Status of Invasive Plants in Nevada
Total number of exotic species reported: 283
Total number of records in EDDMapS: 10367
Invasive Plants by Category
- Aquatic - 3 species, 12 records
- Forbs/Herbs - 164 species, 2790 records
- Grass or Grasslike - 69 species, 5990 records
- Hardwood Trees - 15 species, 199 records
- Shrub or Subshrub - 10 species, 144 records
- Vines - 17 species, 140 records
Top Ten Abundant Invasive Plants (by number of reports)
- cheatgrass - 5149 reports
- halogeton - 436 reports
- Russian thistle - 332 reports
- alfalfa - 161 reports
- clasping pepperweed - 148 reports
- tumble mustard - 133 reports
- saltcedar - 99 reports
- redstem filaree - 84 reports
- Russian-olive - 61 reports
- crested wheatgrass - 56 reports
Top Ten Widespread Invasive Plants (by number of positive counties)
- smooth brome - 17/17 (100%)
- cheatgrass - 17/17 (100%)
- shepherd's-purse - 17/17 (100%)
- flixweed - 17/17 (100%)
- redstem filaree - 17/17 (100%)
- yellow sweetclover - 17/17 (100%)
- rabbitfoot polypogon - 17/17 (100%)
- Russian-thistle - 17/17 (100%)
- tumble mustard - 17/17 (100%)
- watercress - 17/17 (100%)
Counties with the most invasive species reported
- Washoe County - 240 species
- Elko County - 189 species
- Clark County - 185 species
- Nye County - 159 species
- Churchill County - 134 species
- Douglas County - 128 species
- Humboldt County - 123 species
- Lincoln County - 120 species
- Carson City - 109 species
- White Pine County - 105 species
Counties with the least invasive species reported
- Esmeralda County - 59 species
- Pershing County - 59 species
- Eureka County - 62 species
- Storey County - 72 species
- Mineral County - 81 species
- Lander County - 103 species
- Lyon County - 104 species
- White Pine County - 105 species
- Carson City - 109 species
- Lincoln County - 120 species
Report created on May 24, 2013 at 07:33 PM
by the UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health using EDDMapS Technology and Data.
