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Yukon Invasive Plants
Invasive plants move in on new habitats where they never existed before. They threaten biodiversity by displacing native plants and animals.
List of Invasive Plants in Yukon
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Yukon Invasive PlantsHere are some of the worst plant invaders in Yukon - you may recognize a few. Click on the Image for more information. |
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Perennial Sow-thistle |
Creeping Thistle |
Oxeye Daisy |
Common Tansy |
Spotted Knapweed |
Narrowleaf Hawksbeard |
Scentless Chamomile |
Leafy Spurge |
Foxtail Barley |
Altai Wild Rye |
Crested Wheat Grass |
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Quackgrass |
Bird Vetch |
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Lucerne |
White Sweetclover |
Yellow Sweetclover |
Greater Butter-and-eggs |
Dalmatica Toadflax |
Photo credits:Yukon Government except Quackgrass: Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org, see www.invasive.org, Dalmatica Toadflax: B. Stewart |
(In parts adapted from AKEPIC-Alaska Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse. 2005. Invasive Plants of Alaska. Alaska Association of Conservation Districts Publication. Anchorage, Alaska.)
Contact Environment Yukon Government of Yukon Box 2703 (V-5A) Bruce Bennett Phone: 867-667-5331 Email: bruce.bennett@gov.yk.ca |
