Alternanthera philoxeroides
Common name(s): Alligatorweed; Alligator Weed Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Alternanthera
13 states listed

State Distribution (13 / 50 states)

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Listings by State

State Classification Common Name Listed Notes
ArizonaClass AAlligatorweed
MichiganProhibitedAlligatorweedAquatic weed
MinnesotaProhibited EradicateAlligatorweedAquatic plant
MississippiNoxiousAlligatorweedAquatic plant
MissouriProhibitedAlligatorweedAquatic plant
MontanaPriority 1AAlligatorweedNot present
NebraskaClass 1AlligatorweedAquatic
NevadaClass AAlligatorweedAquatic
New JerseyNoxious WeedAlligatorweedProhibited seed
New YorkProhibitedAlligator WeedAquatic/terrestrial
OregonClass BAlligator WeedAquatic/terrestrial
PennsylvaniaClass AAlligator WeedAquatic/terrestrial
South CarolinaInvasiveAlligator WeedAquatic/terrestrial
Data compiled from individual state Department of Agriculture noxious weed lists. Verify against current official state sources before regulatory use.  |  U.S. Noxious Weed Database — generated April 2026.