List of invasive plant species in Oregon
Appearance
Numerous plants have been introduced to Oregon, 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 | |
Ammophila arenaria | marram grass | |
Brachypodium sylvaticum | false-brome | |
Bromus tectorum | drooping brome | |
Buddleja davidii | summer lilac | |
Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle | |
Carduus nutans | musk thistle | |
Centaurea cyanus | cornflower | |
Cirsium vulgare | spear thistle | |
Clematis vitalba | old man's beard | |
Cortaderia jubata | purple pampas grass | |
Crataegus monogyna | common hawthorn | |
Cyperus rotundus | coco-grass | |
Cytisus scoparius | common broom | |
Cytisus striatus | hairy-fruited broom | |
Daphne laureola | spurge-laurel | |
Egeria densa | large-flowered waterweed | |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian olive | |
Euphorbia esula | green spurge | |
Euphorbia myrsinites | myrtle spurge | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | giant knotweed | |
Foeniculum vulgare | Florence fennel | |
Genista monspessulana | French broom | |
Geranium lucidum | shining cranesbill | |
Geranium robertianum | herb-Robert | |
Hedera helix | common ivy | |
Hedera hibernica | Atlantic ivy | |
Ilex aquifolium | common holly | |
Impatiens glandulifera | impatiens | |
Iris pseudacorus | yellow flag | |
Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle | |
Koenigia polystachya | Himalayan knotweed | |
Linaria dalmatica | Balkan toadflax | |
Linaria vulgaris | common toadflax | |
Logfia gallica | narrowleaf cottonrose | |
Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife | |
Phalaris arundinacea | reed canary grass | |
Pilosella aurantiaca | fox-and-clubs | |
Reynoutria japonica | Japanese knotweed | |
Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry | |
Rubus laciniatus | cutleaf evergreen blackberry | |
Salix × fragilis | crack willow | |
Spartium | Spanish broom | |
Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar | |
Torilis arvensis | spreading hedgeparsley | |
Ulex | gorse |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council