Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
TITLE 800. Department of Wildlife Conservation |
Chapter 20. Restriction on Aquatic Species Introduction |
Subchapter 3. Noxious Aquatic Plants |
SECTION 800:20-3-2. List of declared noxious aquatic plant species
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- (a) Pursuant to 29 O. S., Section 6-601, the following plants, seeds or plant parts are hereby declared to be noxious:(1) Azolla pinnata - Mosquito Fern (aka - Water Velvet, Water Fern)(2) Caulerpa taxifolia - Caulerpa (aka - Mediterranean Clone of Caulerpa)(3) Eichhornia azure - Anchored Water Hyacinth (aka - Rooted Water Hyacinth, Blue Water Hyacinth, Saw-petal Water Hyacinth)(4) Hydrilla verticillata - Hydrilla (aka - Florida Elodea, Star Vine, Oxygen Plant, Oxygen Weed)(5) Hygrophila polysperma - Hygro (aka - Miramar Weed, Green Hygro, Oriental Ludwigia, East Indian Hygrophila)(6) Ipomoea aquatica - Water Spinach (aka - Swamp Morning Glory, Chinese Water Spinach, Water Bindweed, Aquatic Morning Glory)(7) Lagarosiphon major - African Elodea (aka - Oxygen Weed)(8) Limnophila species - Ambulia (aka - Asian Marshweed, Limno, Red Ambulia, Indian Ambulia)(9) Lythrum salicaria - Purple Loosestrife (aka - Loosestrife)(10) Marsilea quadrifolia - Marsilea (aka - European Waterclover, Four-leaf Clover Fern, Water Fern, Water Clover, Hairy Pepperwort)(11) Marsilea mutica - Australian Waterclover (aka - Varigated Water-clover, Nardoo)(12) Marsilea minuta - Waterclover(13) Melaleuca quinquenervia - Paperbark Tree (aka - Melaleuca, Cajeput, Punk)(14) Monochoria hastata - Cat's Claw (aka - Monochoria)(15) Ottellia alismoides - Duck Lettuce(16) Sagittaria sagittifolia - Japanese Arrowhead (aka - Hawaiian Arrowhead, Common Arrowhead, Chinese Arrowhead)(17) Salvinia spp. - all giant and common salvinia species - (aka - Salvinia, Butterfly Fern, Water Fern, Water Moss, Water Velvet, Karibaweed, Koi Kandy, Water Spangles, Floating Fern, South American Pond Fern)(18) Alternanthera spp. - Alligatorweed and congeneric species (aka - Alligator-weed, Chaff Flower, lilacina, roseafolia)(19) Solanum tampicense - Wetland Nightshade(20) Sparganium erectum - Exotic Bur-reed(21) Glossostigma diandrum - Mud Mat(b) Aquatic plants assigned to the "Species to Watch" list by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation shall be displayed in the annual Oklahoma Fishing Guide.