Low Desert WMA

Mission Statement

To better serve the communities of the Coachella Valley and eastern Riverside County to educate, coordinate, promote, & implement weed management projects.

Co-Chairs:

Chris McDonald, cjmcdonald@ucanr.edu

Tony Quiroz, tquiroz@cvag.org

Meetings:

One virtual meeting in the fall and a field trip in the spring

Formed:

2004

 

Previous LDWMA Meeting Minutes

LDWMA November 2024 Meeting Minutes

Resources

Invasive Weeds Flyer – UC Riverside, Center for Conservation Biology

Invasive Weeds to Watch For

Brassica tournefortii (Sahara mustard)

Bromus madritensis ssp. (Red brome)

Bromus madritensis_red brome_ JM Di Tomaso

Nicotiana glauca (Tree tobacco)

Nicotiana glauca_tree tobacco_ JM Di Tomaso

Oncosiphon pilulifer (Stinknet)

Oncosiphon pilulifer_stinknet_Ron Vanderhoff_cropped

Pennisetum setaceum (Crimson fountain grass)

Pennisetum setaceum_crimson fountaingrass_ JM Di Tomaso

Pulicaria paludosa (Spanish false fleabane)

Ricinus communis (Castor bean)

Ricinus communis_castorbean_JM DiTomaso

Salsola tragus (Russian thistle)

Salsola tragus_Russian thistle_Bob Case_cropped

Schismus arabicus (Mediterranean grass)

Schismus arabicus_Arabian Mediterranean grass_ JM Di Tomaso

Schismus barbatus (common Mediterranean grass)

Sisymbrium irio (London rocket)

Sisymbrium irio_London rocket_JM DiTomaso

Stipa capensis (Cape ricegrass)

Stipa capensis_Mediterranean steppegrass_JM DiTomaso

Tamarix ramosissima (saltcedar)

Tamarix ramosissima_saltcedar_Joe DiTomaso_cropped

Tribulus terrestris (puncture vine)

Tribulus terrestris_C254-03

Volutaria tubuliflora (desert knapweed)

Volutaria tubuliflora_Ron Vanderhoff