# **Non-native plant species of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks**

Sorted by Life Form and Common Name

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  **Common Name**         **Scientific Name**                    **Family**
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  **GRASSES**                                                    

  annual beard grass      Polypogon monspeliensis (L.) Desf.     Poaceae

  annual bluegrass        Poa annua L.                           Poaceae

  Australian chess        Bromus arenarius Labill.               Poaceae

  bahiagrass              Paspalum notatum J. Fleugge            Poaceae

  barnyard grass          Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) P. Beauv.  Poaceae

  bermuda grass           Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.            Poaceae

  big quaking grass       Briza maxima L.                        Poaceae

  brome fescue            Vulpia bromoides (L.) S.F. Gray        Poaceae

  bulbous bluegrass       Poa bulbosa L.                         Poaceae

  Canadian bluegrass      Poa compressa L.                       Poaceae

  cheat grass             Bromus tectorum L.                     Poaceae

  Chilean chess           Bromus trinii Desv.                    Poaceae

  Chilean rabbitsfoot     Polypogon australis Brongn.            Poaceae
  grass                                                          

  common velvet grass     Holcus lanatus L.                      Poaceae

  crabgrass               Digitaria sanguinalis (L.) Scop.       Poaceae

  cultivated timothy      Phleum pratense L.                     Poaceae

  dallis grass            Paspalum dilatatum Poiret              Poaceae

  ditch beard grass       Polypogon interruptus Kunth            Poaceae

  fall panicgrass         Panicum dichotomiflorum Michaux        Poaceae

  fowl bluegrass          Poa palustris L.                       Poaceae

  foxtail chess           Bromus madritensis L. ssp. madritensis Poaceae

  foxtail fescue          Vulpia myuros (L.) C. Gmelin var.      Poaceae
                          hirsuta (Hackel)                       

  giant reed              Arundo donax L.                        Poaceae

  goldentop               Lamarckia aurea (L.) Moench            Poaceae

  green bristlegrass      Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv.         Poaceae

  hedgehog dogtail        Cynosurus echinatus L.                 Poaceae

  hood canarygrass        Phalaris paradoxa L.                   Poaceae

  Italian ryegrass        Lolium multiflorum Lam.                Poaceae

  johnsongrass            Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.           Poaceae

  Kentucky bluegrass      Poa pratensis L. ssp. pratensis        Poaceae

  leporinum barley        Hordeum murinum L. ssp. leporinum      Poaceae
                          (Link) Arcang.                         

  little quaking grass    Briza minor L.                         Poaceae

  littleseed canarygrass  Phalaris minor Retz.                   Poaceae

  lovegrass               Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Janchen  Poaceae

  meadow fescue           Festuca pratensis Hudson               Poaceae

  mediterranean barley    Hordeum marinum Hudson ssp.            Poaceae
                          gussoneanum (Parl.) Th                 

  Mediterranean beard     Polypogon maritimus Willd.             Poaceae
  grass                                                          

  nit grass               Gastridium ventricosum (Gouan) Schinz  Poaceae
                          & Thell.                               

  orchard grass           Dactylis glomerata L.                  Poaceae

  perennial ryegrass      Lolium perenne L.                      Poaceae

  poverty brome           Bromus sterilis L.                     Poaceae

  red brome               Bromus madritensis L. ssp. rubens (L.) Poaceae
                          Husnot                                 

  redtop                  Agrostis gigantea Roth.                Poaceae

  reed canary grass       Phalaris arundinacea L.                Poaceae

  rescue grass            Bromus catharticus Vahl                Poaceae

  ripgut grass            Bromus diandrus Roth.                  Poaceae

  ryegrass                Lolium temulentum L.                   Poaceae

  silver European         Aira caryophyllea L.                   Poaceae
  hairgrass                                                      

  slender wild oat        Avena barbata Link                     Poaceae

  smilo grass             Piptatherum miliaceum (L.) Cosson      Poaceae

  soft chess              Bromus hordeaceus L.                   Poaceae

  sorghum                 Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench            Poaceae

  swampgrass              Crypsis schoenoides (L.) Lam.          Poaceae

  tall fescue             Festuca arundinacea Schreber           Poaceae

  tall oatgrass           Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J.S. Presl  Poaceae
                          & C. Presl                             

  wall barley             Hordeum murinum L. ssp. murinum        Poaceae

  wheat                   Triticum aestivum L.                   Poaceae

  wild oat                Avena fatua L.                         Poaceae

  yellow bristlegrass     Setaria pumila (Poiret) Roemer &       Poaceae
                          Schultes                               

