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Invasive and Exotic Plants of Floracliff Nature Sanctuary

The is a developing species list of invasive and exotic plants found in Floracliff Nature Sanctuary (Fayette County, Kentucky).

Bush Clover 1
Lespedeza bicolor
Chinese bushclover 2
Lespedeza cuneata
hop trefoil 3
Trifolium campestre
alsike clover 4
Trifolium hybridum
Red Clover 5
Trifolium pratense
White Clover 6
Trifolium repens
white sweetclover 7
Melilotus albus
Yellow Sweet Clover 7
Melilotus officinalis
purple crown-vetch 8
Securigera varia
Common Vetch 9
Vicia sativa
Hairy Vetch 10
Vicia villosa
St Lucie Cherry 11
Prunus mahaleb
Indian Strawberry 12
Potentilla indica
Sulphur Cinquefoil 13
Potentilla recta
Multiflora Rose 14
Rosa multiflora
Dahurian Buckthorn 15
Rhamnus davurica
White Mulberry 16
Morus alba
Osage orange 17
Maclura pomifera
Autumn Olive 18
Elaeagnus umbellata
Creeping-Jenny 19
Lysimachia nummularia
Periwinkle 19
Vinca minor
Common purslane 20
Portulaca oleracea
Oriental Lady's-thumb 21
Polygonum caespitosum
Curly Dock 22
Rumex crispus
Broad-leaved Dock 23
Rumex obtusifolius
Redshank 6
Persicaria maculosa
Black Bindweed 24
Fallopia convolvulus
Japanese Knotweed 25
Polygonum cuspidatum
lesser stitchwort 7
Stellaria graminea
common chickweed 3
Stellaria media
sticky mouse-ear chickweed 3
Cerastium glomeratum
Dwarf Mouse-ear 26
Cerastium pumilum
common mouse-ear 6
Cerastium fontanum vulgare
Common Soapwort 6
Saponaria officinalis
Deptford Pink 27
Dianthus armeria
Lamb's Quarters 28
Chenopodium album
smooth pigweed 29
Amaranthus hybridus
redroot pigweed 30
Amaranthus retroflexus
spiny amaranth 31
Amaranthus spinosus
Winged Euonymus 32
Euonymus alatus
wintercreeper 33
Euonymus fortunei
sweet annie 34
Artemisia annua
Ox-eye daisy
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Oxeye Daisy 19
Leucanthemum vulgare
Chicory 35
Cichorium intybus
Prickly Lettuce 36
Lactuca serriola
Common Dandelion 37
Taraxacum officinale
Bull Thistle 5
Cirsium vulgare
musk thistle 38
Carduus nutans
Spiny Sow Thistle
Sonchus asper
Yellow Salsify 39
Tragopogon dubius
Maximilian sunflower 40
Helianthus maximiliani
Lesser Burdock 41
Arctium minus
Tree of Heaven 42
Ailanthus altissima
Moth Mullein 32
Verbascum blattaria
Great Mullein 7
Verbascum thapsus
Chinese Privet 43
Ligustrum sinense
Henbit Deadnettle 16
Lamium amplexicaule
Red Deadnettle 3
Lamium purpureum
Ground Ivy 19
Glechoma hederacea
English Plantain 44
Plantago lanceolata
corn speedwell 6
Veronica arvensis
Heath Speedwell 45
Veronica officinalis
common field-speedwell 11
Veronica persica
Thyme-leaved Speedwell 6
Veronica serpyllifolia
autumn clematis 46
Clematis terniflora
eastern black nightshade 47
Solanum ptychanthum
Ivy Morning-Glory 48
Ipomoea hederacea
common morning-glory 49
Ipomoea purpurea
Japanese Honeysuckle 50
Lonicera japonica
Bush Honeysuckle 51
Lonicera maackii
Standish's Honeysuckle 52
Lonicera standishii
Fuller's teasel 53
Dipsacus fullonum
Poison Hemlock 54
Conium maculatum
Common Hedge Parsley 8
Torilis arvensis
Wild Parsnip 19
Pastinaca sativa
Queen Anne's Lace 19
Daucus carota
English ivy
Hedera helix
Rose of Sharon 19
Hibiscus syriacus
Klamath Weed 7
Hypericum perforatum
Water Forget-me-not 5
Myosotis scorpioides
Field Peppergrass 55
Lepidium campestre
Hairy Bittercress 56
Cardamine hirsuta
Yellow Rocket 6
Barbarea vulgaris
Shepherd's purse 57
Capsella bursa-pastoris
Watercress 8
Nasturtium officinale
Common Whitlowgrass 6
Draba verna
Garlic Mustard 6
Alliaria petiolata
Field Penny-cress 58
Thlaspi arvense
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
chinese foxtail 59
Setaria faberi
Foxtail Bristle-grass
Setaria italica
cattail grass 13
Setaria pumila
green bristle grass 60
Setaria viridis
Kentucky Bluegrass 32
Poa pratensis
crested wheatgrass
Agropyron cristatum
Smooth Crabgrass 29
Digitaria ischaemum
hairy crabgrass 61
Digitaria sanguinalis
Hairy Chess 62
Bromus commutatus
smooth brome 63
Bromus inermis

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