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Invasive Plants of the Kaibab National Forest

Invasive plants have been introduced into the Southwest from different countries or other parts of the U.S. These plants can spread rapidly and threaten native ecosystems. We need your help to find them! If you spot an invasive plant, use the iNaturalist app to document it.

Bull Thistle 1
Cirsium vulgare
camelthorn 2
Alhagi graecorum
cheatgrass 3
Bromus tectorum
dalmatian toadflax 4
Linaria dalmatica dalmatica
diffuse knapweed 5
Centaurea diffusa
Japanese brome 6
Bromus japonicus
Russian knapweed 7
Acroptilon repens
Saltcedar 8
Tamarix ramosissima
Yellow Starthistle 9
Centaurea solstitialis
jointed goat grass 10
Aegilops cylindrica
leafy spurge 11
Euphorbia esula
scotch thistle
Onopordum acanthium acanthium
Russian Olive 12
Elaeagnus angustifolia

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