List of invasive plant species in New Mexico
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Numerous plants have been introduced to New Mexico in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:
Picture | Scientific Name | Common Name |
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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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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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Cirsium vulgare | spear thistle |
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Hedypnois cretica | cretanweed |
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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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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 New Mexico
- Environment of New Mexico
- Natural history of New Mexico
- Lists of invasive plants in the United States
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