Invasive Plant Fact Sheets

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Invasive plant fact sheets are hosted by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. Other publications are available at their Online Publications Store.

Scientific Name Common Name
Celastrus orbiculata Asiatic bittersweet
Eleagnus umbellata Autumn Olive
Eleagnus angustifolia Russian Olive
Cynanchum louiseae Black Swallowwort
Egeria densa Brazilian waterweed
Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn
Frangula alnus Glossy buckthorn
Phragmites australis Common reed
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian milfoil
Cabomba caroliniana Fanwort
Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla
Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry
Fallopia japonica Japanese knotweed
Microstegium vimineum Japanese stilt grass
Ranunculus ficaria Lesser celandine
Polygonum perfoliatum Mile-a-minute weed
Lonicera morrowii Morrow honeysuckle
Lonicera tartarica Tartarian honeysuckle
Rosa multflora Multiflora or Rambler rose
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelainberry
Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife
Myriophyllum heterophyllum Variable-leaf milfoil
Trapa natans Water chestnut