Invasive Plants of Maryland

This guide is sourced from:

• The Maryland Native Plant Society's Invasive Handbook (https://www.mdflora.org/Resources/Publications/invasiveshandbook_color.pdf)
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clover fern ¹
Marsilea quadrifolia

water spangles ²
Salvinia minima

Giant Salvinia ³
Salvinia molesta

Chinese Senna ²
Senna obtusifolia

Mimosa ⁴
Albizia julibrissin

kudzu ⁵
Pueraria montana

Kudzu Bean ⁶
Pueraria montana lobata

purple crownvetch ⁷
Securigera varia

common broom ⁸
Cytisus scoparius

shrub lespedeza ⁹
Lespedeza bicolor

Chinese bushclover ¹⁰
Lespedeza cuneata

false indigo ¹¹
Amorpha fruticosa

Japanese wisteria ¹²
Wisteria floribunda

Chinese wisteria ¹³
Wisteria sinensis

Jetbead ¹⁴
Rhodotypos scandens

Rosebud Cherry ¹⁵
Prunus subhirtella

Wineberry ¹⁶
Rubus phoenicolasius

Japanese Spiraea ¹⁷
Spiraea japonica

Indian strawberry ¹⁸
Potentilla indica

multiflora rose ¹⁹
Rosa multiflora

Callery pear ²⁰
Pyrus calleryana

Glossy Buckthorn ²¹
Frangula alnus

common buckthorn ²²
Rhamnus cathartica

Paper Mulberry ²³
Broussonetia papyrifera

white mulberry ²⁴
Morus alba

stinging nettle ²⁵
Urtica dioica

Chinese elm ²⁶
Ulmus parvifolia

Siberian elm ²⁷
Ulmus pumila

Japanese Hop ²⁸
Humulus japonicus

Russian olive ²⁹
Elaeagnus angustifolia

thorny olive ³⁰
Elaeagnus pungens

autumn olive ³¹
Elaeagnus umbellata

creeping Jenny ³²
Lysimachia nummularia

Hardy kiwifruit ³³
Actinidia arguta

Black Swallow-wort ³⁴
Vincetoxicum nigrum

European swallow-wort ³²
Vincetoxicum rossicum

Greater Periwinkle ³⁵
Vinca major

Lesser Periwinkle ³⁶
Vinca minor

mile-a-minute weed ³⁷
Persicaria perfoliata

Japanese knotweed ³⁸
Fallopia japonica

Giant Knotweed ³⁹
Fallopia sachalinensis

common chickweed ⁴⁰
Stellaria media

Alligator weed ⁴¹
Alternanthera philoxeroides

winged euonymus ⁵
Euonymus alatus

Wintercreeper ⁴²
Euonymus fortunei

Oriental bittersweet ⁴³
Celastrus orbiculatus

Canada Thistle ⁴⁴
Cirsium arvense

Broad-winged Thistle ⁴⁵
Carduus acanthoides

spotted knapweed ⁴⁶
Centaurea stoebe micranthos

Common Cat's-ear ⁴⁷
Hypochaeris radicata

Oriental false hawksbeard ⁴⁸
Youngia japonica

meadow hawkweed ¹⁰
Pilosella caespitosa

giant ragweed ⁴⁹
Ambrosia trifida

water fringe ⁵⁰
Nymphoides peltata

Shining Crane's-bill ⁵¹
Geranium lucidum

Amur Corktree ⁵²
Phellodendron amurense

Tree of heaven ⁵³
Ailanthus altissima

field maple ⁵⁴
Acer campestre

Amur Maple ⁵⁵
Acer ginnala

Japanese maple ⁵⁶
Acer palmatum

Norway maple ⁵⁷
Acer platanoides

sycamore maple ⁵⁸
Acer pseudoplatanus

Balloon Vine ⁵⁹
Cardiospermum halicacabum

large-flowered primrose-willow ⁶⁰
Ludwigia grandiflora

Floating Primrose-Willow ⁶¹
Ludwigia peploides glabrescens

water chestnut ⁶²
Trapa natans

purple loosestrife ⁶³
Lythrum salicaria

Sawtooth oak ⁶⁴
Quercus acutissima

European Alder ³²
Alnus glutinosa

Butterfly bush ⁶⁵
Buddleja davidii

privets ⁶⁶
Ligustrum

border privet ⁶⁷
Ligustrum obtusifolium

garden privet ⁶⁸
Ligustrum ovalifolium

Chinese privet ⁶⁹
Ligustrum sinense

Common Privet ⁷⁰
Ligustrum vulgare

beefsteak plant ⁷¹
Perilla frutescens

Beach Vitex ¹²
Vitex rotundifolia

yellow archangel ⁷²
Lamium galeobdolon

ground-ivy ⁷³
Glechoma hederacea

Indian Swampweed ⁵⁶
Hygrophila polysperma

Mudmat ⁷⁴
Glossostigma cleistanthum

princess tree ⁷⁵
Paulownia tomentosa

Incised Fumewort ⁷⁶
Corydalis incisa

lesser celandine ⁷⁷
Ficaria verna

autumn clematis ⁷⁸
Clematis terniflora

Heavenly bamboo ⁷⁹
Nandina domestica

Japanese barberry ⁸⁰
Berberis thunbergii

European barberry ⁸¹
Berberis vulgaris

leatherleaf mahonia ⁸²
Mahonia bealei

Five-leaf akebia ⁸³
Akebia quinata

Carolina horse-nettle ⁴⁹
Solanum carolinense

tropical soda-apple ⁸⁴
Solanum viarum

Water Morning Glory ⁸⁵
Ipomoea aquatica

field bindweed ⁸⁶
Convolvulus arvensis

Japanese Dodder ⁸⁷
Cuscuta japonica

Japanese honeysuckle ⁸⁸
Lonicera japonica

Amur honeysuckle ⁸⁹
Lonicera maackii

Morrow's honeysuckle ⁹⁰
Lonicera morrowii

Standish's Honeysuckle ⁹¹
Lonicera standishii

Tatarian honeysuckle ⁹²
Lonicera tatarica

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