Plants A to Z

Browse below to see all plants on the Cal-IPC Inventory, including both invasive plants and “Watch” species. Clicking on the scientific name will take you to the Plant Profile, where you’ll find links to more information on the plant.

• Acacia baileyana

  cootamundra wattle

• Acacia cyclops

  cyclops Acacia

• Acacia dealbata

  silver wattle

• Acacia longifolia

  Sydney golden wattle

• Acacia melanoxylon

  blackwood Acacia

• Acacia paradoxa

  kangaroothorn

• Acacia pycnantha

  golden wattle

• Acacia saligna

  orange wattle

• Acaena novae-zelandiae

  biddy-biddy

• Aegilops cylindrica

  jointed goatgrass

• Aegilops triuncialis

  barb goatgrass

• Ageratina adenophora

  eupatory

• Agrostis avenacea

  Pacific bentgrass

• Agrostis stolonifera

  creeping bent

• Ailanthus altissima

  tree-of-heaven

• Alhagi maurorum

  camelthorn

• Alliaria petiolata

  garlic mustard

• Alopecurus pratensis

  meadow foxtail

• Alternanthera philoxeroides

  alligatorweed

• Alyssum corsicum

  yellowtuft

• Alyssum murale

  yellowtuft

• Ambrosia trifida

  giant ragweed

• Ammophila arenaria

  European beachgrass

• Anthoxanthum odoratum

  sweet vernal grass

• Araujia sericifera

  bladderflower

• Arctotheca calendula

  fertile capeweed

• Arctotheca prostrata

  capeweed

• Arum italicum

  Italian Arum

• Arundo donax

  giant reed

• Asparagus aethiopicus

  Asparagus fern

• Asparagus asparagoides

  bridal creeper

• Asparagus setaceus

  common Asparagus fern

• Asphodelus fistulosus

  onion weed

• Atriplex semibaccata

  Australian saltbush

• Avena barbata

  slender oat

• Avena fatua

  wild oats

• Bassia hyssopifolia

  five-hook Bassia

• Bellardia trixago

  Bellardia

• Berberis darwinii

  Darwin barberry

• Berteroa incana

  hoary Alyssum

• Brachypodium distachyon

  annual false-brome

• Brachypodium sylvaticum

  slender false-brome

• Brassica nigra

  black mustard

• Brassica rapa

  field mustard

• Brassica tournefortii

  Sahara mustard

• Briza maxima

  big quakinggrass

• Bromus diandrus

  ripgut brome

• Bromus hordeaceus

  soft brome

• Bromus japonicus

  Japanese brome

• Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens

  red brome

• Bromus tectorum

  cheatgrass

• Buddleja davidii

  butterfly bush

• Cakile maritima

  European sea rocket

• Carduus acanthoides

  plumeless thistle

• Carduus nutans

  musk thistle

• Carduus pycnocephalus

  Italian thistle

• Carduus tenuiflorus

  slenderflower thistle

• Carex pendula

  hanging sedge

• Carpobrotus chilensis

  sea fig

• Carpobrotus edulis

  highway iceplant

• Carrichtera annua

  Ward's weed

• Carthamus lanatus

  woolly distaff thistle

• Casuarina equisetifolia

  beach sheoak

• Catharanthus roseus

  Madagascar periwinkle

• Cenchrus echinatus

  southern sandbur

• Cenchrus longispinus

  mat sandbur

• Centaurea calcitrapa

  purple starthistle

• Centaurea diffusa

  diffuse knapweed

• Centaurea diluta

  North African knapweed

• Centaurea jacea ssp. pratensis

  meadow knapweed

• Centaurea melitensis

  tocalote

• Centaurea solstitialis

  yellow starthistle

• Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos

