Invasive Plants of Metro Phoenix

This is a concise list of the most commonly seen invasive plants in Metro Phoenix. Also included are species with the potential to have considerable populations in the area. The species that are considered to have the greatest current threat are stinknet (Oncosiphon piluliferum), buffelgrass ...more ↓

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jointed goat grass ¹
Aegilops cylindrica

camel thorn ²
Alhagi maurorum

tree-of-heaven ³
Ailanthus altissima

giant reed ⁴
Arundo donax

Saharan mustard ⁵
Brassica tournefortii

Black Mustard ⁶
Brassica nigra

Maltese star-thistle ⁷
Centaurea melitensis

yellow bluestem ⁸
Bothriochloa ischaemum

Russian olive ⁹
Elaeagnus angustifolia

ivy-leaved morning-glory ¹⁰
Ipomoea hederacea

buffelgrass ¹¹
Cenchrus ciliaris

fountain grass ¹²
Pennisetum setaceum

stinknet ¹³
Oncosiphon piluliferum

Wild Mustard ¹⁴
Sinapis arvensis

saltcedar ¹⁵
Tamarix ramosissima

Johnson grass ¹⁶
Sorghum halepense

puncture vine ¹⁷
Tribulus terrestris

field bindweed ¹⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

red brome ¹⁹
Bromus rubens

common Mediterranean grass ²⁰
Schismus barbatus

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Invasive Plants of Metro Phoenix

jointed goat grass 1 Aegilops cylindrica

camel thorn 2 Alhagi maurorum

tree-of-heaven 3 Ailanthus altissima

giant reed 4 Arundo donax

Saharan mustard 5 Brassica tournefortii

Black Mustard 6 Brassica nigra

Maltese star-thistle 7 Centaurea melitensis

yellow bluestem 8 Bothriochloa ischaemum

Russian olive 9 Elaeagnus angustifolia

ivy-leaved morning-glory 10 Ipomoea hederacea

buffelgrass 11 Cenchrus ciliaris

fountain grass 12 Pennisetum setaceum

stinknet 13 Oncosiphon piluliferum

Wild Mustard 14 Sinapis arvensis

saltcedar 15 Tamarix ramosissima

Johnson grass 16 Sorghum halepense

puncture vine 17 Tribulus terrestris

field bindweed 18 Convolvulus arvensis

red brome 19 Bromus rubens

common Mediterranean grass 20 Schismus barbatus