List of invasive plant species in New Mexico
Numerous plants have been introduced to New Mexico in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:
| Picture | Scientific Name | Common Name |
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Artemisia biennis | biennial wormwood |
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Arundo donax | giant cane |
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Atriplex suberecta | sprawling saltbush |
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Bromus diandrus | great brome |
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Bromus sterilis | barren brome |
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Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle |
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Carduus nutans | musk thistle |
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Centaurea solstitialis | yellow star-thistle |
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Cuscuta californica | chaparral dodder |
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Cirsium vulgare | spear thistle |
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Hedypnois cretica | cretanweed |
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Eragrostis cilianensis | stinkgrass |
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Kali tragus | prickly Russian thistle |
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Puccinellia distans | weeping alkaligrass |
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Rubus armeniacus | Himalayan blackberry |
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Salix fragilis | crack willow |
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Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade |
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Tamarix chinensis | five-stamen tamarisk |
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Tamarix gallica | French tamarisk |
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Tamarix parviflora | smallflower tamarisk |
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Tamarix ramosissima | saltcedar |
External links
- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council
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