                          Vulpia myuros (L.) C. Gmelin var.      Poaceae
                          myuros                                 

  **FORBS**                                                      

  alfalfa                 Medicago sativa L.                     Fabaceae

  Bermuda buttercup       Oxalis pes-caprae L.                   Oxalidaceae

  big chickweed           Cerastium fontanum Baumg. ssp. vulgare Caryophyllaceae
                          (Hartman) G                            

  black bindweed          Polygonum convolvulus L.               Polygonaceae

  black medik             Medicago lupulina L.                   Fabaceae

  black mustard           Brassica nigra (L.) Koch               Brassicaceae

  brass buttons           Cotula australis (Sieber) Hook. f.     Asteraceae

  bull thistle            Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.            Asteraceae

  bur-chervil             Anthriscus caucalis M. Bieb.           Apiaceae

  California burclover    Medicago polymorpha L.                 Fabaceae

  carpet-weed, indian     Mollugo verticillata L.                Molluginaceae
  chickweed                                                      

  cheeseweed              Malva parviflora L.                    Malvaceae

  clustered dock          Rumex conglomeratus Murray             Polygonaceae

  common catchfly         Silene gallica L.                      Caryophyllaceae

  common chickweed        Stellaria media (L.) Villars           Caryophyllaceae

  common henbit           Lamium amplexicaule L.                 Lamiaceae

  common knotweed         Polygonum arenastrum Boreau            Polygonaceae

  common mallow           Malva neglecta Wallr.                  Malvaceae

  common Mediterranean    Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell.          Poaceae
  grass                                                          

  common plantain         Plantago major L.                      Plantaginaceae

  common sow thistle      Sonchus oleraceus L.                   Asteraceae

  common vetch            Vicia sativa L.                        Fabaceae

  corn speedwell          Veronica arvensis L.                   Scrophulariaceae

  creeping woodsorrel     Oxalis corniculata L.                  Oxalidaceae

  cretanweed              Hedypnois cretica (L.) Dum.-Cours.     Asteraceae

  crimson clover          Trifolium incarnatum L.                Fabaceae

  cudweed, everlasting    Gnaphalium luteo-album L.              Asteraceae

  curly dock              Rumex crispus L.                       Polygonaceae

  curveseed butterwort    Ranunculus testiculatus Crantz         Ranunculaceae

  cutleaf geranium        Geranium dissectum L.                  Geraniaceae

  dandelion               Taraxacum officinale Wigg.             Asteraceae

  dead nettle             Lamium purpureum L.                    Lamiaceae

  dove\'s foot geranium   Geranium molle L.                      Geraniaceae

  dwarf nettle            Urtica urens L.                        Urticaceae

  early winter cress      Barbarea verna (Miller) Asch.          Brassicaceae

  English daisy           Bellis perennis L.                     Asteraceae

  English plantain        Plantago lanceolata L.                 Plantaginaceae

  evening primrose        Oenothera laciniata Hill               Onagraceae

  feverfew                Tanacetum parthenium (L.) Schultz-Bip. Asteraceae

  field burrweed          Soliva sessilis Ruiz Lopez & Pavon     Asteraceae

  field madder            Sherardia arvensis L.                  Rubiaceae

  four-leaved allseed     Polycarpon tetraphyllum (L.) L.        Caryophyllaceae

  foxglove                Digitalis purpurea L.                  Scrophulariaceae

  hairy vetch             Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa        Fabaceae

  hairypink               Petrorhagia dubia (Raf.) G. Lopez &    Caryophyllaceae
                          Romo                                   

  hedge mustard           Sisymbrium officinale L.               Brassicaceae

  heliotrope              Heliotropium curassavicum L.           Boraginaceae

  herb sophia             Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb           Brassicaceae

