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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosopis ruizlealii | mesquite | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Prosopis ruscifolia | mesquite | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Prosopis sericantha | mesquite | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Prosopis torquata | mesquite | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Rubus moluccanus | wild raspberry | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Saccharum spontaneum | wild sugarcane | plant | grass | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Sagittaria sagittifolia | arrowhead | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Senecio inaequidens | South African ragwort | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Senecio linearifolius | narrowleaf ragwort | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | CDFA | |
| Solanum tampicense | wetland nightshade | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Solanum torvum | turkeyberry | plant | woody | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Solanum viarum | tropical soda apple | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Sorghum propinquum | sorghum | plant | grass | not present | low | NV Weed List | |
| Spermacoce alata | winged false buttonweed | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Trapa bicornis | water caltrap | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | WA Weed List | |
| Tridax procumbens | coat buttons | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Tripleurospermum perforatum | scentless false mayweed | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | CO Weed List | |
| Mycoplasma capricolum capripneumoniae | Contagious Bovine Caprine Pleuropneumonia | disease | bacterium | not present | low | Merck Vet Manual | |
| Mycoplasma mycoides mycoides | Bovine pleuropneumonia | disease | bacterium | not present | low | Merck Vet Manual | |
| Xylella fastidiosa CVC | Citrus/Select Agent (citrus variegated chlorosis strain) | disease | bacterium | not present | low | APHIS OPIS | |
| Armillaria novae-zelandiae | Armillaria Root Disease | disease | fungus | not present | low | ForestPests.org | |
| Colletotrichum coffeanum | Brown Blight | disease | fungus | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Cronartium flaccidum | Scotch Pine Blister Rust | disease | fungus | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Geomyces sp. | White-Nose Syndrome of bats | disease | fungus | not present | low | National IS Info | |
| Microcyclus ulei | South American Leaf Blight | disease | fungus | not present | low | APSNet | |
| Peronosclerospora sacchari (philippinensis) | Sugarcane Downy Mildew | disease | fungus | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum | Butternut Canker | disease | fungus | not present | low | ISSG Global InvS | |
| Thecaphora (Angiosorus) solani | Potato smut | disease | fungus | not present | low | EPPO | |
| Cuscuta australis | Australian dodder | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | CDFA | |
| Cuscuta monogyna | Eastern Dodder | plant | herbaceous | not present | low | No list | |
| Alphavirus eeev | Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus | disease | virus | not present | low | Chavarria NRDC | |
| Alphavirus veev | Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Virus | disease | virus | not present | low | NIAID | |
| Birnaviridae fam: unknown | Citrus Chlorotic Dwarf Virus | disease | virus | not present | low | EFSA | |
| Badnavirus cymvr | Citrus yellow mosaic virus | disease | virus | not present | low | EFSA | |
| Nepovirus gtrsv | Grapevine Tunisian Ringspot Virus | disease | virus | not present | low | APHIS OPIS | |
| Sargassum muticum | Sargassum muticum | plant | algae | limited | low | Hoffman NOAA | |
| Capua tortrix | Capua tortrix | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Proeulia spp. | Proeulia spp. | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | low | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Bunyavirus (TZSV) | Tomato zonate spot virus (TZSV) | disease | virus | not present | low | NISIC | |
| Agkistrodon spp. | Copperhead snake | vertebrate | reptile | not present | low | DFG Code 2118 | |
| Erinaceus europaeus | European hedgehog | vertebrate | mammal | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Phytophthora alni | Alder Phytophthora | disease | fungus | not present | low | NAPPO | |
| Cichlasoma salvini | Yellowbelly cichlid | vertebrate | fish | not present | low | Cal Code 14:671 | |
| Bactrocera cucurbitae | melon fly | arthropod | fly | not present | low | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| 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 | |
| Xanthomonas anoxopodis pv. citri | Citrus Canker | disease | bacterium | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Caulerpa taxifolia | Mediterranean strain | plant | algae | limited | high | OR Weed List | |
| Salsola collina | spineless Russian thistle | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | CDFA | |
| Hieracium aurantiacum | orange hawkweed | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | WA Weed List | |
| Peganum harmala | harmel | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | No list | |
| Echium vulgare | common viper's bugloss | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | WA Weed List | |
| Ottelia alismoides | ducklettuce | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus | Huanglongbing disease of Citrus-Asian Strain | disease | bacterium | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Paramyxovirus-1 (PMV-1) | Exotic newcastle disease (END) | disease | virus | not present | high | National IS Info | |
| Cilivirus cilv-c | Citrus leprosis virus C | disease | virus | not present | high | Acarology Journa | |
| Lysimachia vulgaris | garden loosestrife | plant | herbaceous | not present | high | WA Weed List | |
| Abgrallaspis aguacatae | armored scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Abgrallaspis palmae | tropical palm scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Acalymma vittatum | striped cucumber beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Acrobasis nuxvorella | pecan nut casebearer | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Acrolepiopsis assectella | leek moth | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Acutaspis albopicta | albopicta scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Acutaspis tingi | ting scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Adoretus sinicus | chinese rose beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Adoxophyes orana | summer Fruit Tortrix Moth | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Agrilus planipennis | emerald ashborer | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Agrilus ruficollis | rednecked cane borer | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Alabama argillacea | cotton leafworm | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Aleurocanthus spiniferus | orange spiny whitefly | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Aleurocanthus woglumi | citrus blackfly | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Amphitetranychus viennensis | fruit tree spider mite | arthropod | mite | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Anastrepha fraterculus | South American fruit fly | arthropod | fly | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Anastrepha grandis | South American cucurbit fruit fly | arthropod | fly | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Anastrepha sp. | exotic fruit fly | arthropod | fly | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Anoplophora chinensis | citrus longhorned beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Anoplophora glabripennis | Asian longhorned beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Anthonomus grandis grandis | boll weevil | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Anthonomus signatus | strawberry bud weevil | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Aonidiella orientalis | oriental scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Aphis glycines | soybean aphid | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | USDA pest | |
| Apis mellifera capensis | Cape honeybee | arthropod | bee, wasp | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Argyrotaenia velutinana | redbanded leafroller | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Aspidiotus destructor | coconut scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Asterolecanium epidendri | orchard scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Atrichonotus taeniatulus | small lucerne weevil | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. B) | |
| Brevipalpus chilensis | false grape mite | arthropod | mite | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest | |
| Cactoblasis cactorum | cactus moth | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Cathartus quadricollis | squarenecked grain beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Ceroplastes ceriferus | Indian wax scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Ceroplastes floridensis | Florida wax scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Ceroplastes rubens | red wax scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Ceroplastes rusci | fig wax scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Cerotoma trifurcata | bean leaf beetle | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Chalcodermus aeneus | cowpea curculio | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Chilo suppressalis | Asiatic rice borer | arthropod | butterfly, moth | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Chionaspis furfura | scurfy scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Clavaspis herculeana | herculeana scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Coccus viridis | Green scale | arthropod | scale, aphid | not present | high | CDFA (reg. A) | |
| Conotrachelus aguacatae | small avocado seed weevil | arthropod | beetle | not present | high | USDA Plant/Pest |
