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Eighteen invasive species were catalogued and validated from 81 observations made by the CISC/Houston-Galveston Invaders Program in Year One of the project.

Note: Clicking on the Common Name will take you to the Galveston Bay Field Guide and clicking on the USDA code will take you to the USDA PLANTS profile for that species.

Botanical Name Common Name USDA Code Number of
Observations
Albizia julibrissin Mimosa ALJU 6
Arundo donax Giant reed ARDO4 14
Cardiospermum halicacabum Love-in-a-puff CAHA13 2
Colocasia esculenta * Elephant ear COES 1
Cynodon dactylon Bermudagrass CYDA 1
Eichhornia crassipes Common water hyacinth EICR 3
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese privet LIJA 1
Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet LISI 9
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle LOJA 5
Melia azedarach Chinaberry MEAZ 7
Paspalum notatum Bahiagrass PANO2 2
Paspalum urvillei Vaseygrass PAUR2 4
Pueraria Montana * Kudzu PUMOL 2
Pyracantha coccinea Scarlet firethorn PYCO2 1
Rosa bracteata Macartney rose ROBR 1
Salvinia molesta * Giant Salvinia SAMO5 1
Sorghum halepense Johnsongrass SOHA 1
Triadica sebifera Chinese tallow TRSE6 20
Number of Observations 81
Number of Species 18

* Identified as a target species by this project

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