SSU Copeland Creek invasive plants

Short list of invasive plants commonly found at the Copeland Creek restoration site found on the Sonoma State University campus. Invasive categories based off Cal-Invasive Plant Council classifications

Himalayan Blackberry ¹
Rubus bifrons

poison hemlock ²
Conium maculatum

greater periwinkle ³
Vinca major

tree-of-heaven ⁴
Ailanthus altissima

Maiten tree ⁵
Maytenus boaria

black locust ⁶
Robinia pseudoacacia

eucalyptus ⁷
Eucalyptus

Armenian Blackberry ⁸
Rubus armeniacus

fennel ⁹
Foeniculum vulgare

Oregon grape ¹⁰
Berberis aquifolium

wild radish ¹¹
Raphanus sativus

eggleaf spurge ¹²
Euphorbia oblongata

lemon balm ¹³
Melissa officinalis

Common Vetch ¹⁴
Vicia sativa

bristly oxtongue ¹⁵
Helminthotheca echioides

Italian thistle ¹⁶
Carduus pycnocephalus

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SSU Copeland Creek invasive plants

Himalayan Blackberry 1 Rubus bifrons

poison hemlock 2 Conium maculatum

greater periwinkle 3 Vinca major

tree-of-heaven 4 Ailanthus altissima

Maiten tree 5 Maytenus boaria

black locust 6 Robinia pseudoacacia

eucalyptus 7 Eucalyptus

Armenian Blackberry 8 Rubus armeniacus

fennel 9 Foeniculum vulgare

Oregon grape 10 Berberis aquifolium

wild radish 11 Raphanus sativus

eggleaf spurge 12 Euphorbia oblongata

lemon balm 13 Melissa officinalis

Common Vetch 14 Vicia sativa

bristly oxtongue 15 Helminthotheca echioides

Italian thistle 16 Carduus pycnocephalus