List of invasive species in California
Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California.
Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).
Animals
Some of the invasive animal species include:
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles
- Southern watersnake ][2]
- Northern watersnake [2]
- Red-eared Slider [2]
- Brown anole
- Jackson's chameleon
- Italian wall lizard
- Spiny softshell turtle [3]
Amphibians
Fish
- Common carp
- Snakehead (eradicated)
Invertebrates
- Apis mellifera scutellata — Africanized honeybee
- Bactrocera dorsalis — Oriental fruit fly (eradicated) [1]
- Linepithema humile — Argentine ant
- Euwallacea fornicatus — Polyphagous and Kuroshio shot hole borers [2]
- Corbicula fluminea — Asian clam, golden freshwater clam
- Milax gagates — greenhouse slug
- Potamopyrgus antipodarum — New Zealand mud snail [2]
- Pomacea canaliculata — Channeled apple snail [2]
- Theba pisana — white garden snail
- Eriocheir sinensis — Chinese mitten crab [2]
Plants
Some of the invasive plant species include:
- Acacia melanoxylon — black acacia
- Vachellia tortilis — umbrella thorn
- Arundo donax — giant reed
- Ailanthus altissima — tree-of-heaven
- Carpobrotus edulis — iceplant
- Centaurea solstitialis — yellow starthistle
- Cirsium vulgare — bull thistle
- Cortaderia jubata — pampas grass
- Eucalyptus camaldulensis — red gum
- Eucalyptus globulus — blue gum
- Ficus carica — edible fig
- Fraxinus uhdei — shamel ash, evergreen ash
- Hedera canariensis — Algerian ivy, 'California' ivy
- Ipomoea indica — blue morning glory
- Ligustrum ovalifolium — 'California' privet
- Marrubium vulgare — horehound
- Mesembryanthemum crystallinum — common iceplant
- Nicotiana glauca — tree tobacco
- Pennisetum setaceum — fountain grass
- Ricinus communis — castor bean
- Rubus armeniacus — Himalayan blackberry
- Schinus terebinthifolius — Brazilian pepper tree
- Tamarix ramosissima — salt cedar, tamarisk
- Ulex europaeus — common gorse
- Vinca major— periwinkle
- Washingtonia robusta —Mexican fan palm
- Zantedeschia aethiopica — calla lily
See also
- List of native plants in California
- List of invasive plant species in California
- List of invasive species
- Lists of invasive species
- Invasive species in the United States
References
- ^ a b "Non-Native Deer". National Park Service. 2017-09-10.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "California's Invaders". California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2017-09-10.
- ^ "Alien Reptiles and Amphibians in California". California Herps. 2017-09-10.
- ^ "Killer Meat-Eating Frogs that eat people of San antonia arizona they are 500 feet tall and 9000 feet long". FoxNews. 2007-03-14.
- ^ "The Killer Frogs of Lily Pond:San Francisco poised to checkmate amphibious African predators of Golden Gate Park". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2013-06-06.
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External links
- University of California Statewide IPM Program: Exotic & invasive pests website homepage — IPM = integrated pest management.