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 |
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| Tupinambis merianae | Argentina giant tegu | vertebrate | reptile | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Boa constrictor | Common boa | vertebrate | reptile | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Python molurus | Burmese python | vertebrate | reptile | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Nerodia rhombifer | Diamondback water snake | vertebrate | reptile | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Boiga irregularis | Brown treesnake | vertebrate | reptile | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Amia calva | Bowfin | vertebrate | fish | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Clarias batrachus | Walking catfish | vertebrate | fish | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Lepstosteus lucius | Longnose Gar | vertebrate | fish | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Channa argus | Northern Snakehead | vertebrate | fish | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Esox lucius | Northern Pike | vertebrate | fish | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Molothrus ater | Brown-headed cowbird | vertebrate | bird | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Morone chrysops | White bass | vertebrate | fish | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Zosterops japonica | Japanese White-eye | vertebrate | bird | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Erinaceus europaeus | European hedgehog | vertebrate | mammal | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Mephitis mephitis | Skunk | vertebrate | mammal | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Cichlasoma spilurum | Blue-eyed cichlid | vertebrate | fish | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Cichlasoma salvini | Yellowbelly cichlid | vertebrate | fish | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Mylopharyngodon piceus | Black Carp | vertebrate | fish | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Hypophthalmichthys harmandi | Largescale Carp | vertebrate | fish | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Silver Carp | vertebrate | fish | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Nerodia fasciata | Southern Watersnake | vertebrate | reptile | limited | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Lepisosteus osseus | Longnose Gar | vertebrate | fish | not present | moderate | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Gizzard shad | vertebrate | fish | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Monopterus albus | Asian swamp eel | vertebrate | fish | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Porphyrio porphyrio | Purple Swamphen | vertebrate | bird | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Threskiornis aetheopicus | Sacred Ibis | vertebrate | bird | not present | high | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Phragmites australis | common reed | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ageratina adenophora | croftonweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Agrostis avenacea | Pacific bentgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Agrostis stolonifera | creeping bentgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ailanthus altissima | tree-of-heaven | plant | woody | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ammophila arenaria | European beachgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Anthoxanthum odoratum | sweet vernalgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Arundo donax | giant reed | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Atriplex semibaccata | Australian saltbush | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Avena barbata | slender wild oat | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Avena fatua | wild oat | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bassia hyssopifolia | fivehook bassia | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bellardia trixago | bellardia | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Brassica nigra | black mustard | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Brassica rapa | birdsrape mustard | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Brassica tournefortii | Saharan mustard | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Briza maxima | big quackingrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bromus diandrus | ripgut brome | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bromus hordeaceus | soft brome | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bromus japonicus | Japanese brome | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens | red brome | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Bromus tectorum | downy brome | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cakile maritima | European sea-rocket | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Carpobrotus edulis | iceplant | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Centaurea debeauxii | meadow knapweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Centaurea virgata ssp. Squarrosa | squarrose knapweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Chrysanthemum coronarium | crown daisy | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cirsium vulgare | bull thistle | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Conicosia pugioniformis | narrowleaf iceplant | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Conium maculatum | poison-hemlock | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cortaderia jubata | jubatagrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cortaderia selloana | pampasgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cotoneaster franchetii | orange cotoneaster | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cotoneaster lacteus | Parney's cotoneaster | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cotoneaster pannosus | silverleaf cotoneaster | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cotula coronopifolia | brassbuttons | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Crataegus monogyna | hawthorn | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cynoglossum officinale | houndstongue | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cynosurus echinatus | hedgehog dogtailgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Cytisus striatus | Portuguese broom | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Dactylis glomerata | orchardgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Delairea odorata | Cape-ivy | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Descurainia sophia | flixweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Digitalis purpurea | foxglove | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Dipsacus fullonum | common teasel | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Dipsacus sativus | fuller's teasel | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Dittrichia graveolens | stinkwort | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Echium candicans | pride-of-Madeira | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Egeria densa | Brazilian egeria | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ehrharta calycina | purple veldtgrass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ehrharta erecta | erect veldtgrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Eichhornia crassipes | water hyacinth | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian-olive | plant | woody | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Emex spinosa | devil's-thorn | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Erechtites glomerata | Australian fireweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Erechtites minima | Australian fireweed | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Erodium cicutarium | redstem filaree | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Eucalyptus globulus | Tasmanian blue gum | plant | woody | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Festuca arundinacea | tall fescue | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Ficus carica | edible fig | plant | woody | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Foeniculum vulgare | fennel | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Geranium dissectum | cutleaf geranium | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Glyceria declinata | waxy mannagrass | plant | grass | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hedera canariensis | Algerian ivy | plant | woody | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hedera helix | English ivy | plant | woody | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hirschfeldia incana | shortpod mustard | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Holcus lanatus | common velvet grass | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hordeum marinum | Mediterranean barley | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hordeum murinum | Mediterranean barley | plant | grass | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Hypochaeris radicata | rough catsear | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Kochia scoparia | kochia | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | ox-eye daisy | plant | herbaceous | widespread | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Linaria vulgaris | yellow toadflax | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list | |
| Lobularia maritima | sweet alyssum | plant | herbaceous | limited | n/a (already in CA) | Cal-IPC list |
