List of invasive plant species in Arizona

Numerous plants have been introduced to Arizona, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:

Picture Scientific Name Common Name
Ailanthus altissima tree of heaven
Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood
Arundo donax giant cane
Atriplex suberecta sprawling saltbush
Avena fatua common wild oat
Bromus diandrus great brome
Bromus madritensis compact brome
Bromus sterilis barren brome
Carduus acanthoides spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus nutans musk thistle
Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle
Cuscuta californica chaparral dodder
Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive
Eragrostis cilianensis stinkgrass
Eragrostis lehmanniana Lehamann lovegrass
Kali tragus prickly Russian thistle
Kochia scoparia burningbush
Lactuca serriola prickly lettuce
Linaria dalmatica Balkan toadflax
Oncosiphon pilulifer stinkweed
Paspalum dilatatum dallisgrass
Pennisetum setaceum crimson fountaingrass
Psathyrostachys juncea Russian wildrye
Puccinellia distans weeping alkaligrass
Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry
Saccharum ravennae ravenngrass
Solanum elaeagnifolium silverleaf nightshade
Sorghum halepense johnsongrass
Tamarix chinensis five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix gallica
Tamarix parviflora smallflower tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima saltcedar
Tribulus terrestris goathead

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