brome Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Flowering Rush Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Garlic Mustard noxious weed risk assessment
• Giant Hogweed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Goats Rue Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Indigo Bush Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Kudzu Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Meadow, King Devil, Yellow Hawkweed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Mouse-ear Hawkweed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Oblong Spurge Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Orange Hawkweed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Paterson Curse Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Purple Nutsedge Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Silverleaf Nightshade Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Spanish Heath Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Spartina Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Squarrose knapweed Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Taurian Thistle Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Tree of Heaven Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• White Bryonia Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Wooly Distaff Thistle, Smooth Distaff Thistle Plant Pest Risk Assessment
• Yellow floating heart Plant Pest Risk Assessment