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.