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I've been working with another DGer at developing a simple and easy to use reference tool listing invasive plants by state. Naturally, I have started with Texas :-) This is the list I have compiled. I'm not using the term "Invasive" in the strict regulatory sense, so a few on my list may not yet be on a regulatory or banned list, but I have found documented references for each of them indicating that they are invasive or noxious. I'm interested in getting your feedback on this list. Are there ones I have missed? Are there more common "common names" than the ones I have listed?, etc. Sorry if this is a bit difficult to read cut and pasted into a post. It really is much easier to display in my spreadsheet but the since we can't use formatting html here it gets a bit smushed together. Thanks for looking and providing any feedback you might have..
Scientific Name Common Name
Ailanthus altissima Tree of heaven
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa, Silktree
Alhagi camelorum (syn.) Camelthorn
Alhagi maurorum Camelthorn
Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligatorweed
Arundo donax Giant bamboo reed
Bromus rubens Foxtail brome, red brome
Bromus tectorum Broncograss
Calystegia sepium Hedge bindweed
Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloon vine
Carduus nutans Musk thistle
Centaurea melitensis Maltese star thistle
Centaurea solstitialis Golden star thistle
Cinnamomum camphora Camphor tree
Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed
Coronilla varia Crown-vetch
Cortaderia selloana Pampas grass
Cuscuta japonica Japanese dodder
Eichhornia azurea Waterhyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes Waterhyacinth
Elaeagnus angustifolia Oleaster, Russian Olive
Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn olive, Silverberry
Erodium cicutarium Pin grass, Pin weed
Hedera helix English ivy
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla, Water thyme
Ipomoea aquatica Water spinach
Lagarosiphon major African elodea
Lantana camara Largeleaf lantana
Lespedeza cuneata Chinese bush clover
Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet
Lonicera japonica Chinese/Japanese honeysuckle
Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife
Melaleuca quinquenervia Paperbark
Melia azedarach Chinaberry
Myriophyllum aquaticum Brazilian watermilfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoil
Nassella trtichotoma Serrated tussock
Nymphoides peltata Fringed water lily
Onopordum acanthium Cotton thistle
Orobanche ramosa Branched broomrape
Panicum repens Torpedograss
Paulownia tomentosa Empress tree, foxglove tree
Phalaris arundinacea Ribbon grass
Phragmites australis Common reed, Giant reed
Pistia stratiotes Waterlettuce
Populus alba Silver leaf, White poplar
Potamogeton crispus Curly pondweed
Pueraria montana var. lobata Kudzu
Robinia pseudocacia Black locust
Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose
Rothboellia chchinchinensis Itchgrass
SalviniaI (all species) Salvinia
Sapium sebiferum (syn.) Tallowtree, Popcorn tree
Schinus terebinthifolius Brazilian pepper tree
Shismus barbatus Mediterranean grass
Solanum viarum Tropical soda apple
Spirodela oligorhiza (syn.) Giant duckweed
Spirodela punctata Giant duckweed
Tamarix ramosissima Salt cedar
Tradescantia fluminensis Spiderwort
Triadica sebifera Chinese tallow tree
Urochloa maxima Buffalograss
Vinca major Periwinkle
Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria
Tribulus terrestris Puncture vine
Edited to correct spelling of Hedera
Edited to delete Lespedeza bicolor Bicolor lespedeza. Found references do identify it as invasive but not specifically in Texas.
and Leucaena leucocephala Lead tree, Wild mimosa which is documented as invasive in Florida and Hawaii but apparently not considered yet to be invasive in Texas.
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