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Redwood National and State Parks
exotic plant species list


Scientific and common names of known exotic plant species in Redwood National and State Parks. Exotic species currently targeted are underlined. Species with high priority for control are in bold.

 

Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

AIZOACEAE

Carpobrotus chilensis

Ice Plant, Sea Fig

APIACEAE

Anethum graveolens

Dill

 

Conium maculatum

Poison Hemlock*

 

Daucus carota

Wild Carrot

 

Foeniculum vulgare

Fennel

 

Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Water Parsley

 

Scandix pecten-veneris

Venus's Needle

 

Torilis arvensis

Japanese Hedge Parsley

 

Torilis nodosa

Hedge Parsley

APOCYNACEAE

Vinca major

Periwinkle

AQUIFOLIACEAE

Ilex aquifolium

English Holly

ARALIACEAE 

Hedera helix

English Ivy

ASTERACEAE

Anthemis cotula

Stinkweed, Dog-fennel

 

Artium minus

Burdock

 

Bellis perennis

English Daisy

 

Centaurea melitensis

Tocalote

 

Centaurea maculosa

Spotted Knapweed*

Centaurea solstitialis

Yellow Star Thistle*

 

Chamomilla suaveolens

Pineapple Weed

 

Cichorium intybus

Chicory

 

Cirsium arvense

Canada Thistle

 

Cirsium vulgare

Bull Thistle

 

Cotula australis

Small Brass Buttons

 

Cotula coronopifolia

Brass Buttons

 

Crepis capillaris

Hawksbeard

 

Delairea odorata

Cape Ivy, German Ivy

 

Erechtites glomerata

Fireweed

 

Erechtites minima

Fireweed

 

Filago gallica

Herba Impia

 

Gnaphalium collinum

Cudweed, Everlasting

 

Gnaphalium japonicum

Cudweed, Everlasting

 

Gnaphalium stramineum

Cudweed, Everlasting

 

Hypochaeris glabra

Smooth Cats Ear

 

Hypochaeris radicata

Rough Cat's Ear

 

Lapsana communis

Nipplewort

 

Leontodon taraxacoides

 Hairy Hawkbit

 

Leucanthemum vulgare

 Ox-Eye Daisy

 

Madia sativa

Coast Tarweed

 

Senecio jacobaea

Tansy Ragwort

 

Senecio sylvaticus

Ragwort, Groundsel

 

Senecio vulgaris

Ragwort, Groundsel

 

Silybum marianum

Milk Thistle

 

Solidago canadensis

Canada Goldenrod

 

Sonchus arvensis

Perennial Sow Thistle

 

Sonchus asper

Prickly Sow Thistle

 

Sonchus oleraceus

Common Sow Thistle

 

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion

BERBERIDACAE

Berberis darwinii

Darwin Barberry

BORAGINACEAE

Myosotis discolor

Forget-Me-Not

 

Myosotis latifolia

Forget-Me-Not

 

Myosotis micrantha

Forget-Me-Not

BRASSICACEAE

Brassica nigra

Black Mustard

 

Brassica rapa

Field Mustard

 

Cakile maritima

Sea Rocket

 

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's Purse

 

Coronopus didymus

Wartcress

 

Isatis tinctoria

Dyer's Woad

 

Raphanus raphanistrum

Jointed Charlock

 

Raphanus sativus

Wild Radish

 

Sisymbrium altissimum

Tumble Mustard

 

Sisymbrium officinale

Hedge Mustard

BUDDLEJACEAE

Buddleja davidii

Butterfly Bush

CALLITRICHACEAE

Callitriche stagnalis

Water-Starwort

CANNABACEAE

Cannabis sativa

Marijuana

CARYOPHYLLACEAE

Cerastium arvense

Field Chickweed

 

Cerastium glomeratum

Mouse-Ear Chickweed

 

Saponaria officinalis

Soapwort

 

Silene gallica

Common Catchfly

 

Spergula arvensis

Starwort

 

Spergularia rubra

Sand Spurrey

 

