Invasive Plants of California's Central Coast Region
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An environmental summary created by the ENVS 560/L Watershed Systems class at CSUMB.
This page is a list of non-native, invasive plants actively being managed, or proposed for future control by organizations involved in the conservation and restoration of open space in California's Central Coast Region. Information regarding the presence/absence of a species by county was gathered from the Calflora Observation Hotline.
Non-native, invasive plants actively controlled in the Central Coast
Central Coast Counties
Santa Clara | SCL |
Santa Cruz | SCR |
San Benito | SBT |
Monterey | MON |
San Luis Obispo | SLO |
Santa Barbara | SB |
Table
(*) = Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner - Monterey County Weed Threat
Family | Common Name | Scientific Name | Counties | Agencies | Locations |
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Aizoaceae | Hottentot fig, iceplant, sea fig | Carpobrotus edulis | MON | CA State Parks, BLM | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
Apiaceae | Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
Apiaceae | Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
Apocynaceae | Bigleaf periwinkle | Vinca majora | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
* Asteraceae | Stinky snakeroot, Thoroughwort | Ageratina adenophora | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | ||
* Asteraceae | Cape weed | Arctotheca calendula | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | ||
Asteraceae | Italian thistle | Carduus pycnocephalus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
* Asteraceae | Yellow star thistle | Centaurea solstitialis | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | |
Asteraceae | Bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | |
* Asteraceae | Skeleton weed | Chondrilla juncea | SCL, MON, SLO, SB | ||
* Asteraceae | Cape ivy | Delairea odorata | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [4] | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
Asteraceae | Stinkwort | Dittrichia graveolens | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | |
* Asteraceae | Scotch cottonthistle | Onopordum acanthium | SCR, MON, SBT, SB | ||
* Asteraceae | Taurian thistle | Onopordum tauricum | MON | ||
Asteraceae | Milk thistle | Silybum marianum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
Brassicaceae | Black mustard | Brassica nigra | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
* Fabaceae | French broom | Genista monspessulana | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [3] | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
Myrtaceae | Australian tea tree | Leptospermum laevigatum | SCL, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
Oxalidaceae | Bermuda buttercup | Oxalis pes-caprae | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
* Poaceae | Giant reed | Arundo donax | SCL, SCR, SBT, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM | Fort Ord National Monument Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
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