Field Manual

GOERT has created a Field Manual for Invasive Species in Garry Oak and Associated Ecosystems in BC.

First you can download (and print) each of these items:

Each section of the manual is available to download and print separately, listed in the table below as factsheets.

For additional lists of exotic (non-native) species, please visit the Coastal Invasive Species Committee website.

scientific name	english name	factsheet	bibliography
plants
Agrostis capillaris	Colonial Bentgrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Agrostis stolonifera	Creeping Bentgrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Ailanthus altissima	Tree Of Heaven	(2012)	(2012)
Aira praecox	Early Hairgrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard	(2010)	--
Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernalgrass	(unknown)	(2002)
Bromus hordeaceus	Soft Brome	(unknown)	(2009)
Bromus rigidus & sterilis	Rigid Brome & Barren Brome	(unknown)	(2009)
Buddleja davidii	Butterfly Bush	(2005)	(2005)
Centaurea biebersteinii & nigra	Spotted Knapweed & Black Knapweed	(2010)	--
Convolvulus arvensis	Field Bindweed	(2005)	(2005)
Cotoneaster species	Cotoneasters	(2005)	(2005)
Crataegus monogyna	Common Hawthorne	(2002)	(2002)
Cyclamen species	Cyclamens	(2012)	(2012)
Cynosurus echinatus	Hedgehog Dogtail	(2003)	(2003)
Cytisus scoparius	Scotch Broom	(2002)	(2002)
Dactylis glomerata	Orchard Grass	(2002)	(2002)
Daphne laureola	Daphne	file missing	(2002)
Geranium molle	Dovefoot Geranium	(unknown)	(2009)
Hedera helix	English Ivy	(2002)	(2002)
Holcus lanatus	Common Velvet-grass	(2003)	(2003)
Hypericum species	Common St. Johnswort & Aaron	(2012)	(2012)
Hypochaeris radicata	Hairy Cat’s Ear	(2005)	(2005)
Lamium purpureum	Purple Dead-nettle	(2011)	(2010)
Leucanthemum vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	(2005)	(2005)
Lolium perenne	Perennnial Ryegrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Poa annua	Annual Bluegrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Poa compressa & pratensis	Canada & Kentucky Bluegrass	(unknown)	(2009)
Rubus discolor	Himalayan Blackberry	(2002)	(2002)
Rumex acetosella	Sheep Sorrel	(2002)	(2009)
Senecio jacobaea & vulgaris	Tansy Ragwort & Common Groundsel	(2010)	--
Silene gallica	Common Catchfly	(2011)	(2010)
Soliva sessilis	Carpet Burweed	(2010)	--
Trifolium dubium	Small Hop-clover	(2011)	(2011)
Trifolium subterraneum	Subterranean Clover	(2011)	(2010)
Ulex europaeus	Gorse	(2002)	(2002)
Vulpia bromoides & myuros	Barren & Rattail Fescue	(unknown)	(2002)
invertebrates
Arion rufus	Black Slug	(2003)	(2003)
Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	(2012)	(2012)
Operophtera brumata	Winter Moth	(unknown)	(2010)
Tegenaria agrestis	Hobo Spider	(2003)	(2002)
Tegenaria duellica	Giant House Spider	(2003)	(2002)
vertebrates
Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	(2003)	(2003)
Sciurus carolinensis	Eastern Grey Squirrel	(2003)	(2003)
Sturnus vulgaris	European Starling	(2003)	(2003)
Sylvilagus floridanus	Eastern Cottontail Rabbit	(2003)	(2003)