THEY'RE COMING!
The following are a collection of images of Invasive Plants
that are encroaching on the environment.

These plants are such a big problem because they:
Establish easily
Grow and proliferate aggressively
Produce high numbers of offspring Disperse over a wide area
Persist without cultivation Threaten biological diversity

Porcelain Berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
Porcelain Berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)

Porcelain Berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata


Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)
Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)

Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus


Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)
Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)

Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana


Water Chestnut (Trapa natans)
Water Chestnut (Trapa natans)

Water Chestnut Trapa natans


Black Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum)
Black Swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum nigrum)

Black Swallow-wort Vincetoxicum nigrum


Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum)
Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum)

Japanese Stilt Grass Microstegium vimineum


Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)
Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)

Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii


Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)

Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria


Kudza (Pueraria lobata)
Kudza (Pueraria lobata)

Kudza Pueraria lobata


Mile-a-Minute (Polygonum perfoliatum)
Mile-a-Minute (Polygonum perfoliatum)

Mile-a-Minute Polygonum perfoliatum


 

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