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.
Contents
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
- (ET) = Central Coast Regional Strategic Plan - Eradication target
- (ST) = Central Coast Regional Strategic Plan - Surveillance target
- (ED) = Central Coast Regional Strategic Plan - Early detection target
| Family | Common Name | Scientific Name | Counties | Agencies | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aizoaceae | Hottentot fig, iceplant, sea fig | Carpobrotus edulis, C. chilensis | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Alliaceae | White flowered onion | Allium triquetrum | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Apiaceae | Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Apiaceae | Fennel | Foeniculum vulgare | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Apocynaceae | Bigleaf periwinkle | Vinca majora | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Araceae | Calla lily | Zantedeschia aethiopica | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Araliaceae | English ivy | Hedera helix | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Stinky snakeroot, Thoroughwort | Ageratina adenophora * | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | ||
| Anthemis cotula | stinking chamomile | Ageratina adenophora | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| 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 [4], Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Tocalote | Centaurea melitensis | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Yellow star thistle | Centaurea solstitialis * | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Asteraceae | Spotted knapweed | Centaurea stoebe | SCL, MON, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Asteraceae | Bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [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 [5], Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Stinkwort | Dittrichia graveolens | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Asteraceae | Bristly ox-tongue | Helminthotheca echioides | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Hairy cats ear | Hypochaeris radicata | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Prickly lettuce | Lactuca serriola | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Scotch cottonthistle | Onopordum acanthium * | SCR, MON, SBT, SB | ||
| Asteraceae | Taurian thistle | Onopordum tauricum * | MON | ||
| Asteraceae | Cutleaf burnweed, fireweed | Senecio glomeratus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Common groundsel | Senecio vulgaris | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Milk thistle | Silybum marianum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Sow thistle | Sonchus species (asper, oleraceus) | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Asteraceae | Rouch cockleburr | Xanthium strumarium | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Boranginaceae | Forget me not | Myosotis latifolia | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Brassicaceae | Black mustard | Brassica nigra | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Brassicaceae | Shepher's purse | Capsella bursa-pastoris | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Brassicaceae | Hoary cress | Lepidium chalepense | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Caryophyllaceae | Chickweed | Sellaria media | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Chenopodiaceae | Australian saltbush | Atriplex semibaccata | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Chenopodiaceae | Lamb's quarters | Chenopodium album | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Chenopodiaceae | Russian thistle | Salsola tragus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Convolvulaceae | Field bindweed | Convolvulus arvensis | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Dipsacaeceae | Fuller's teasel | Dipsacus fullonum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Fabaceae | French broom | Genista monspessulana * | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [4], BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Fabaceae | Everlasting pea, sweet pea | Lathyrus latifolius * | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | [2] |
| Fabaceae | White horehound | Marrubium vulgare | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Geraniaceae | Redstem stork's bill | Eodium cicutarium | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Hypericaceae | Klamath weed | Hypericum perforatum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Lythraceae | Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria (ED) | SCL, SCR, MON | ||
| Malvaceae | Mallow | Malva species (parviflora, neglecta) | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Myrtaceae | Blue gum | Eucalyptus globulus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Myrtaceae | Australian tea tree | Leptospermum laevigatum | SCL, MON, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Oxalidaceae | Creeping wood sorrel | Oxalis corniculata | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Oxalidaceae | Bermuda buttercup | Oxalis pes-caprae | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantain | Plantago species (major, lanceolata) | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Giant reed | Arundo donax * | SCL, SCR, SBT, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Poaceae | Wild oat | Avena species (barbata, fatua) | SCL, SCR, SBT, MON, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Ripgut brome | Bromus diandrus | SCL, SCR, SBT, MON, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Purple pampas grass, jubata grass | Cortaderia jubata * | SCL, SCR, SBT, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [5], BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Pampas grass | Cortaderia selloana * | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [5], Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Bermuda grass | Cynodon dactylon | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [5], Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Perennial veldtgrass | Ehrharta calycina * | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Panic veldtgrass | Ehrharta erecta | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks | Point Lobos SNR [1] |
| Poaceae | Tall fescue | Festuca arundinacea | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Poaceae | Italian rye grass | Festuca perennis | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Velvet grass | Holcus lanatus | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Foxtail barley | Hordeum murinum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Mexican feathergrass | Nassella tenuissima | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [5], BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Poaceae | Kikuyu grass | Pennisetum clandestinum | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
| Poaceae | Fountaingrass | Pennisetum setaceum | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | Santa Lucia Conservancy [5] | |
| Poaceae | Harding grass | Phalaris aquatica | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Annual blue grass | Poa annua | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Poaceae | Puna needle grass | Stipa brachychaeta * | MON, SLO, SB | ||
| Polygonaceae | Common sheep sorrel | Rumex acetosella | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Polygonaceae | Curly dock | Rumex crispus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Rosaceae | Himalayan blackberry | Rubus armeniacus | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) | Fort Ord National Monument [2], Elkhorn Slough [3] |
| Scrophulariaceae | Wand mullein | Verbascum vigatum | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [2] |
Sources
- Monterey County Ag Commissioner
- PLSNR Existing Conditions and Resources Inventory Report
- Santa Lucia Conservancy
- Controlling Weeds in Fort Ord National Monument
- Elkhorn Slough Weed Control by Species
- Coast Region Strategic Plan
- CALFLORA Central Coast Region Priority Species
- Ord Dunes State Park General Plan and EIR
- State Beach General Plan
- Landing State Beach General Plan
- State Beach General Plan
- Fort Ord Reuse Authority 2017/18 Annual Report
- Weed Management Plan for Palo Corona Regional Park
- River WatershedInvasive Plant Control and Restoration Program
- and Carmel River Task Force - Carmel River Watershed Stewardship Manual
- Monterey County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Appendix J
- - Dune Habitat Restoration Plan, Marina Dunes Preserve
- Management Plan - Elkhorn Slough Foundation
- of Monterey General Plan
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Point Lobos State Natural Reserve Existing Conditions and Resources Inventory Report https://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/21299/files/PLSNR_Existing%20Conditions_rev12-17.pdf
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 Controlling Invasive Species on Fort Ord National Monument: Finding Weeds While Avoiding Bombs https://www.cal-ipc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/5_Hubbard.pdf
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 3.39 3.40 3.41 3.42 3.43 3.44 3.45 3.46 3.47 Weed Control by Species: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve http://elkhornslough.org/habitat-restoration/weeds.pdf
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Santa Lucia Conservancy Invasive Weeds https://slconservancy.org/community/habitat-restoration/invasive-weeds/
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Invasive Plant Management on The Santa Lucia Preserve: A Landowner’s Guide https://slconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PreserveOwnerWeedMngGuidelines-2019.pdf
Links
- Invasive Species of California
- Invasive Invertebrates of the Central Coast
- Special Status Species
- Organizations involved in the management of California's Central Coast Region
- Special Status Plants on the Central Coast
- California Natural Diversity Database
- Calflora Plant Observation Database
- Central Coast Weed Symposium
- Carmel Area State Parks Preliminary General Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Report
- Monterey Weed Management Area
- Weed Management Areas
- CAL IPC Weed Inventory by Jepson Region
Disclaimer
This page may contain student work completed as part of assigned coursework. It may not be accurate. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion or policy of CSUMB, its staff, or students.
