Monroe County, IN Invasive Species

Those non-native species that DO cause harm - by impacting forests, wildlife, wetlands, agriculture, or other important resources - are considered invasive. The members of MC-IRIS (Monroe County- Identify, Reduce, Invasive Species) developed a list of the invasive plant species of concern in ...more ↓

Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) ¹
Ailanthus altissima

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) ²
Alliaria petiolata

Snake Earthworms (Genus Amynthas) ³
Amynthas

Rustic Jumping Worm (Amynthas agrestis) ⁴
Amynthas agrestis

Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) ⁵
Berberis thunbergii

Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) ⁶
Celastrus orbiculatus

Virgin's-Bower (Clematis virginiana) ⁷
Clematis virginiana

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) ⁸
Elaeagnus umbellata

Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) ⁹
Euonymus fortunei

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) ¹⁰
Ficaria verna

Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) ¹¹
Lonicera japonica

Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) ¹²
Lonicera maackii

Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) ¹³
Lonicera morrowii

Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) ¹⁴
Lonicera tatarica

Bell's Honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) ¹⁵
Lonicera × bella

Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) ¹⁶
Microstegium vimineum

Mile-a-minute Weed (Persicaria perfoliata) ¹⁷
Persicaria perfoliata

Yellow Groove Bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata) ¹⁸
Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) ¹⁹
Pyrus calleryana

Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) ²⁰
Reynoutria japonica

Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) ⁸
Rosa multiflora

purple loosestrife ²¹
Lythrum salicaria

princess tree ²²
Paulownia tomentosa

Common Privet ²³
Ligustrum vulgare

reed canary grass ²⁴
Phalaris arundinacea

border privet ²⁵
Ligustrum obtusifolium

Eurasian water-milfoil ²⁶
Myriophyllum spicatum

creeping thistle ²⁷
Cirsium arvense

field bindweed ²⁸
Convolvulus arvensis

Japanese Hops ²⁹
Humulus scandens

Hydrilla ³⁰
Hydrilla verticillata

lesser periwinkle ³¹
Vinca minor

dame's rocket ³²
Hesperis matronalis

water fringe ³³
Nymphoides peltata

narrow-leaved bittercress ³⁴
Cardamine impatiens

Brazilian waterweed ²⁹
Egeria densa

Chinese silver grass ²⁹
Miscanthus sinensis

Norway maple ³⁵
Acer platanoides

Siberian elm ³⁶
Ulmus pumila

beefsteak plant ⁸
Perilla frutescens

Chinese yam ³⁷
Dioscorea polystachya

purple crownvetch ³⁸
Securigera varia

Curly-leaf Pondweed ³⁹
Potamogeton crispus

Chinese bushclover ⁴⁰
Lespedeza cuneata

musk thistle ⁴¹
Carduus nutans

wild teasel ⁴²
Dipsacus fullonum

Yellow Sweetclover ⁴³
Melilotus officinalis

White Sweetclover ⁴⁴
Melilotus albus

cutleaf teasel ⁴⁵
Dipsacus laciniatus

kudzu ⁴⁶
Pueraria montana

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Monroe County, IN Invasive Species

Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) 1 Ailanthus altissima

Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 2 Alliaria petiolata

Snake Earthworms (Genus Amynthas) 3 Amynthas

Rustic Jumping Worm (Amynthas agrestis) 4 Amynthas agrestis

Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) 5 Berberis thunbergii

Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) 6 Celastrus orbiculatus

Virgin's-Bower (Clematis virginiana) 7 Clematis virginiana

Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) 8 Elaeagnus umbellata

Wintercreeper (Euonymus fortunei) 9 Euonymus fortunei

Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna) 10 Ficaria verna

Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) 11 Lonicera japonica

Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) 12 Lonicera maackii

Morrow's Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii) 13 Lonicera morrowii

Tatarian Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) 14 Lonicera tatarica

Bell's Honeysuckle (Lonicera × bella) 15 Lonicera × bella

Japanese Stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) 16 Microstegium vimineum

Mile-a-minute Weed (Persicaria perfoliata) 17 Persicaria perfoliata

Yellow Groove Bamboo (Phyllostachys aureosulcata) 18 Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) 19 Pyrus calleryana

Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) 20 Reynoutria japonica

Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) 8 Rosa multiflora

purple loosestrife 21 Lythrum salicaria

princess tree 22 Paulownia tomentosa

Common Privet 23 Ligustrum vulgare

reed canary grass 24 Phalaris arundinacea

border privet 25 Ligustrum obtusifolium

Eurasian water-milfoil 26 Myriophyllum spicatum

creeping thistle 27 Cirsium arvense

field bindweed 28 Convolvulus arvensis

Japanese Hops 29 Humulus scandens

Hydrilla 30 Hydrilla verticillata

lesser periwinkle 31 Vinca minor

dame's rocket 32 Hesperis matronalis

water fringe 33 Nymphoides peltata

narrow-leaved bittercress 34 Cardamine impatiens

Brazilian waterweed 29 Egeria densa

Chinese silver grass 29 Miscanthus sinensis

Norway maple 35 Acer platanoides

Siberian elm 36 Ulmus pumila

beefsteak plant 8 Perilla frutescens

Chinese yam 37 Dioscorea polystachya

purple crownvetch 38 Securigera varia

Curly-leaf Pondweed 39 Potamogeton crispus

Chinese bushclover 40 Lespedeza cuneata

musk thistle 41 Carduus nutans

wild teasel 42 Dipsacus fullonum

Yellow Sweetclover 43 Melilotus officinalis

White Sweetclover 44 Melilotus albus

cutleaf teasel 45 Dipsacus laciniatus

kudzu 46 Pueraria montana