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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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Chinese Senna 1
Senna obtusifolia
Mimosa 2
Albizia julibrissin
kudzu 3
Pueraria montana
Kudzu Bean 4
Pueraria montana lobata
purple crownvetch 5
Securigera varia
common broom 6
Cytisus scoparius
shrub lespedeza 7
Lespedeza bicolor
Chinese bushclover 8
Lespedeza cuneata
false indigo 9
Amorpha fruticosa
Japanese wisteria 10
Wisteria floribunda
Chinese wisteria 11
Wisteria sinensis
Jetbead 12
Rhodotypos scandens
Rosebud Cherry 13
Prunus subhirtella
Wineberry 14
Rubus phoenicolasius
Japanese Spiraea 15
Spiraea japonica
Indian strawberry 16
Potentilla indica
multiflora rose 17
Rosa multiflora
Callery pear 18
Pyrus calleryana
Glossy Buckthorn 19
Frangula alnus
common buckthorn 20
Rhamnus cathartica
Paper Mulberry 21
Broussonetia papyrifera
white mulberry 22
Morus alba
stinging nettle 23
Urtica dioica
Chinese elm 24
Ulmus parvifolia
Siberian elm 25
Ulmus pumila
Japanese Hop 26
Humulus japonicus
Russian olive 27
Elaeagnus angustifolia
thorny olive 28
Elaeagnus pungens
autumn olive 29
Elaeagnus umbellata
creeping Jenny 30
Lysimachia nummularia
Hardy kiwifruit 31
Actinidia arguta
Black Swallow-wort 32
Vincetoxicum nigrum
European swallow-wort 30
Vincetoxicum rossicum
Greater Periwinkle 33
Vinca major
Lesser Periwinkle 34
Vinca minor
mile-a-minute weed 35
Persicaria perfoliata
Japanese knotweed 36
Fallopia japonica
Giant Knotweed 37
Fallopia sachalinensis
common chickweed 38
Stellaria media
Alligator weed 39
Alternanthera philoxeroides
winged euonymus 3
Euonymus alatus
Wintercreeper 40
Euonymus fortunei
Oriental bittersweet 41
Celastrus orbiculatus
Canada Thistle 42
Cirsium arvense
Broad-winged Thistle 43
Carduus acanthoides
spotted knapweed 44
Centaurea stoebe micranthos
Common Cat's-ear 45
Hypochaeris radicata
Oriental false hawksbeard 46
Youngia japonica
meadow hawkweed 8
Pilosella caespitosa
giant ragweed 47
Ambrosia trifida
water fringe 48
Nymphoides peltata
Shining Crane's-bill 49
Geranium lucidum
Amur Corktree 50
Phellodendron amurense
Tree of heaven 51
Ailanthus altissima
field maple 52
Acer campestre
Amur Maple 53
Acer ginnala
Japanese maple 54
Acer palmatum
Norway maple 55
Acer platanoides
sycamore maple 56
Acer pseudoplatanus
Balloon Vine 57
Cardiospermum halicacabum
large-flowered primrose-willow 58
Ludwigia grandiflora
Floating Primrose-Willow 59
Ludwigia peploides glabrescens
water chestnut 60
Trapa natans
purple loosestrife 61
Lythrum salicaria
Sawtooth oak 62
Quercus acutissima
European Alder 30
Alnus glutinosa
Butterfly bush 63
Buddleja davidii
privets 64
Ligustrum
border privet 65
Ligustrum obtusifolium
garden privet 66
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Chinese privet 67
Ligustrum sinense
Common Privet 68
Ligustrum vulgare
beefsteak plant 69
Perilla frutescens
Beach Vitex 10
Vitex rotundifolia
yellow archangel 70
Lamium galeobdolon
ground-ivy 71
Glechoma hederacea
Indian Swampweed 54
Hygrophila polysperma
Mudmat 72
Glossostigma cleistanthum
princess tree 73
Paulownia tomentosa
Incised Fumewort 74
Corydalis incisa
lesser celandine 75
Ficaria verna
autumn clematis 76
Clematis terniflora
Heavenly bamboo 77
Nandina domestica
Japanese barberry 78
Berberis thunbergii
European barberry 79
Berberis vulgaris
leatherleaf mahonia 80
Mahonia bealei
Five-leaf akebia 81
Akebia quinata
Carolina horse-nettle 47
Solanum carolinense
tropical soda-apple 82
Solanum viarum
Water Morning Glory 83
Ipomoea aquatica
field bindweed 84
Convolvulus arvensis
Japanese Dodder 85
Cuscuta japonica
Japanese honeysuckle 86
Lonicera japonica
Amur honeysuckle 87
Lonicera maackii
Morrow's honeysuckle 88
Lonicera morrowii
Standish's Honeysuckle 89
Lonicera standishii
Tatarian honeysuckle 90
Lonicera tatarica
Fuller's teasel 91
Dipsacus fullonum
cutleaf teasel 27
Dipsacus laciniatus
linden viburnum 92
Viburnum dilatatum

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