List of invasive plant species in Nevada
Numerous plants have been introduced to Nevada in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:
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Kali tragus growing as a weed near Las Vegas, Nevada
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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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Bromus diandrus | great brome |
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Bromus sterilis | barren brome |
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Bromus tectorum | drooping brome |
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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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Eragrostis cilianensis | stinkgrass |
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Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle |
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Puccinellia distans | weeping alkaligrass |
Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry | |
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Salix fragilis | crack willow |
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Setaria verticillata | hooked bristlegrass |
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Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade |
Tamarix chinensis | five-stamen tamarisk | |
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Tamarix gallica | French tamarisk |
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Tamarix parviflora | smallflower tamarisk |
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Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar |
See also[]
External links[]
- 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:
- Flora of Nevada
- Environment of Nevada
- Natural history of Nevada
- Nevada-related lists
- Lists of invasive plants in the United States