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Shenandoah Early Detection Invasive Plants

The purpose of this guide is to provide a tool for people to identify invasive or potentially invasive nonnative plants that have yet to become widespread in Shenandoah National Park.

Included species are grouped by the estimated threat each poses, from 1 (=higher) to 6 (=lower).

Norway maple 1
Acer platanoides
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 2
Ampelopsis glandulosa brevipedunculata
Japanese angelica tree 3
Aralia elata
lesser celandine 4
Ficaria verna
Reynoutria japonica 5
Fallopia japonica
Alder Buckthorn 6
Frangula alnus
common ivy 7
Hedera helix
wavyleaf basketgrass 8
Oplismenus undulatifolius
Chinese privet 9
Ligustrum sinense
Amur honeysuckle 10
Lonicera maackii
Morrow's Honeysuckle 11
Lonicera morrowii
mile-a-minute weed 12
Persicaria perfoliata
Reynoutria sachalinensis
common buckthorn 13
Rhamnus cathartica
Black Swallow-wort 14
Cynanchum louiseae
Chinese yam
Dioscorea polystachya
Common Privet 15
Ligustrum vulgare
Winter honeysuckle 16
Lonicera fragrantissima
Tatarian honeysuckle 17
Lonicera tatarica
kudzu 18
Pueraria montana
Dahurian Buckthorn 19
Rhamnus davurica
linden viburnum 20
Viburnum dilatatum
Narrow-leaved Bittercress 21
Cardamine impatiens
thorny olive
Elaeagnus pungens
Japanese silverberry 22
Elaeagnus umbellata
winged euonymus 18
Euonymus alatus
fortune's spindle 23
Euonymus fortunei
Euonymus kiautschovicus
Border Privet 24
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Amur Corktree 25
Phellodendron amurense
Jetbead 26
Rhodotypos scandens
Siebold's Viburnum 27
Viburnum sieboldii
Chinese wisteria 28
Wisteria sinensis
Achyranthes japonica 29
Chinese gooseberry
Actinidia chinensis
Alligator weed 30
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Bushkiller
Cayratia japonica
Japanese Hop 31
Humulus japonicus
Japanese Privet 32
Ligustrum japonicum
Glossy Privet 33
Ligustrum lucidum
Lonicera bella
Java water-dropwort 29
Oenanthe javanica
Japanese Spiraea 34
Spiraea japonica
Symplocos paniculata 35
Chinese Tallow 36
Triadica sebifera
Siberian elm 18
Ulmus pumila
guelder-rose 37
Viburnum opulus
Japanese snowball 38
Viburnum plicatum
Japanese wisteria 39
Wisteria floribunda
Oriental false hawksbeard 40
Youngia japonica
Shrub Lespedeza 41
Lespedeza bicolor
Rosebud Cherry 42
Prunus subhirtella
Cutleaf Blackberry 43
Rubus laciniatus
Rhamnus utilis
Bukhara Fleeceflower 44
Fallopia baldschuanica
white mulberry 45
Morus alba
Siberian crabapple
Malus baccata
Callery pear 46
Pyrus calleryana
Himalayan Blackberry 47
Rubus bifrons
Creeping-Jenny 48
Lysimachia nummularia
Japanese maple 49
Acer palmatum
large-flowered primrose-willow 50
Ludwigia grandiflora
floating primrose-willow 51
Ludwigia peploides
holly olive 8
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Garden Privet 52
Ligustrum ovalifolium
miniature beefsteak-plant 8
Mosla dianthera
yellow archangel 53
Lamium galeobdolon
Purple Beautyberry 54
Callicarpa dichotoma
Atlantic Ivy
Hedera hibernica
Cogon Grass 55
Imperata cylindrica
Five-leaf akebia 56
Akebia quinata
wintergreen barberry 57
Berberis julianae
trifoliate orange 10
Citrus trifoliata
Incised Fumewort 58
Corydalis incisa
Standish's Honeysuckle 59
Lonicera standishii
Fly Honeysuckle 60
Lonicera xylosteum
Wayfaring-tree 53
Viburnum lantana
Castor-Aralia 61
Kalopanax septemlobus
Populus canescens
Hound's-tongue 62
Cynoglossum officinale
canary grass 18
Phalaris canariensis
Johnson grass 63
Sorghum halepense
Chinese Pennisetum 64
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Blue Plantain-lily
Hosta ventricosa
Summer snowflake 65
Leucojum aestivum
fountain grass 66
Pennisetum setaceum
common reed 67
Phragmites australis
Persian silk tree 68
Albizia julibrissin
European Alder 65
Alnus glutinosa
small carpetgrass
Arthraxon hispidus
Paper mulberry 69
Broussonetia papyrifera
autumn clematis 70
Clematis terniflora
Russian Olive 71
Elaeagnus angustifolia
purple-loosestrife 72
Lythrum salicaria
Berberis bealei 73
Mahonia bealei
Japanese Crabapple 74
Malus floribunda
Pear-leaf Crabapple 29
Malus prunifolia
Malus toringo 75
Chinese Silver Grass 76
Miscanthus sinensis
white poplar 77
Populus alba

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