Invasive Plant found in MA

A guide to the common invasive plants found in Massachusetts.

Eurasian Water-milfoil 1
Myriophyllum spicatum
Oriental bittersweet 2
Celastrus orbiculatus
Black Locust 3
Robinia pseudoacacia
European barberry 4
Berberis vulgaris
autumn olive 5
Elaeagnus umbellata
Northern Bush Honeysuckle 6
Diervilla lonicera
Common Buckthorn 7
Rhamnus cathartica
common reed 8
Phragmites australis
garlic mustard 9
Alliaria petiolata
dame's rocket 10
Hesperis matronalis
Alder Buckthorn 11
Frangula alnus
Japanese barberry 12
Berberis thunbergii
Hardy kiwifruit 13
Actinidia arguta
Goutweed
Aegopodium
Japanese honeysuckle 14
Lonicera japonica
Japanese knotweed 15
Fallopia japonica
Kudzu 16
Pueraria montana
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
mile-a-minute vine 17
Ipomoea cairica
common pepperweed 18
Lepidium densiflorum
Oriental bittersweet 2
Celastrus orbiculatus
multiflora rose 19
Rosa multiflora
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
princess tree 20
Paulownia tomentosa
Norway maple 21
Acer platanoides
porcelain berry 22
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
tree of heaven 23
Ailanthus altissima
winged euonymus 16
Euonymus alatus
wild chervil 24
Anthriscus sylvestris
Sycamore Maple 25
Acer pseudoplatanus
Oriental Bittersweet 2
Celastrus orbiculatus
Common buckthorn 7
Rhamnus cathartica
Glossy Buckthorn 11
Frangula alnus
Burning bush 16
Euonymus alatus
Goutweed 26
Aegopodium podagraria
Honeysuckles 27
Lonicera
Japanese knotweed 15
Fallopia japonica
Garlic mustard 11
Alliaria petiolata
Russian Olive 28
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Purple-loosestrife 29
Lythrum salicaria
Giant knotweed 30
Polygonum sachalinense
Mile-a-minute vine 31
Persicaria perfoliata
Black Locust 3
Robinia pseudoacacia

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