List of invasive plant species in Nevada

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Numerous plants have been introduced to Nevada in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:

Kali tragus growing as a weed near Las Vegas, Nevada Starr 071227-0928 Salsola tragus.jpg
Kali tragus growing as a weed near Las Vegas, Nevada
PictureScientific NameCommon Name
Artemisia biennis BB-1913.jpg
Artemisia biennis biennial wormwood
Arundo.donax2web.jpg
Arundo donax giant cane
Starr 020122-0006 Atriplex suberecta.jpg
Atriplex suberecta sprawling saltbush
Bromusdiandrus.jpg
Bromus diandrus great brome
Bromus sterilis detail.jpeg
Bromus sterilis barren brome
Bromus tectorum -- Flora Batava -- Volume v13.jpg
Bromus tectorum drooping brome
Musk thistle.jpg
Carduus nutans musk thistle
Yellow star thistle.jpg
Centaurea solstitialis yellow star-thistle
Cuscuta-californica.jpg
Cuscuta californica chaparral dodder
Starr 020124-8001 Eragrostis cilianensis.jpg
Eragrostis cilianensis stinkgrass
Starr 070313-5636 Salsola tragus.jpg
Kali tragus prickly Russian thistle
Puccinellia distans.jpeg
Puccinellia distans weeping alkaligrass
Himalayan Blackberry 5 leaf example.JPG
Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry
Salix fragilis 001.jpg
Salix × fragilis crack willow
Setaria verticillata W IMG 1083.jpg
Setaria verticillata hooked bristlegrass
Solanum elaeagnifolium2.jpg
Solanum elaeagnifolium silverleaf nightshade
Tamarix chinensis 03.JPG
Tamarix chinensis five-stamen tamarisk
Tamarix gallica bloemen.jpg
Tamarix gallica French tamarisk
Tamarix tetrandra FlowersCloseup ParquedelasDunasTorrelaMata.jpg
Tamarix parviflora smallflower tamarisk
Tamarix ramosissima a2.jpg
Tamarix ramosissima saltcedar

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