  spotted knapweed

• Centaurea virgata var. squarrosa

  squarrose knapweed

• Cestrum parqui

  willow jessamine

• Chasmanthe floribunda

  African cornflag

• Chondrilla juncea

  skeleton weed

• Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera

  boneseed

• Cirsium arvense

  Canada thistle

• Cirsium vulgare

  bull thistle

• Clematis vitalba

  old man's beard

• Colocasia esculenta

  taro root

• Conicosia pugioniformis

  narrowleaf iceplant

• Conium maculatum

  poison-hemlock

• Cortaderia jubata

  jubatagrass

• Cortaderia selloana

  pampasgrass

• Cotoneaster franchetii

  orange Cotoneaster

• Cotoneaster lacteus

  milkflower Cotoneaster

• Cotoneaster pannosus

  silverleaf Cotoneaster

• Cotula coronopifolia

  common brassbuttons

• Crataegus monogyna

  English hawthorn

• Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

  montbretia

• Crupina vulgaris

  common Crupina

• Cuscuta japonica

  Japanese dodder

• Cynara cardunculus

  artichoke thistle

• Cynodon dactylon

  Bermuda grass

• Cynoglossum officinale

  common houndstongue

• Cynosurus echinatus

  hedgehog dogtail

• Cytisus multiflorus

  white Spanish broom

• Cytisus proliferus

  tagasaste

• Cytisus scoparius

  Scotch broom

• Cytisus striatus

  Portuguese broom

• Dactylis glomerata

  orchard grass

• Datura inoxia

  pricklyburr

• Delairea odorata

  Cape-ivy

• Descurainia sophia

  tansy mustard

• Digitalis purpurea

  foxglove

• Dipogon lignosus

  Cape sweet pea

• Dipsacus fullonum

  wild teasel

• Dipsacus laciniatus

  cutleaf teasel

• Dipsacus sativus

  Fuller's teasel

• Dittrichia graveolens

  stinkwort

• Dittrichia viscosa

  false yellowhead

• Echium candicans

  pride-of-Madeira

• Echium plantagineum

  Patterson's curse

• Egeria densa

  Brazilian Egeria

• Ehrharta calycina

  purple veldtgrass

• Ehrharta erecta

  panic veldtgrass

• Ehrharta longiflora

  long-flowered veldtgrass

• Eichhornia crassipes

  water hyacinth

• Elaeagnus angustifolia

  Russian olive

• Elymus caput-medusae

  medusahead

• Emex spinosa

  devil's thorn

• Erica lusitanica

  Spanish heath

• Erodium cicutarium

  redstem filaree

• Eucalyptus camaldulensis

  red gum

• Eucalyptus cladocalyx

  sugargum

• Eucalyptus globulus

  blue gum

• Euphorbia lathyris

  caper spurge

• Euphorbia myrsinites

  myrtle spurge

• Euphorbia oblongata

  eggleaf spurge

• Euphorbia terracina

  carnation spurge

• Euphorbia virgata

  leafy spurge

• Fallopia ×bohemica

  Bohemian knotweed

• Fallopia japonica

  Japanese knotweed

• Fallopia sachalinensis

  giant knotweed

• Festuca arundinacea

  reed fescue

• Festuca myuros

  rat-tail fescue

• Festuca perennis

  Italian ryegrass

• Ficus carica

  edible fig

• Foeniculum vulgare

  fennel

• Galega officinalis

  professorweed

• Galenia pubescens

  coastal Galenia

• Gazania linearis

  Gazania

• Genista linifolia

  Mediterranean broom

• Genista monosperma

  bridal veil broom

• Genista monspessulana

  French broom

• Geranium dissectum

  cutleaf Geranium

• Geranium lucidum

  shining Geranium

• Geranium purpureum

  little robin

• Glebionis coronaria

  garland Chrysanthemum

