The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, pursuant to subsection 4(2) a of the Seeds Act b, makes the annexed Weed Seeds Order, 2016. S.C. 2015, c. 2, s. 76(5) R.S., c. S-8
Ottawa, May 6, 2016
Lawrence MacAulay Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Le ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Agroalimentaire
The seeds of the kinds of plants set out in the schedule are specified to be weed seeds for the purposes of the Seeds Act.
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Coming into Force
These Regulations come into force on November 1, 2016.
Column 1 Column 2 Item Latin Name Common Name 1 Aegilops cylindrica Host Jointed goatgrass 2 Alopecurus myosuroides Huds. Slender foxtail 3 Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng Yellow bluestem 4 Bothriochloa laguroides (DC.) Herter Silver beardgrass 5 Centaurea diffusa Lam. Diffuse knapweed 6 Centaurea iberica Trevir. ex Spreng. Iberian starthistle 7 Centaurea solstitialis L. Yellow starthistle 8 Centaurea stoebe L. (=Centaurea maculosa Lam.) Spotted knapweed 9 Centaurea virgata Lam. subsp. squarrosa (Boiss.) Gugler Squarrose knapweed 10 Crupina vulgaris Cass. Common crupina 11 Cuscuta spp. Dodder 12 Echium plantagineum L. Paterson’s curse 13 Eriochloa villosa (Thunb.) Kunth Woolly cup grass 14 Halogeton glomeratus (M. Bieb.) Ledeb. Halogeton 15 Inula britannica L. British yellowhead 16 Milium vernale M. Bieb. Spring milletgrass 17 Nassella trichotoma (Nees) Hack. ex Arechav. Serrated tussock 18 Paspalum dilatatum Poir. Dallis grass 19 Peganum harmala L. African-rue 20 Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross Devil’s-tail tearthumb 21 Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. Kudzu 22 Senecio inaequidens DC. South African ragwort 23 Senecio madagascariensis Poir. Madagascar ragwort 24 Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. Silverleaf nightshade 25 Taeniatherum caput-medusae (L.) Nevski Medusahead rye 26 Zygophyllum fabago L. Syrian bean-caper Column 1 Column 2 Item Latin Name Common Name 1 Abutilon theophrasti Medik. Velvetleaf 2 Amaranthus tuberculatus (Moq.) J.D.Sauer Tall water-hemp 3 Ambrosia trifida L. Giant ragweed 4 Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm. Cow parsley 5 Berteroa incana (L.) DC. Hoary alyssum 6 Carduus acanthoides L. Spiny plumeless thistle 7 Carduus nutans L. Nodding thistle 8 Cenchrus longispinus (Hack.) Fernald Long-spined sandbur 9 Chondrilla juncea L. Rush skeletonweed 10 Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Canada thistle 11 Conium maculatum L. Poison hemlock 12 Convolvulus arvensis L. Field bindweed 13 Datura stramonium L. Jimsonweed 14 Elymus repens (L.) Gould Quackgrass (Couchgrass) 15 Euphorbia esula L. Leafy spurge 16 Galega officinalis L. Goat’s-rue 17 Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier Giant hogweed 18 Heracleum sosnowskyi Manden. Hogweed 19 Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. Tansy ragwort 20 Lepidium appelianum Al-Shehbaz (=Cardaria pubescens (C.A. Mey.) Jarm.) Globe-pod hoary cress 21 Lepidium chalepense L. (=Cardaria chalepensis (L.) Hand.-Mazz.) Lens-pod hoary cress 22 Lepidium draba L. subsp. draba (=Cardaria draba (L.) Desv.) Heart-pod hoary cress 23 Linaria dalmatica (L.) Mill. Dalmatian toadflax 24 Linaria genistifolia (L.) Mill. Broomleaf toadflax 25 Linaria repens (L.) Mill. Striped toadflax 26 Linaria vulgaris Mill. Yellow toadflax 27 Lythrum salicaria L. Purple loosestrife 28 Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertn. Apple of Peru 29 Odontites vernus (Bellardi) Dumort. subsp. serotinus (Dumort.) Corb. (=Odontites serotina Dumort.) Red bartsia 30 Raphanus raphanistrum L. Wild radish 31 Rhaponticum repens (L.) Hidalgo Russian knapweed 32 Setaria faberi R.A.W. Herrm. Giant foxtail 33 Solanum carolinense L. Horse nettle (Ball nettle) 34 Sonchus arvensis L. Perennial sow thistle 35 Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Johnson grass 36 Tribulus terrestris L. Puncture vine Column 1 Column 2 Item Latin Name Common Name 1 Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Common ragweed 2 Anthemis cotula L. Mayweed 3 Avena fatua L. Wild oat 4 Avena sterilis L. Sterile oat 5 Barbarea spp. Yellow rocket (Winter cress) 6 Bromus arvensis L. Field brome 7 Bromus japonicus Houtt. Japanese brome 8 Bromus secalinus L. Cheat 9 Bromus tectorum L. Downy brome 10 Daucus carota L. subsp. carota Wild carrot 11 Erucastrum gallicum (Willd.) O.E. Schulz Dog mustard 12 Galium aparine L. Cleavers 13 Galium mollugo L. False baby’s breath 14 Galium spurium L. False cleavers 15 Galium verrucosum Huds. Warty bedstraw 16 Lepidium campestre (L.) W.T. Aiton Field peppergrass 17 Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) Ox-eye daisy 18 Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. Persian darnel 19 Pastinaca sativa L. Wild parsnip 20 Plantago lanceolata L. Ribgrass 21 All Rumex species (except R. maritimus L. & R. acetosella L.) Dock 22 Silene latifolia Poir. subsp. alba (Mill.) Greuter & Burdet (=Silene pratensis (Rafn) Gord. & Gren.) White cockle 23 Silene noctiflora L. Night-flowering catchfly 24 Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Bladder campion 25 Sinapis arvensis L. Wild mustard 26 Sisymbrium loeselii L. Tall hedge mustard 27 Thlaspi arvense L. Stinkweed 28 Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. Scentless chamomile 29 Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert (=Saponaria vaccaria L.) Cow cockle Column 1 Column 2 Item Latin Name Common Name 1 Cerastium spp. Chickweed 2 Digitaria spp. Crabgrass 3 Panicum spp. Panic grass 4 Prunella vulgaris L. Heal-all 5 Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Chickweed, common Column 1 Column 2 Item Latin Name Common Name 1 Cerastium spp. Chickweed 2 Digitaria spp. Crabgrass 3 Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. (=Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L.) Ox-eye daisy 4 Panicum spp. Panic grass 5 Prunella vulgaris L. Heal-all 6 Stellaria media (L.) Vill. Chickweed, common 7 Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. Scentless chamomile
Prohibited Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
Primary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to all tables of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations except Tables XIV and XV)
Secondary Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to Table XII of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
The weed species named in Class 3 and in addition:
Noxious Weed Seeds
(Applicable to Tables XIV and XV of Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations)
The weed species named in Class 2 and in addition:
Other Weed Seeds
Seeds of all other kinds or species of plants not listed as kinds or species in Schedule I to the Seeds Regulations.