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 that fall under one of two categories: 1) being actively managed, or proposed for future control by organizations involved in the conservation and restoration of open space in California's Central Coast Region, or 2) species that are recommended for management at a county-wide and regional scales. Information regarding the presence of a species by county was gathered from the Calflora Observation Hotline.
Non-native, invasive plants 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 | Organizations involved in management of Central Coast Region | Example locations | |
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| Aizoaceae | Hottentot fig, iceplant, sea fig | Carpobrotus edulis, C. chilensis | SCR, MON, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF), MPRPD | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord Dunes State Park [2], Marina State Beach [3], Moss Landing State Beach [4], Fort Ord National Monument [5], Elkhorn Slough [6], Palo Corona Regional Park [7] | |
| Alliaceae | White flowered onion | Allium triquetrum | SCL, SCR, MON, SLO, SB | BLM | Fort Ord National Monument [5] | |
| Apiaceae | Poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | SCL, SCR, MON, SBT, SLO, SB | CA State Parks, Santa Lucia Conservancy [8], BLM, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF), MPRPD | Point Lobos SNR [1], Fort Ord National Monument [5], Elkhorn Slough [6], Palo Corona Regional Park Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag, Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF), MPRPD
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