• Glyceria declinata

  mannagrass

• Grevillea robusta

  silkoak

• Gunnera tinctoria

  Chilean Gunnera

• Gypsophila paniculata

  baby's breath

• Halogeton glomeratus

  Halogeton

• Hedera canariensis

  Algerian ivy

• Hedera helix

  English ivy

• Helianthus tuberosus

  Jerusalem artichoke

• Helichrysum petiolare

  licorice plant

• Heliotropium amplexicaule

  clasping heliotrope

• Helminthotheca echioides

  bristly ox-tongue

• Heracleum mantegazzianum

  giant hogweed

• Hieracium aurantiacum

  orange hawkweed

• Hirschfeldia incana

  short-pod mustard

• Holcus lanatus

  common velvet grass

• Hordeum marinum

  Mediterranean barley

• Hordeum murinum

  hare barley

• Hydrilla verticillata

  Hydrilla

• Hyparrhenia hirta

  Tambookie grass

• Hypericum androsaemum

  sweet-amber

• Hypericum canariense

  Canary Island St. Johnswort

• Hypericum grandifolium

  large-leaved Hypericum

• Hypericum perforatum

  St. John's wort

• Hypochaeris glabra

  smooth cat's-ear

• Hypochaeris radicata

  rough cat's-ear

• Ilex aquifolium

  English holly

• Impatiens glandulifera

  Himalayan balsam

• Ipomoea indica

  blue morning glory

• Iris pseudacorus

  yellowflag Iris

• Isatis tinctoria

  dyer's woad

• Kniphofia uvaria

  redhot poker

• Kochia scoparia

  Kochia

• Lantana camara

  Lantana

• Lathyrus latifolius

  perennial sweet pea

• Lepidium appelianum

  hairy whitetop

• Lepidium chalepense

  lens-podded hoary cress

• Lepidium draba

  heart-podded hoary cress

• Lepidium latifolium

  perennial pepperweed

• Leptospermum laevigatum

  Australian tea tree

• Leucanthemum vulgare

  ox-eye daisy

• Ligustrum lucidum

  glossy privet

• Limnobium spongia

  South American spongeplant

• Limonium duriusculum

  European sea lavender

• Limonium ramosissimum

  Algerian sea lavender

• Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica

  Dalmatian toadflax

• Linaria vulgaris

  yellow toadflax

• Lobularia maritima

  sweet Alyssum

• Ludwigia hexapetala

  creeping waterprimrose

• Ludwigia peploides

  floating water primrose

• Lythrum hyssopifolia

  hyssop loosestrife

• Lythrum junceum

  creeping loosestrife

• Lythrum salicaria

  purple loosestrife

• Malephora crocea

  coppery Mesembryanthemum

• Marrubium vulgare

  horehound

• Maytenus boaria

  mayten

• Medicago polymorpha

  California burclover

• Melia azedarach

  Chinaberry tree

• Melinis repens

  Natal grass

• Mentha pulegium

  pennyroyal

• Mesembryanthemum crystallinum

  crystalline iceplant

• Mesembryanthemum nodiflorum

  slenderleaf iceplant

• Myoporum laetum

  ngaio tree

• Myosotis latifolia

  common forget-me-not

• Myriophyllum aquaticum

  parrotfeather

• Myriophyllum spicatum

  spike watermilfoil

• Nardus stricta

  matgrass

• Nassella trichotoma

  serrated tussock

• Nicotiana glauca

  tree tobacco

• Nothoscordum gracile

  false garlic

• Olea europaea

  olive

• Oncosiphon pilulifer

  stinknet

• Ononis alopecuroides

  foxtail restharrow

• Onopordum acanthium

  Scotch thistle

• Onopordum illyricum

  Illyerian thistle

• Orobanche aegyptiaca

  Egyptian broomrape

• Osteospermum calendulaceum

  

