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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Fuller's teasel ¹
Dipsacus fullonum

cutleaf teasel ²
Dipsacus laciniatus

linden viburnum ³
Viburnum dilatatum

Wayfaring-tree ⁴
Viburnum lantana

Japanese snowball ⁵
Viburnum plicatum

tea viburnum ⁶
Viburnum setigerum

Siebold's Viburnum ⁷
Viburnum sieboldii

Goutweed ⁸
Aegopodium podagraria

Giant Hogweed ⁹
Heracleum mantegazzianum

Five-fingered Aralia ¹⁰
Eleutherococcus sieboldianus

Castor-Aralia ¹¹
Kalopanax septemlobus

Japanese angelica tree ¹²
Aralia elata

English Ivy ¹³
Hedera helix

Atlantic Ivy ¹⁴
Hedera hibernica

common hibiscus ¹⁵
Hibiscus syriacus

velvetleaf ¹⁶
Abutilon theophrasti

Carolina Fanwort ¹⁷
Cabomba caroliniana

crack willow ¹⁸
Salix ×fragilis

Chinese Tallow ¹⁹
Triadica sebifera

common St. John's-wort ²⁰
Hypericum perforatum

hound's-tongue ²¹
Cynoglossum officinale

puncture vine ²²
Tribulus terrestris

broadleaved pepperweed ²³
Lepidium latifolium

dame's rocket ²⁴
Hesperis matronalis

narrow-leaved bittercress ²⁵
Cardamine impatiens

Watercress ²⁶
Nasturtium officinale

Garlic Mustard ²⁷
Alliaria petiolata

Japanese-spurge ²⁸
Pachysandra terminalis

Parrot's Feather ²⁹
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Broadleaf Water-milfoil ³⁰
Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Eurasian Water-Milfoil ³¹
Myriophyllum spicatum

Porcelain Berry ³²
Ampelopsis glandulosa brevipedunculata

Rough-Seed Bulrush ³³
Schoenoplectus mucronatus

Japanese Sedge ³⁴
Carex kobomugi

Japanese Stiltgrass ⁸
Microstegium vimineum

Chinese Silver Grass ³⁵
Miscanthus sinensis

Small Carpetgrass ³⁶
Arthraxon hispidus

Itchgrass ³⁷
Rottboellia cochinchinensis

Wavyleaf Basketgrass ³⁸
Oplismenus undulatifolius

Bambusa ³⁹

Golden Bamboo ⁴⁰
Bambusa vulgaris

Arrow Bamboo ³⁸
Pseudosasa japonica

Pygmy Bamboo ⁴¹
Pleioblastus fortunei

Fishpole Bamboo ¹⁹
Phyllostachys aurea

Yellow Groove Bamboo ⁴²
Phyllostachys aureosulcata

Giant Timber Bamboo ⁴³
Phyllostachys bambusoides

Giant Foxtail ⁴⁴
Setaria faberi

Bent Grass ⁴⁵
Agrostis

Velvet Bent ⁴⁶
Agrostis canina

Colonial Bent ⁴⁷
Agrostis capillaris

Annual Meadow-grass ⁴⁸
Poa annua

Rough Meadow-grass ⁴⁹
Poa trivialis

Thunberg's Brome ⁵⁰
Bromus japonicus

Drooping Brome ⁵⁰
Bromus tectorum

Quack Grass ⁵⁰
Elymus repens

Yorkshire Fog ⁵¹
Holcus lanatus

African Love Grass ⁵²
Eragrostis curvula

Tall Fescue ⁵³
Festuca arundinacea

Meadow Fescue ⁵⁴
Festuca pratensis

Reed Canary Grass ⁵⁵
Phalaris arundinacea

Timothy ⁵⁶
Phleum pratense

Bermuda Grass ⁵⁷
Cynodon dactylon

Sorghum ⁵⁸
Sorghum bicolor

Johnson Grass ⁵³
Sorghum halepense

Reed Meadowgrass ⁵⁹
Glyceria maxima

Giant Reed ⁶⁰
Arundo donax

Common Reed ⁶¹
Phragmites australis

Goose Grass ⁶²
Eleusine indica

Cogon Grass ⁶³
Imperata cylindrica

Ravenna Grass ⁵⁰
Saccharum ravennae

Narrow-leaved Cattail ⁶⁴
Typha angustifolia

Hybrid Bulrush ⁶⁵
Typha × glauca

Broad-leaved Helleborine ⁶⁶
Epipactis helleborine

Spanish Bluebell ⁶⁷
Hyacinthoides hispanica

Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem ⁶⁸
Ornithogalum nutans

Common Star-of-Bethlehem ⁶⁹
Ornithogalum umbellatum

Yellow Iris ⁷⁰
Iris pseudacorus

Wild Garlic ⁶²
Allium canadense

Onion Grass ⁷¹
Allium vineale

Summer Snowflake ⁴⁸
Leucojum aestivum

Orange Day-lily ⁷²
Hemerocallis fulva

Italian Arum ⁷³
Arum italicum

Brazilian Waterweed ⁷⁴
Egeria densa

Hydrilla ⁷⁵
Hydrilla verticillata

Brittle Naiad ⁷⁶
Najas minor

European Frog-bit ⁷⁷
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Crisp-leaved Pondweed ⁷⁸
Potamogeton crispus

Marsh Dewflower ⁷⁹
Murdannia keisak

Anchored Water Hyacinth ⁸⁰
Eichhornia azurea

Common Water Hyacinth ⁸¹
Eichhornia crassipes

Dioscorea oppositifolia ⁸²

Chinese Yam ¹¹
Dioscorea polystachya

Sweet-Flag ²
Acorus calamus

Feather Caulerpa ³⁷
Caulerpa taxifolia

Gracilaria vermiculophylla ⁵¹

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