local invasive plants

	blueweed (Echium Vulgare) • Biennial to short-lived perennial • Grows to 1 metre in height • Stems covered in stiff hairs • Bright blue flowers • Invades rangelands, pastures and roadsides
	bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare Savi Tenore) • biennial plant abundant in BC • leaves are alternate, deeply lobed • stout spines at the leaf lobes and tips • stems are erect and branched • large pinkish to purple flowers 4-5cm wide in clusters
	Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense L. Scop.) • perennial that grows up to 2m tall • leaves are spiny, alternate, oblong or lance shaped • white to puple flower heads • flowers in cluster of 1 to 5 per branch
	diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa Lam.) • biennial to perennial introduced from the Mediterranean • white or pink flowers • short, sharp spines on flower head bracts • seeds commonly spread from tumbling plants
	dalmatian toadflax(Linaria genistifolia spp. dalmatica) • perennial introduced from Southeastern Europe • spreads by both seeds and creeping roots • waxy leaves are pale green and clasp stem • yellow snapdragon-like flowers
	hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) • biennial introduced from Europe • soft & hairy basal leaves • red-purple flowers • teardrop seed burrs • toxic to livestock • seed attach to people and animals
	hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana) • annual to short-lived perennial • upper leaves elliptic and clasp at stem • white flowers with deeply notched petals • oval somewhat flattened seed pods near stem • toxic to horses
	sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) • perennial introduced from Eurasia • pale yellow flowers with dark center • 5 heart shaped petals • leaves palmate • 5 to 7 toothed leaflets • stems have erect hairs
	orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) • orange / red flowers • basal rosette of leaves • bristly-hairy stems that exude a milky juice when broken
	spotted knapweed (Centaurea biebersteinii) • perennial introduced from Eurasia • purple flowers • black tipped bracts on flower head are easy to “spot” • prolific seed producer
	leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula) • perennial introduced from Europe • reproduces by seeds and deep vigorous roots • yellow-green flower clusters with heart shaped bracts • exudes a white latex juice that irritates skin
	common burdock (Arctium minus) • biennial plant is native to Europe • purple flowers • velcro-like seed burrs • large rough basal leaves • hairy leaves with wavy margins
	scentless chamomile (Matricaria perforata Merat) • annual / short lived perennial • white daisy-like flower • multiple flower heads per stem • leaves are fern-like • can produce up to 300,000 seeds per plant • plant is odourless when crushed