• Oxalis pes-caprae

  Bermuda buttercup

• Paraserianthes lophantha

  plume Acacia

• Parentucellia viscosa

  yellow glandweed

• Parthenium hysterophorus

  Santa Maria feverfew

• Paspalum urvillei

  Vasey's grass

• Paspalum vaginatum

  seashore Paspalum

• Passiflora tarminiana

  banana passionfruit

• Peganum harmala

  African-rue

• Pennisetum ciliare

  buffelgrass

• Pennisetum clandestinum

  Kikuyu grass

• Pennisetum setaceum

  crimson fountain grass

• Pennisetum villosum

  feathertop

• Persicaria wallichii

  Himalayan knotweed

• Phalaris aquatica

  harding grass

• Phoenix canariensis

  Canary Island date palm

• Phytolacca americana

  common pokeweed

• Pittosporum undulatum

  Victorian box

• Plantago lanceolata

  English plantain

• Plecostachys serpyllifolia

  petite-licorice

• Poa pratensis

  Kentucky bluegrass

• Polygala myrtifolia

  myrtle-leaf milkwort

• Polypogon monspeliensis

  rabbitsfoot grass

• Potamogeton crispus

  curly-leaved pondweed

• Potentilla recta

  sulphur cinquefoil

• Prunus cerasifera

  cherry plum

• Pulicaria paludosa

  Spanish false fleabane

• Pyracantha angustifolia

  narrowleaf firethorn

• Pyracantha coccinea

  scarlet firethorn

• Pyracantha crenulata

  Nepalese firethorn

• Pyrus calleryana

  Callery pear

• Ranunculus repens

  creeping buttercup

• Raphanus sativus

  wild radish

• Rhamnus alaternus

  Italian buckthorn

• Rhaponticum repens

  Russian knapweed

• Ricinus communis

  castor bean

• Robinia pseudoacacia

  black locust

• Romulea rosea var. australis

  rosy sandcrocus

• Rubus armeniacus

  Himalayan blackberry

• Rumex acetosella

  sheep sorrel

• Rumex crispus

  curly dock

• Rytidosperma caespitosum

  wallabygrass

• Rytidosperma penicillatum

  hairy wallaby grass

• Saccharum ravennae

  ravennagrass

• Salpichroa origanifolia

  lily of the valley vine

• Salsola paulsenii

  barbwire Russian thistle

• Salsola ryanii

  Photo coming soon
  Ryan's Russian thistle

• Salsola soda

  glasswort

• Salsola tragus

  Russian thistle

• Salvia aethiopis

  Mediterranean sage

• Salvinia molesta

  giant Salvinia

• Saponaria officinalis

  bouncing-bet

• Scabiosa atropurpurea

  pincushion flower

• Schinus molle

  Peruvian peppertree

• Schinus terebinthifolia

  Brazilian pepper tree

• Schismus arabicus

  Mediterranean grass

• Schismus barbatus

  common Mediterranean grass

• Scolymus hispanicus

  goldenthistle

• Senecio elegans

  redpurple ragwort

• Senecio glomeratus

  cutleaf burnweed

• Senecio jacobaea

  tansy ragwort

• Senecio linearifolius

  fireweed groundsel

• Sesbania punicea

  scarlet Wisteria

• Silybum marianum

  milk thistle

• Sinapis arvensis

  wild mustard

• Sisymbrium irio

  London rocket

• Solanum aviculare

  New Zealand nightshade

• Solanum carolinense

  Carolina horsenettle

• Spartina alterniflora x S. foliosa

  smooth hybrid cordgrass

• Spartina anglica

  English cordgrass

• Spartina densiflora

  dense-flowered cordgrass

• Spartina patens

  salt marsh hay

• Spartium junceum

  Spanish broom

• Sphaerophysa salsula

  alkali swainsonpea

• Stipa brachychaeta

  punagrass

• Stipa capensis

  Cape ricegrass

• Stipa manicata

  Andean tussockgrass

• Stipa miliacea var. miliacea

  smilo grass

• Stipa tenuissima

  Mexican feathergrass

• Tamarix aphylla

  athel

• Tamarix chinensis

  Chinese tamarisk

• Tamarix gallica

  French tamarisk

• Tamarix parviflora

  smallflower tamarisk

• Tamarix ramosissima

  saltcedar

• Tanacetum vulgare

  common tansy

• Tetragonia tetragonioides

  New Zealand spinach

• Thinopyrum junceiforme

  Russian wheatgrass

• Torilis arvensis

  hedgeparsley

• Triadica sebifera

  Chinese tallow tree

• Tribulus terrestris

  puncture vine

• Trifolium hirtum

  rose clover

• Ulex europaeus

  gorse

• Undaria pinnatifida

  wakame

• Ventenata dubia

  North Africa grass

• Verbascum thapsus

  woolly mullein

• Verbena bonariensis

  tall vervain

• Vinca major

  periwinkle

• Volutaria tubuliflora

  desert knapweed

• Washingtonia robusta

  Mexican fan palm

• Watsonia meriana

  bulbil Watsonia

• Zantedeschia aethiopica

  calla lily

• Zostera japonica

  dwarf eelgrass

• Zygophyllum fabago

  Syrian beancaper