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Gallery of Some of the Invasive Species
Troubling Oklahoma Today!

Aquatic Species

Alternanthera philoxeroides, Alligator weed

Hydrilla verticillata, Hydrilla

Myriophyllum aquaticum, Parrot's feather

Myriophyllum spicatum, Eurasian watermilfoil

Potamogeton crispus, Curlyleaf pondweed

Riparian and Wetland Species

Lythrum salicaria, Purple loosestrife

Perilla frutescens, Beefsteak plant

Saccharum ravennae, Revennagrass

Tamarix species, Salt cedar, tamarisk

Terrestrials Species

Albizia julibrissin, Mimosa, silk tree

Bothriochloa bladhii, Caucasian bluestem

Bothriochloa ischaemum, King Ranch bluestem, yellow bluestem

Bromus japonicus, Japanese brome

Bromus racemosus, Meadow brome

Bromus tectorum, Cheat grass

Carduus nutans, Musk thistle, nodding plumeless thistle

Cirsium arvense, Canadian thistle

Cirsium vulgare, Bull thistle

Conium maculatum, Poison hemlock

Convolvulus arvensis, Field bindweed

Kochia scoparia, Mexican fireweed

Lespedeza cuneata, Sericea lespedeza

Ligustrum sinense, Chinese privet

Lonicera japonica, Japanese honeysuckle

Microstegium vimineum, Nepalese browntop

Potentilla recta, Sulfur cinquefoil

Pueraria montana, Kudzu

Rosa multiflora, Multiflora rose

Salsola tragus, Russian thistle, tumbleweed

Sorghum halepense, Johnson grass

Verbascum thapsus, Common mullein


Comprehensive
List of Invasive Plants of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council
Oklahoma Biological Survey
111 E. Chesapeake St.
Norman, OK 73019
okipc at ou dot edu

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Oklahoma Biological Survey