Niagara Parks Invasives Species

A compiled list of the top invasive species that can be found within Niagara Parks - use this as a tool to assist in identifications!

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common reed 1
Phragmites australis
wild parsnip 2
Pastinaca sativa
garlic mustard 3
Alliaria petiolata
Japanese knotweed 4
Reynoutria japonica
common buckthorn 5
Rhamnus cathartica
Oriental bittersweet 6
Celastrus orbiculatus
Giant Hogweed 7
Heracleum mantegazzianum
Flowering-rush 8
Butomus umbellatus
tree-of-heaven 9
Ailanthus altissima
Amur honeysuckle 10
Lonicera maackii
European swallow-wort 11
Vincetoxicum rossicum
Tatarian honeysuckle 12
Lonicera tatarica
black swallow-wort 13
Vincetoxicum nigrum
Morrow's honeysuckle 14
Lonicera morrowii

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