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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
Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood
Arundo donax giant cane
Atriplex suberecta sprawling saltbush
Bromus diandrus great brome
Bromus sterilis barren brome
Carduus acanthoides spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus nutans[1] musk thistle
Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle
Cuscuta californica chaparral dodder
Cirsium vulgare[1] spear thistle
Hedypnois cretica cretanweed
Eragrostis cilianensis stinkgrass
Kali tragus prickly Russian thistle
Puccinellia distans weeping alkaligrass
Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry
Salix × fragilis crack willow
Solanum elaeagnifolium silverleaf nightshade
Tamarix chinensis five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix gallica French tamarisk
Tamarix parviflora smallflower tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima[1] saltcedar

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Schiebout, Michael H.; Hazlett, Donald L.; Snow, Neil (2008). "A Floristic Survey of Vascular Plants Over Parts of Northeastern New Mexico". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 2 (2): 1407–1447. ISSN 1934-5259.
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