List of invasive plant species in Oregon facts for kids
Numerous plants have been introduced to Oregon, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:
Picture | Scientific Name | Common Name |
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Ailanthus altissima | tree of heaven | |
Ammophila arenaria | marram grass | |
Brachypodium sylvaticum | false-brome | |
Bromus tectorum | drooping brome | |
Buddleja davidii | summer lilac | |
Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle | |
Carduus nutans | musk thistle | |
Centaurea cyanus | cornflower | |
Cirsium vulgare | spear thistle | |
Clematis vitalba | old man's beard | |
Cortaderia jubata | purple pampas grass | |
Crataegus monogyna | common hawthorn | |
Cyperus rotundus | coco-grass | |
Cytisus scoparius | common broom | |
Cytisus striatus | hairy-fruited broom | |
Daphne laureola | spurge-laurel | |
Egeria densa | large-flowered waterweed | |
Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian olive | |
Euphorbia esula | green spurge | |
Euphorbia myrsinites | myrtle spurge | |
Fallopia sachalinensis | giant knotweed | |
Foeniculum vulgare | Florence fennel | |
Genista monspessulana | French broom | |
Geranium lucidum | shining cranesbill | |
Geranium robertianum | herb-Robert | |
Hedera helix | common ivy | |
Hedera hibernica | Atlantic ivy | |
Ilex aquifolium | common holly | |
Impatiens glandulifera | impatiens | |
Iris pseudacorus | yellow flag | |
Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle | |
Koenigia polystachya | Himalayan knotweed | |
Linaria dalmatica | Balkan toadflax | |
Linaria vulgaris | common toadflax | |
Logfia gallica | narrowleaf cottonrose | |
Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife | |
Phalaris arundinacea | reed canary grass | |
Pilosella aurantiaca | fox-and-clubs | |
Reynoutria japonica | Japanese knotweed | |
Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry | |
Rubus laciniatus | cutleaf evergreen blackberry | |
Salix × fragilis | crack willow | |
Spartium | Spanish broom | |
Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar | |
Torilis arvensis | spreading hedgeparsley | |
Ulex | gorse |
See also
- Invasive species in the United States
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