Stellaria media

Common Chickweed

CHENOPODIACEAE

Chenopodium album

Pigweed

 

Chenopodium ambrosioides

Mexican Tea

 

Chenopodium botrys

Jerusalem-Oak

CONVOLVULACEAE

Convolvulus arvensis

Bindweed

CUPRESSACEAE

Cupressus macrocarpa

Monterey Cypress

DIPSACACEAE

Dipsacus fullonum

Fuller's Teasel

ERICACEAE

Erica lusitanica

Spanish Heath

ESCALLONIANCEAE

Escallonia rubra

Red Escallonia

EUPHORBIACEAE

Euphorbia lathyris

Caper Spurge

FABACEAE

Acacia dealbata

Silver Wattle*

 

Cytisus scoparius

Scotch Broom

 

Genista monspessulana

French Broom

 

Lathyrus latifolius

Perennial Sweet Pea

 

Lathyrus leysseri

Trefoil

 

Lathyrus sphaericus

Smooth Pod Pea

 

Lotus corniculatus

Bird's Foot Trefoil

 

Lotus uliginosus

Small Trefoil

 

Lupinus arboreus

Yellow Bush Lupine

 

Medicago arabica

Spotted Burclover

 

Melilotus alba

White Sweetclover

 

Melilotus indica

Small Sweetclover

 

Robinia pseudo-acacia

Black Locust

 

Trifolium arvense

Clover

 

Trifolium dubium

Shamrock

 

Trifolium pratense

Red Clover

 

Trifolium repens

White Clover

 

Trifolium subterraneum

Subterranean Clover

 

Ulex europaea

Gorse*

 

 

Vicia benghalensis

Purple Vetch

 

Vicia disperma

Vetch

 

Vicia hirsuta

Hairy Vetch

 

Vicia sativa

Common Vetch

 

Vicia tetrasperma

Vetch

 

Vicia villosa

Hairy Vetch

GENTIANACEAE

Centaurium erythrea

Centaury

GERANIACEAE

Erodium botrys

Longbeaked Filaree

 

Erodium cicutarium

Red Stemmed Filaree

 

Geranium carolinianum

Carolina Geranium

 

Geranium dissectum

Cut leaf Geranium

 

Geranium molle

Cranesbill

 

Geranium pusillum

Traveler's Geranium

HYDROCHARITACEAE

Egeria densa

Brazilian Waterweed

HYPERICACEAE

Hypericum calycinum

Aaron's Beard

 

Hypericum perforatum

Klamath Weed

IRIDACEAE

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

Montbretia

LAMIACEAE

Melissa officinalis

Bee Balm

 

Mentha pulegium

Pennyroyal

 

Prunella vulgaris

Selfheal

LILIACEAE

Narcissus psuedonarcissus

Daffodil

LINACEAE

Linum bienne

Flax

LYTHRACEAE

Lythrum hyssopifolium

Loosestrife

ONAGRACEAE

Fuchsia magellanica

Fuchsia

 

Oenothera glazioviana

Garden Evening Primrose

OXALIDACEAE

Oxalis purpurea

Oxalis

PINACEAE

Pinus radiata

Monterey Pine

PLANTAGINACEAE

Plantago coronopus

Crowfoot Plantain

 

Plantago lanceolata

English Plantain

 

Plantago major

Common Plantain

POACEAE

Agrostis capillaris

Colonial Bentgrass

 

Agrostis gigantea

Redtop, Bentgrass

 

Agrostis stolonifera

Creeping Bentgrass

 

Aira caryophyllea

Silver European Hairgrass

 

Aira praecox

Hairgrass

 

Ammophila arenaria

European Beachgrass

 

Anthoxanthum aristatum

Vernal Grass

 

Anthoxanthum odoratum

Sweet Vernal Grass

 

Arrhenatherum elatius

Tall Oatgrass

 

Avena barbata

Slender Wild Oat

 

Avena fatua

Wild Oat

 

Avena sativa

Cultivated Oat

 

Brachypodium distachyon

Brachypodium

 

