Mapping Species Distributions

Invasive, Alien and Noxious Plants of British Columbia (November, 2006)

by Tania Perzoff

The following list of plants considered as noxious, weeds, invasive and nuisance species within the province of BC has been prepared by Tania Perzoff for E-Flora BC. It is based on a compilation of species information from a variety of sources, including the BC Ministry of Forests, the BC Ministry of Agriculture, the Canadian Wildlife Service, and others. We will be adding more species to the list in order to include other non-forest and non-range species that are considered invasive species by BC botanists. At that point, species that are not included in the agency lists, such as Geranium robertianum, will be added. Check back periodically to see how our list evolves. Suggestions for additions to the list are welcome.

In producing her list below, Tania observed: "It was interesting to note that some species are considered invasive only under certain circumstances (e.g. field/common horsetail - Equisetum arvense is an invasive according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, and WeedsBC when it gets into agricultural or pasture settings, otherwise, its a widespread native in BC (and beyond) and a valuable food source to species such as grizzly bears!)."

Note: for the Meidinger et al. records the following codes were used:

  • I: invasive/nuisance species that are not currently legislated as noxious weeds; based on Cranston et al. (1999)
  • R: species indicated as noxious weeds within some regions of B.C. as indicated in the B.C. Weed Control Act (1999)
  • P: species considered noxious weeds in all regions of B.C. as indicated in the B.C. Weed Control Act (1999)

A species may be presented more than once in the list if more than one Agency has listed that species as invasie, alien or noxious. Note also that many species have more than one "common name" and that different Agencies may refer to the same species using a different common name.

In the table below, click on the flower icon icon to view the Atlas page for that species; click on the Agency web page icon to view the Agency's web page related to the species.

Click on a column heading to sort the table. It may take a few moments for the table to load and to sort..

Scientific name
Common name
Agency
Type
Where
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Recommended citation:  Author, date, page title. In: Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Date Accessed]

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