List of invasive plant species in Utah

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Numerous plants have been introduced to Utah, and many of them have become invasive species. The following are some of these species:

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
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
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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