Briza maxima

Quaking Grass

 

Briza minor

Small Quaking Grass

 

Bromus catharticus

Rescue grass

 

Bromus diandrus

Ripgut Grass

 

Bromus hordeaceus

Soft Chess

 

Bromus inermis

Smooth Brome

 

Bromus stamineus

Thread Brome

 

Bromus sterilis

Poverty Brome

 

Bromus vulgaris

Narrow-flowered Brome

 

Cortaderia jubata

Pampas/Jubata Grass

 

Cortaderia selloana

Pampas Grass

 

Cynosurus cristatus

Crested Dogtail

 

Cynosurus echinatus

Hedgehog Dogtail

 

Dactylis glomerata

Orchard Grass

 

Danthonia pilosa

Australian Oatgrass

 

Elytrigia repens

Quackgrass

 

Festuca arundinacea

Tall Fescue

 

Gastridium ventricosum

Nit Grass

 

Holcus lanatus

Velvet Grass

 

Hordeum murinum

Mediterranean Barley

 

Hordeum vulgare

Common Barley

 

Lolium multiflorum

Italian Ryegrass

 

Lolium perenne

Perennial Ryegrass

 

Lolium temulentum

Darnel

 

Paspallum dilatatum

Dallis Grass

 

Phalaris aquatica

Harding Grass

 

Phalaris arundinacea

Reed Canarygrass*

 

Phalaris paradoxa

Hood Canarygrass

 

Phleum pratense

Cultivated Timothy

 

Poa annua

Annual Bluegrass

 

Poa compressa

Canadian Bluegrass

 

Poa pratensis

Kentucky Bluegrass

 

Poa trivialis

Rough Bluegrass

 

Polypogon australis

Chilean Beard Grass

 

Polypogon monspeliensis

Annual Beard Grass

 

Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Medusa Head

 

Triticum aestivum

Sterile Wheat

 

Vulpia bromoides

Six Weeks Fescue

 

Vulpia myuros

Rattail Fescue

POLYGONACEAE

Polygonum arenastrum

Common Knotweed

 

Polygonum cuspidatum

Japanese Knotweed

 

Polygonum persicaria

Lady's Thumb

 

Polygonum polystachyum

Himalayan Knotweed

 

Rumex acetosella

Sheep Sorrel

 

Rumex crispus

Curly Dock

 

Rumex obtusifolius

Bitterdock

PRIMULACEAE

Anagallis arvensis

Scarlet Pimpernel

RANUNCULACEAE

Ranunculus muricatus

Buttercup

 

Ranunculus repens

Creeping Buttercup

ROSACEAE

Cotoneaster franchetti

Franchet Cotoneaster

 

Cotoneaster pannosa

Silverleaf Cotoneaster

 

Malus sylvestris

Common Apple

 

Prunus avium

Bird Cherry

 

Pyracantha angustifolia

Firethorn

 

Pyrus communis

Pear

 

Rubus discolor

Himalaya Berry

 

Rubus laciniatus

Cut-Leaved Blackberry

 

Sanguisorba minor ssp muricata

Garden Burnet

RUBIACEAE

Galium divaricatum

Lamarck's Bedstraw

 

Galium parisiense

Wall Bedstraw

 

Sherardia arvensis

Field Madder

SCROPHULARIACEAE

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove

 

Parentucellia viscosa

Yellow Parentucellia

 

Verbascum blattaria

Moth Mullein

 

Verbascum thapsus

Woolly Mullein

 

Veronica arvensis

Corn Speedwell

SOLANACEAE

Datura stramonium

Jimson Weed

 

Solanum nigrum

Black Nightshade

TAXODIACEAE

Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Dawn Redwood

*Denotes an invasive species being considered for high priority designation.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
Steller's jays are noisey campground residents and take advantage of unnatural human food sources. Normally feeding on seeds and nuts, jays also prey on the endangered marbled murrelet and their chicks. Please help to protect the robin-sized murrelet by not sharing your lunch with any wildlife.

Last Updated: December 02, 2006 at 16:50 EST