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SPECIES (SCIENTIFIC NAME)

SPECIES (COMMON NAME)

Factsheet

Web Link

Photos

Nelumbo lutea

American water lotus

     

Acer ginnala

Amur maple

     

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn Olive

CIPWG

DEP

Maine

NRCS

PA DCNR Link  
Lonicera x bella Belle honeysuckle

Wisconsin

PA DCNR Link  

Solanum dulcamara

Bittersweet nightshade

     

Robinia pseudo-acacia

Black locust

     

Cynanchum louiseae

Black Swallowwort

Maine    
Ligustrum obtusifolium Border privet PA DCNR Link  
Egeria densa Brazilian Waterweed

Maine

  Photos
Polygonum caespitosum Bristled knotweed      
Najas minor Brittle water-nymph      
Lonicera maackii Bush Honeysuckle

DEP

TNC

PA DCNR Link
Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet      
Poa compressa Canada bluegrass      
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle PA DCNR Link  
Tussilago farfara Coltsgrass      
Berberis vulgaris Common barberry      
Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn PA DCNR Link  
Kochia scoparia Common kochia      
Phragmites australis Common Reed

DEP

TNC

Maine

PA DCNR Link
Eichhornia crassipes Common water-hyacinth      
Elsholtzia ciliata Crested late-summer mint      
Potamogeton crispus Crispy-leaved pondweed PA DCNR Link  
Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant      
Euphorbia cyparissias Cypress spurge      
Hesperis matronalis Dame's rocket PA DCNR Link  
Bromus tectorum Drooping brome-grass      
Lonicera xylosteum Dwarf honeysuckle      
Miscanthus sinenesis Eulalia      
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian Milfoil Maine PA DCNR Link  
Rhamnus cathartica European Buckthorn CIPWG  
Ligustrum vulgare European privet      
Marsilea quadrifolia European waterclover      
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo      
Cabomba caroliniana Fanwort   Maine Link  
Ranunculus ficaria Fig buttercup      
Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush      
Myosotis scorpioides Forget-me-not      
Valeriana officinalis Garden heliotrope      
Lysimachia vulgaris Garden loosestrife      
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard

DEP

TNC

Maine

NRCS

PA DCNR Link
Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant hogweed   Link Photos
Polygonum sachalinense Giant knotweed      
Salvinia molesta Giant salvinia      
Rhamnus catharticus Glossy Buckthorn

DEP

TNC

Maine

PA DCNR Link
Aegopodium podagraria Goutweed   PA DNCR Link  
Glechoma hederacea Ground ivy      
Arthraxon hispidus Hairy jointgrass      
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla

Maine

NRCS

  Photos
Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry

DEP

Maine

PA DCNR Link  
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle

DEP

Maine

PA DCNR Link  
Humulus japonicus Japanese hops      
Polygonum (Falopia) cuspidatum Japanese Knotweed

DEP

TNC

Maine

 

PA DCNR Link
Carex kobomugi Japanese sedge      
Microstegium vimineum Japanese Stilt Grass

DEP

TNC

Maine

PA DCNR Link
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed      
Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr Kudzu   PA DCNR Link Photos
Euphorbia esula Leafy spurge      
Ranunculus ficaria Lesser Celandine Maine PA DCNR Link  
Lonicera morrowii Marrow honeysuckle

Maine

PA DCNR Link  
Polygonum perfoliatum Mile-a-minute

CIPWG

Maine

NRCS

PA DCNR Link

CT Link

Photos
Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort      
Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose

DEP

TNC

Maine

PA DCNR Link
Cardamine impatiens Narrowleaf bittercress      
Acer platanoides Norway Maple CIPWG    
Rorippa microphylla Onerow yellowcress      
Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet

DEP

TNC

Maine

PA DCNR Link
Impatiens glandulifera Ornamental jewelweed      
Cynanchum rossicum Pale swallow-wort      
Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrotfeather      
Lepidium latifolium Perennial pepperweed      
Callitriche stagnalis Pond water-starwort      
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry Maine PA DCNR Link  
Paulownia tomentosa Princess tree   PA DCNR Link  
Lythrum salicaria, L. virgatum Purple Loosestrife

DEP

TNC

Maine

NRCS

PA DCNR Link
Lychnis flos-cuculi Ragged robin      
Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass   PA DCNR Link  
Glyceria maxima Reed mannagrass      
Rosa rugosa Rugosa rose      
Elaeagnus angustifolia Russian olive Maine Factsheet PA DCNR Link  
Onopordum acanthium Scotch thistle      
Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel      
Froelichia gracilis Slender snake cotton      
Centaurea maculosa (syn. C. biebersteinii) Spotted knapweed   PA DCNR Link  
Ornithogalum nutans, O. umbellatum Star-of-Bethelehem   PA DCNR Link  
Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore Maple   PA DCNR Link  
Senecio jacobaea Tansy ragwort      
Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle Maine PA DNCR Link  
Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven   PA DCNR Link  
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Variable-leaf Milfoil Maine    
Trapa natans Water Chestnut Maine PA DCNR Link  
Pistia stratiotes Water lettuce      
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Watercress      
Populus alba White poplar      
Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry  

PA DCNR Link

 
Euonymus alatus Winged Euonymous CIPWG PA DCNR Link  
Nymphoides peltata Yellow floating heart      
Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag CIPWG    

 

CIPWG= Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

DEP= Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

TNC= The Nature Conservancy

Maine= University of Maine Cooperative Extension

PA DCNR= Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

NRCS= Natural Resource Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture