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Quiet Invasion: Invasive Plants & Animals of the Houston Galveston Region & Upper Texas Coast

The species listed in this field guide are identified by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARCresearch.org) as current or potential invasive species (plants and animals) in the Houston-Galveston region, Lower Galveston Bay Watershed and Upper Texas Coast. For more information, visit ...more ↓

Alligator weed 1
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Balloon Vine 2
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Brazilian pepper tree 3
Schinus terebinthifolius
Brazilian Vervain 4
Verbena brasiliensis
Bushkiller 5
Cayratia japonica
Castor Oil Plant 6
Ricinus communis
Chinaberry 7
Melia azedarach
Chinese Elm 8
Ulmus parvifolia
Chinese privet 9
Ligustrum sinense
Japanese Privet 10
Ligustrum japonicum
Quihoui privet 11
Ligustrum quihoui
Glossy Privet 12
Ligustrum lucidum
Chinese Tallow 13
Triadica sebifera
Chinese wisteria 14
Wisteria sinensis
Eurasian Water-milfoil 15
Myriophyllum spicatum
goldenrain tree 16
Koelreuteria paniculata
Hedge Bindweed 17
Calystegia sepium
Cuscuta japonica 18
Japanese honeysuckle 19
Lonicera japonica
Kudzu 20
Pueraria montana
common lantana 21
Lantana camara
Lilac chaste tree 8
Vitex agnus-castus
Macartney's rose 22
Rosa bracteata
Broad-leaved Paperbark 12
Melaleuca quinquenervia
Persian Silk Tree 23
Albizia julibrissin
multiflora rose 24
Rosa multiflora
Heavenly bamboo 9
Nandina domestica
Purple-loosestrife 25
Lythrum salicaria
scarlet sesban 26
Sesbania punicea
saltcedar 27
Tamarix ramosissima
tree of heaven 28
Ailanthus altissima
Poncirus trifoliata 29
Citrus trifoliata
Tropical Soda-Apple 30
Solanum viarum

Edited by Lisa Gonzalez and HARC-Houston Advanced Research Center, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 30. (c) J. Jeffrey Mullahey, University of Florida, Bugwood.org, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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