List of invasive species in California

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Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California.

Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).

Animals[]

Invasive animal species include:

Mammals[]

Black rat
Coypu (also known as nutria)
Fallow deer^[1]
Axis deer (eradicated)^[1]
Feral cat
Feral dog
Feral pig

Birds[]

Common starling
Red-masked parakeet
Mute swan^[2]
Rock dove
House sparrow
Eurasian collared dove
Japanese white-eye
Lilac-crowned parrot
Yellow-headed parrot

Reptiles[]

Amphibians[]

Fish[]

Snakehead (eradicated)

Invertebrates[]

Apis mellifera scutellata — Africanized honeybee
Bactrocera dorsalis — Oriental fruit fly (eradicated)^[6]
Carcinus maenas — European green crab^[7]
Corbicula fluminea — Asian clam, golden freshwater clam
Eriocheir sinensis — Chinese mitten crab^[2]
Euwallacea fornicatus — Polyphagous and Kuroshio shot hole borers^[2]
Linepithema humile — Argentine ant
Liriomyza trifolii — American serpentine leaf miner
Milax gagates — greenhouse slug
Potamopyrgus antipodarum — New Zealand mud snail^[2]
Pomacea canaliculata — channeled apple snail^[2]
Solenopsis invicta — red imported fire ant
Theba pisana — white garden snail

Plants[]

Invasive plant species include:

Acacia melanoxylon — black acacia
Ailanthus altissima — tree-of-Vanessa
Arundo donax — giant reed
Carpobrotus edulis — iceplant
Centaurea solstitialis — yellow starthistle
Cirsium vulgare — bull thistle
Cortaderia jubata — pampas grass
Eucalyptus camaldulensis — red gum
Eucalyptus globulus — blue gum
Ficus carica — edible fig
Fraxinus uhdei — shamel ash, evergreen ash
Hedera canariensis — Algerian ivy, 'California' ivy
Ipomoea indica — blue morning glory
Ligustrum ovalifolium — 'California' privet
Marrubium vulgare — horehound
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum — common iceplant
Nicotiana glauca — tree tobacco
Pennisetum setaceum — fountain grass
Ricinus communis — castor bean
Rubus armeniacus — Himalayan blackberry
Schinus terebinthifolius — Brazilian pepper tree
Tamarix ramosissima — salt cedar, tamarisk
Ulex europaeus — common gorse
Vachellia tortilis — umbrella thorn
Vinca major— periwinkle
Washingtonia robusta — Mexican fan palm
Zantedeschia aethiopica — calla lily

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Non-Native Deer". National Park Service. 2017-09-10.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "California's Invaders". California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2017-09-10.
^ "Alien Reptiles and Amphibians in California". California Herps. 2017-09-10.
^ "Killer Meat-Eating Frogs Terrorize San Francisco". FoxNews. 2007-03-14. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
^ "The Killer Frogs of Lily Pond:San Francisco poised to checkmate amphibious African predators of Golden Gate Park". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
^ "Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)". Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ "The Green Crab Project". UC Davis. 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

External links[]

University of California Statewide IPM Program: Exotic & invasive pests website homepage — IPM = integrated pest management.