  hop clover              Trifolium campestre Shreber            Fabaceae

  horehound               Marrubium vulgare L.                   Lamiaceae

  hyssop loosestrife      Lythrum hyssopifolium L.               Lythraceae

  Indian hedge mustard    Sisymbrium orientale L.                Brassicaceae

  iris                    Iris sp. L.                            Iridaceae

  Italian thistle         Carduus pycnocephalus L.               Asteraceae

  Jerusalem oak           Chenopodium botrys L.                  Chenopodiaceae

  knawel                  Scleranthus annuus L. ssp. annuus      Caryophyllaceae

  knotted hedge-parsley   Torilis nodosa (L.) Gaertner           Apiaceae

  lambs quarters          Chenopodium album L.                   Chenopodiaceae

  little hop clover       Trifolium dubium Sibth.                Fabaceae

  London rocket           Sisymbrium irio L.                     Brassicaceae

  long-beaked filaree     Erodium botrys (Cav.) Bertol           Geraniaceae

  many-flowered tobacco   Nicotiana acuminata Hook. var.         Solanaceae
                          multiflora (Philippi) Reiche           

  milk thistle            Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner         Asteraceae

  moss pygmyweed          Crassula tillaea Lester-Garl.          Crassulaceae

  mouse-ear chickweed     Cerastium glomeratum Thuill.           Caryophyllaceae

  musky stork\'s bill     Erodium moschatum (L.) L\'Her.         Geraniaceae

  narrowleaf cottonrose   Filago gallica L.                      Asteraceae

  old-man-in-the-spring   Senecio vulgaris L.                    Asteraceae

  pennyroyal              Mentha pulegium L.                     Lamiaceae

  perennial sweet pea     Lathyrus latifolius L.                 Fabaceae

  Persian speedwell       Veronica persica Poiret                Scrophulariaceae

  petty spurge            Euphorbia peplus L.                    Euphorbiaceae

  pineapple weed          Chamomilla suaveolens (Pursh) Rydb.    Asteraceae

  prickly lettuce         Lactuca serriola L.                    Asteraceae

  prickly sow thistle     Sonchus asper (L.) Hill ssp. asper     Asteraceae

  purple sand-spurry      Spergularia rubra (L.) J.S. Presl & C. Caryophyllaceae
                          Presl.                                 

  purple vetch            Vicia benghalensis L.                  Fabaceae

  radish                  Raphanus sativus L.                    Brassicaceae

  red-stemmed filaree     Erodium cicutarium (L.) L\'Her.        Geraniaceae

  rose campion            Lychnis coronaria (L.) Desr.           Caryophyllaceae

  rose clover             Trifolium hirtum All.                  Fabaceae

  rupture wort            Herniaria hirsuta L. ssp. cinerea      Caryophyllaceae
                          (DC.) Cout.                            

  Russian thistle         Salsola tragus L.                      Chenopodiaceae

  safflower               Carthamus tinctorius L.                Asteraceae

  sand spurrey            Spergularia bocconii (Scheele) Merino  Caryophyllaceae

  scarlet pimpernel       Anagallis arvensis L.                  Primulaceae

  sheep sorrel            Rumex acetosella L.                    Polygonaceae

  shepherd\'s purse       Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medikus   Brassicaceae

  shortpod mustard        Hirschfeldia incana (L.) Lagr.-Fossat  Brassicaceae

  silversheath knotweed   Polygonum argyrocoleon Kunze           Polygonaceae

  slender sow thistle     Sonchus tenerrimus L.                  Asteraceae

  smallflower buttercup   Ranunculus parviflorus L.              Ranunculaceae

  smooth cat\'s ear       Hypochaeris glabra L.                  Asteraceae

  sourclover              Melilotus indica (L.) All.             Fabaceae

  spearmint               Mentha spicata L. var. spicata         Lamiaceae

  spotted spurge          Chamaesyce maculata (L.) Small         Euphorbiaceae

  spreading hedge-parsley Torilis arvensis (Hudson) Link         Apiaceae

  stinkweed               Anthemis cotula L.                     Asteraceae

  summer snowflake        Leucojum aestivum L.                   Liliaceae

  swine cress             Coronopus didymus (L.) Smith           Brassicaceae

  thymeleaf sandwort      Arenaria serpyllifolia L. ssp.         Caryophyllaceae
                          serpyllifolia                          

