Invasive Species in Region 3

The tables on this page list the various non-native species that have invaded the ecosystem at each National Forest.

Species shown in bold have priority for treatment by the forest.

Apache-Sitgreaves

Classification	Species
amphibian	bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)
terrestrial plant	cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)
terrestrial plant	knapweeds (Centaurea spp.)
terrestrial plant	musk thistle (Carduus nutans)
terrestrial plant	saltcedar (Tamarix spp.)
pathogen	white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola)

Carson

Classification	Species
terrestrial plant	bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
terrestrial plant	Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense)
terrestrial plant	hoary cress (Cardaria draba)
terrestrial plant	leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula)
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium)
terrestrial plant	Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens)
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle (Onopordum acanthium)
terrestrial plant	yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)

Cibola

(includes Black Kettle, Kiowa, McClellan Creek, and Rita Blanca NGs)

Classification	Species
mammal	feral swine (Sus scrofa)
terrestrial plant	black locust (Robinia pesudoacacia)
terrestrial plant	eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)
terrestrial plant	field bindweed (Convolvulus spp.)
terrestrial plant	Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense)
terrestrial plant	jointed goatgrass (Aegilops cylindrica)
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	Russian knapweed
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila)
pathogen	white pine blister rust

**The Black Kettle, Kiowa, McClellan Creek, and Rita Blanca National Grasslands are administered by the Cibola National Forest.

Coconino

Classification	Species
amphibian	bullfrog
crustacean	northern crayfish (Orconectes virilis)
crustacean	red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkia)
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	camelthorn (Alhagi pseudalhagi)
terrestrial plant	cheatgrass
terrestrial plant	common teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
terrestrial plant	Dalmatian toadflax (Linaria dalmatica)
terrestrial plant	diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa)
terrestrial plant	giant reed (Arundo donax)
terrestrial plant	halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus)
terrestrial plant	Himalayan blackberry (Rubus discolor)
terrestrial plant	hoary cress
terrestrial plant	houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale)
terrestrial plant	jointed goatgrass
terrestrial plant	leafy spurge
terrestrial plant	Malta starthistle (Centaurea melintenis)
terrestrial plant	Mediterranean sage (Salvia aethiopis)
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	red brome (Bromus rubens)
terrestrial plant	Russian knapweed
terrestrial plant	Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia)
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	Siberian elm
terrestrial plant	spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii)
terrestrial plant	tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
terrestrial plant	wild oats (Avena fatua)
terrestrial plant	yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis)
aquatic plant	Eurasian watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)

Coronado

Classification	Species
amphibian	bullfrog
fish	mosquito fish (Gambusia affinis)
crustacean	northern crayfish
terrestrial plant	buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris)
terrestrial plant	fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum)
terrestrial plant	giant reed
terrestrial plant	sweet resinbush (Euryops subcarnosus)
terrestrial plant	tree-of-heaven

Gila

Classification	Species
amphibian	amphibian
amphibian	bullfrog
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	camelthorn
terrestrial plant	cheatgrass
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	Russian olive
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	Siberian elm
terrestrial plant	spotted knapweed
terrestrial plant	tree-of-heaven
terrestrial plant	yellow starthistle
pathogen	chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

Kaibab

Classification	Species
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	camelthorn
terrestrial plant	cheatgrass
terrestrial plant	Dalmatian toadflax
terrestrial plant	diffuse knapweed
terrestrial plant	Japanese brome
terrestrial plant	jointed goatgrass
terrestrial plant	leafy spurge
terrestrial plant	Russian knapweed
terrestrial plant	Russian olive
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	yellow starthistle

Lincoln

Classification	Species
mammal	feral swine
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	Dalmatian toadflax
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	Russian knapweed
terrestrial plant	Siberian elm
terrestrial plant	yellow toadflax
pathogen	white pine blister rust

Prescott

Classification	Species
amphibian	bullfrog
fish	fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
crustacean	northern crayfish
terrestrial plant	Dalmatian toadflax
terrestrial plant	diffuse knapweed
terrestrial plant	Malta starthistle
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	sweet resinbush
terrestrial plant	tree-of-heaven

Santa Fe

Classification	Species
fish	western mosquitofish
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	Canada thistle cheatgrass
terrestrial plant	Dalmatian toadflax
terrestrial plant	diffuse knapweed
terrestrial plant	hoary cress
terrestrial plant	leafy spurge
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	perennial pepperweed
terrestrial plant	poison hemlock
terrestrial plant	Russian olive
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	Siberian elm
terrestrial plant	spotted knapweed
terrestrial plant	teasel
terrestrial plant	yellow starthistle
terrestrial plant	yellow toadflax
aquatic algae	didymo (rocksnot) (Didymosphenia geminata)
pathogen	whirling disease (Myxobolus cerebralis)
pathogen	white pine blister rust

Tonto

Classification	Species
amphibian	bullfrog
fish	western mosquito fish
crustacean	northern crayfish
mollusc	quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis)
terrestrial plant	buffelgrass
terrestrial plant	bull thistle
terrestrial plant	Canada thistle
terrestrial plant	Diffuse knapweed
terrestrial plant	fountain grass
terrestrial plant	Malta starthistle
terrestrial plant	musk thistle
terrestrial plant	red brome
terrestrial plant	saltcedar
terrestrial plant	Scotch thistle
terrestrial plant	tree-of-heaven
terrestrial plant	yellow starthistle