Invasive Plants of Santa Catalina Island, California, USA

This is a comprehensive list of common invasive exotic plants found on Santa Catalina Island, California, USA.

Tasmanian Blackwood 1
Acacia melanoxylon
Onion-Leafed Asphodel 2
Asphodelus fistulosus
Cape Smilax 3
Asparagus asparagoides
Giant Reed 4
Arundo donax
Australian saltbush 5
Atriplex semibaccata
tree of heaven 6
Ailanthus altissima
Baby Sun-rose 7
Aptenia cordifolia
field mustard 8
Brassica rapa
Tara 9
Caesalpinia spinosa
European Searocket 10
Cakile maritima
Italian thistle 11
Carduus pycnocephalus
Sea Fig 12
Carpobrotus chilensis
Red Valerian 13
Centranthus ruber
bull thistle 14
Cirsium vulgare
Pampas Grass 15
Cortaderia selloana
Black Mustard 16
Brassica nigra
Cornflower 17
Centaurea cyanus
Sea-Fig 19
Carpobrotus edulis
Orchard Grass 16
Dactylis glomerata
Artichoke Thistle 20
Cynara cardunculus
California buckwheat 21
Eriogonum fasciculatum
Yellow Starthistle 22
Centaurea solstitialis
Cape ivy 23
Delairea odorata
Flax-Leaved Broom 25
Genista linifolia
perennial veldt grass 26
Ehrharta calycina
French Broom 27
Genista monspessulana
English ivy 28
Hedera helix
Common Fig 30
Ficus carica
Sweet Fennel 31
Foeniculum vulgare
Tangier Pea 32
Lathyrus tingitanus
Sweet broom 33
Genista stenopetala
Shortpod Mustard 34
Hirschfeldia incana
Santa Cruz Island ironwood 35
Lyonothamnus floribundus aspleniifolius
Sweet pea 36
Lathyrus odoratus
Blue Statice 37
Limonium sinuatum
Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea 38
Lathyrus latifolius
Ngaio
Myoporum laetum
Mission Prickly-Pear 39
Opuntia ficus-indica
Crystalline Ice Plant 40
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
white horehound 1
Marrubium vulgare
Slender Iceplant 41
Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum
garden geranium 42
Pelargonium × hortorum
Fountain Grass 43
Pennisetum setaceum
tree tobacco 44
Nicotiana glauca
Canary Island palm 45
Phoenix canariensis
Knobcone Pine 32
Pinus attenuata
Bermuda Buttercup 46
Oxalis pes-caprae
Canary Island pine 47
Pinus canariensis
Coulter pine 48
Pinus coulteri
harding grass 49
Phalaris aquatica
Bishop Pine 50
Pinus muricata
Date Palm 51
Phoenix dactylifera
Monterey Pine 52
Pinus radiata
Victorian Box 53
Pittosporum undulatum
Aleppo Pine 54
Pinus halepensis
stone pine 55
Pinus pinea
Peruvian peppertree 56
Schinus molle
Santa Rosa Island torrey pine 57
Pinus torreyana insularis
Himalayan Blackberry 11
Rubus armeniacus
Castor Oil Plant 59
Ricinus communis
African Wild Cassia 60
Senna didymobotrya
Milk Thistle 61
Silybum marianum
Australian Tree Fern 62
Cyathea cooperi
New Zealand Spinach 63
Tetragonia tetragonoides
saltcedar 64
Tamarix ramosissima
Salsify 32
Tragopogon porrifolius
Mexican Fan Palm 65
Washingtonia robusta
Greater Periwinkle 66
Vinca major
California Fan Palm 8
Washingtonia filifera
Spanish Broom 67
Spartium junceum
Mexican Feather Grass 68
Stipa tenuissima
yuccas
Yucca

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