  thymeleaf speedwell     Veronica serpyllifolia L. ssp.         Scrophulariaceae
                          serpyllifolia                          

  tiny bedstraw           Galium murale (L.) All.                Rubiaceae

  tocolote                Centaurea melitensis L.                Asteraceae

  tomatillo               Physalis philadelphica Lam.            Solanaceae

  toothed dock            Rumex dentatus L.                      Polygonaceae

  tumblemustard           Sisymbrium altissimum L.               Brassicaceae

  tumbleweed              Amaranthus albus L.                    Amaranthaceae

  turkey tangle fogfruit  Phyla nodiflora (L.) E. Greene var.    Verbenaceae
                          nodiflora                              

  wall bedstraw           Galium parisiense L.                   Rubiaceae

  wand mullein            Verbascum virgatum Stokes              Scrophulariaceae

  white clover            Trifolium repens L.                    Fabaceae

  white sweetclover       Melilotus alba Medikus                 Fabaceae

  white-stemmed filaree   Erodium brachycarpum (Godron) Thell.   Geraniaceae

  wild radis              Raphanus raphanistrum L.               Brassicaceae

  winter vetch            Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host)   Fabaceae
                          Corbiere                               

  woolly mullein          Verbascum thapsus L.                   Scrophulariaceae

  yellow salsify          Tragopogon dubius Scop.                Asteraceae

  yellow star thistle     Centaurea solstitialis L.              Asteraceae

  yellow sweetclover      Melilotus officinalis (L.) Pall.       Fabaceae

  **SHRUBS**                                                     

  Century plant           Agave americana L.                     Agavaceae

  Chinese privet          Ligustrum sinense Lour.                Oleaceae

  cut-leaved blackberry   Rubus laciniatus Willd.                Rosaceae

  firethorn               Pyracantha angustifolia (Franchet) C.  Rosaceae
                          Schneider                              

  French broom            Genista monspessulana (L.) L. Johnson  Fabaceae

  Himalayan blackberry    Rubus discolor Weihe & Nees            Rosaceae

  oleander                Nerium oleander L.                     Apocynaceae

  Prickly Pear Cactus     Opuntia sp.                            Opuntia

  rock rose               Cistus sp. L.                          Cistaceae

  Rosemary                Rosmarinus officinalis L               Lamiaceae

  Spanish broom           Spartium junceum L.                    Fabaceae

  toyon                   Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindley)      Rosaceae
                          Roemer                                 

  **TREES**                                                      

  apple                   Malus sylvestris Miller                Rosaceae

  crape myrtle            Lagerstroemia sp.                      Lythraceae

  edible fig              Ficus carica L.                        Moraceae

  English walnut          Juglans regia L.                       Juglandaceae

  gray pine               Pinus sabiniana Douglas                Pinaceae

  hickory                 Carya sp. Nutt.                        Juglandaceae

  lemon-scented gum       Eucalyptus citriodora Hook.            Myrtaceae

  olive                   Olea europaea L.                       Oleaceae

  peach                   Prunus persica (L.) Batsch             Rosaceae

  persimmon               Diospyros sp. L.                       Ebenaceae

  pomegranate             Punica granatum L.                     Punicaceae

  southern California     Juglans californica S. Wats.           Juglandaceae
  walnut                                                         

  southern catalpa        Catalpa bignonioides                   Bignoniaceae

  tamarisk                Tamarix sp. L.                         Tamaricaceae

  white mulberry          Morus alba L.                          Moraceae

  **VINES**                                                      

  bindweed                Convolvulus arvensis L.                Convolvulaceae

  English ivy             Hedera helix L.                        Araliaceae

  greater periwinkle      Vinca major L.                         Apocynaceae

  peppervine              Ampelopsis arborea Koehne              Vitaceae

  puncture vine           Tribulus terrestris L.                 Zygophyllaceae

  wine grape              Vitis vinifera L.                      Vitaceae

  woodbine                Parthenocissus vitacea (Knerr) Hitchc. Vitaceae
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