CISAC has compiled the list below of over 1,700 species known to be invasive in California or a potential threat for introduction to the state. Please use the comment form below to let us know about: taxa that should be added or removed; species information that you would change; and species that you think should be a high priority for having a scorecard completed (choose Review Scorecards to see the list of scorecards already drafted). Make sure to click Save. Previous comments are displayed at the bottom of the page.
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This data download is provided to aid in the review of the draft invasive species list. We discourage other use of this data until it has been revised and finalized.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Type | Subtype |
Extent |
Risk of Introduction | First Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddleja davidii | butterflybush | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | OR Weed List | |
| Cardaria chalepensis | lens-podded white-top | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Carduus acanthoides | plumeless thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Carduus nutans | musk thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Carthamus baeticus | smooth distaff thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Centaurea iberica | Iberian starthistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Centaurea nigra | black knapweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Centaurea sulphurea | Sicilian thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Chondrilla juncea | rush skeletonweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Chorispora tenella | blue mustard | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Cirsium ochrocentrum | yellowspine thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Cirsium undulatum | wavyleaf thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Commelina benghalensis | Benghal dayflower | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Cordyline australis | giant dracaena | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Coronopus squamatus | swinecress | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora | montbretia | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Crupina vulgaris | common crupina | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Cucumis melo var. duriam | dudaim melon | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Cucumis myriocarpus | paddy melon | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Echium plantagineum | Paterson's curse | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | OR Weed List | |
| Ehrharta longiflora | long-flowered veldtgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Erigeron karvinskianus | Mexican daisy | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | red gum | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Euphorbia esula | leafy spurge | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Euphorbia oblongata | oblong spurge | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Euphorbia terracina | carnation spurge | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Gaura drummondii | Drummond's gaura | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb-robert | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Gleditsia triacanthus | honey locust | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Gypsophila paniculata | baby's breath | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Halogeton glomeratus | halogeton | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Helichrysum petiolare | licoriceplant | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hydrilla verticillata | hydrilla | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Hyoscyamus niger | black henbane | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Hypericum canariense | Canary Island hypericum | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Ilex aquifolium | English holly | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ipomoea triloba | three-cornered morning glory | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | AZ Weed List | |
| Limnobium laevigatum | spongeplant | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Linaria genistifolia ssp. dalmatica | Dalmatian toadflax | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Malephora crocea | coppery mesembryanthemum | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Maytenus boaria | mayten | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Monochoria vaginalis | heartshape false pickerelweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Muhlenbergia schreberi | nimblewill | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Nerium oleander | oleander | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Nothoscordum inodorum | false garlic | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Nymphaea odorata | fragrant waterlily | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Nymphoides peltata | yellow floating heart | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | OR Weed List | |
| Ononis alopecuroides | foxtail restharrow | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Orobanche cooperi | Cooper's broomrape | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Orobanche ramosa | branched broomrape | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Panicum antidotale | blue panicgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Physalis viscosa | grape groundcherry | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Pittosporum undulatum | Victorian box | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Polygonum polystachyum | Himalayan knotweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Polygonum sachalinense | Sakhalin knotweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Potentilla recta | sulfur cinquefoil | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Ranunculus acris | tall buttercup | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | MT Weed List | |
| Rorippa austriaca | Austrian field cress | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Rorippa sylvestris | creeping yellow field cress | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Saccharum ravennae | ravennagrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Salvia aethiopis | Mediterranean sage | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Salvinia molesta | giant salvinia | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Sapium sebiferum | Chinese tallowtree | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Sargassum horneri | Asian seaweed | plant | algae | limited | moderate | Hoffman NOAA | |
| Senecio jacobaea | tansy ragwort | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Solanum carolinense | Carolina horsenettle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Solanum lanceolatum | lanceleaf nightshade | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Spartina anglica | common cordgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Spartina patens | saltmeadow cord grass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Stipa capensis | Mediterranean steppegrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Symphytum asperum | rough comfrey | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Ulmus pumila | Siberian elm | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Med. plants list | |
| Viscum album | European mistletoe | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Watsonia meriana | bulbil watsonia | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Zostera japonica | Japanese eelgrass | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Xylella fastidiosa | Pierce's Disease/grapevine | disease | bacterium | limited | moderate | CDFA PD/GWSS | |
| Avena sterilis | animated oat | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | APHIS | |
| Emex australis | three-cornered jack | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Euphorbia dentata | toothed spurge | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CO Weed List | |
| Hesperis matronalis | dame's rocket | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CO Weed List | |
| Mirabilis nyctaginea | wild four o-clock | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Nymphaea mexicana | banana waterlily | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Onopordum illyricum | Illyrian thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Onopordum tauricum | Taurian thistle | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Tamarix chinensis | salt cedar | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CO Weed List | |
| Phytophthora ramorum | Sudden oak death | disease | oomycete | limited | n/a (already in CA) | APHIS OPIS | |
| Cuscuta japonica | Japanese dodder | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | CDFA | |
| Mycobacterium bovis | Bovine tuberculosis | disease | bacterium | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Iowa State Univ | |
| Tilletia (neovossia) indica | Karnal bunt | disease | fungus | limited | n/a (already in CA) | EPPO | |
| Amorpha fruticosa | indigobush | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Ascophyllum nodosum | common brown algae | plant | algae | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Hoffman NOAA | |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | perennial false-brome | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Centaurea jacea | brown knapweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos | spotted knapweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | AZ Weed List | |
| Cladophora spp. | green algae | plant | algae | limited | VALUE REQUIRED | Hoffman NOAA | |
| Clematis vitalba | old man's beard | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | OR Weed List | |
| Ludwigia grandiflora | large flower primrose willow | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | WA Weed List | |
| Pennisetum ciliare | buffelgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | AZ Weed List | |
| Pennisetum villosum | feathergrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | No list |
