§ 93.020 DEFINITION.
   WEEDS, as used in this subchapter, include the following and are designated exotic weeds under the Illinois Exotic Weed Act (525 ILCS 10/1 et seq.).
Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle
Rosa multiflora
multiflora rose
Lythrum salicaria
purple loosestrife
Rhamnus cathartica
common buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula
glossy buckthorn
Rhamnus davurica
dahurian buckthorn
Rhamnus japonica
Japanese buckthorn
Rhamnus utilis
Chinese buckthorn
Pueraria lobata
kudzu-vine
Lonicera maackil, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowil, and Lonicera fragrantissima
exotic bush honeysuckles
Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia
exotic olives
all members of the Tamarix genus
salt cedar
Conium maculatum
poison hemlock
Heracleum mantegazzianum
giant hogweed
Celastrus orbiculatus
Oriental bittersweet
Ficaria verna
lesser celandine
all members of the Dipsacus genus
teasel
Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp.
Japanese, giant and Bohemian knotweed
 
(1960 Code, § 26-2-1) (Ord. 8994-2021, passed 10-19-2021)