List of invasive plant species in Arizona facts for kids
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 | |
Artemisia biennis | biennial wormwood | |
Arundo donax | giant cane | |
Atriplex suberecta | sprawling saltbush | |
Avena fatua | common wild oat | |
Bromus diandrus | great brome | |
Bromus madritensis | compact brome | |
Bromus sterilis | barren brome | |
Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle | |
Carduus nutans | musk thistle | |
Centaurea solstitialis | yellow star-thistle | |
Cuscuta californica | chaparral dodder | |
Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass | |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian olive | |
Eragrostis cilianensis | stinkgrass | |
Eragrostis lehmanniana | Lehamann lovegrass | |
Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle | |
Kochia scoparia | burningbush | |
Lactuca serriola | prickly lettuce | |
Linaria dalmatica | Balkan toadflax | |
Oncosiphon pilulifer | stinkweed | |
Paspalum dilatatum | dallisgrass | |
Pennisetum setaceum | crimson fountaingrass | |
Psathyrostachys juncea | Russian wildrye | |
Puccinellia distans | weeping alkaligrass | |
Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry | |
Saccharum ravennae | ravenngrass | |
Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade | |
Sorghum halepense | johnsongrass | |
Tamarix chinensis | five-stamen tamarisk | |
Tamarix gallica | ||
Tamarix parviflora | smallflower tamarisk | |
Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar | |
Tribulus terrestris | goathead |
See also
- Invasive species in the United States
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