List of invasive plant species in Arizona
Numerous plants have been introduced to Arizona, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:
Picture | Scientific Name | Common Name |
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Ailanthus altissima | tree of heaven |
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Artemisia biennis | biennial wormwood |
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Arundo donax | giant cane |
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Atriplex suberecta | sprawling saltbush |
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Avena fatua | common wild oat |
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Bromus diandrus | great brome |
Bromus madritensis | compact brome | |
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Bromus sterilis | barren brome |
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Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle |
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Carduus nutans | musk thistle |
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Centaurea solstitialis | yellow star-thistle |
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Cuscuta californica | chaparral dodder |
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Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass |
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Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian olive |
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Eragrostis cilianensis | stinkgrass |
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Eragrostis lehmanniana | Lehamann lovegrass |
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Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle |
Kochia scoparia | burningbush | |
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Lactuca serriola | prickly lettuce |
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Linaria dalmatica | Balkan toadflax |
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Oncosiphon pilulifer | stinkweed |
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Paspalum dilatatum | dallisgrass |
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Pennisetum setaceum | crimson fountaingrass |
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Psathyrostachys juncea | Russian wildrye |
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Puccinellia distans | weeping alkaligrass |
Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry | |
Saccharum ravennae | ravenngrass | |
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Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade |
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Sorghum halepense | johnsongrass |
Tamarix chinensis | five-stamen tamarisk | |
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Tamarix gallica | |
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Tamarix parviflora | smallflower tamarisk |
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Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar |
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Tribulus terrestris | goathead |
See also[]
External links[]
- Non-native, Invasive Plants of Arizona. Howrey, L. D., Ed. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council
Categories:
- Lists of flora of Arizona
- Lists of invasive plants in the United States
- Environment of Arizona
- Flora of Arizona
- Natural history of Arizona