Non-Native Plant Assessments Table

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Common Name Scientific Name
Amur corktree Phellodendron amurense
Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.
Amur maple Acer ginnala
Amur privet Ligustrum amurense Caar.
Arrow bamboo Pseudosasa japonica (Siebold & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai
Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata
Bamboo, canebreak, giant cane Arundinaria gigantea (Walter) Muhl. (including ssp. giantea and ssp. tecta(Walter) McClure [=A. tecta (Walter) Muhl.])
Bird vetch, cow vetch, winter vetch, bramble vetch, tufted vetch, shaggy vetch Vicia cracca L. s.l.
Bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus L.
Bishop’s goutweed Aegopodium podagraria
Black knapweed, black star-thistle, brown knapweed, brown ray knapweed, brown star-thistle, lesser knapweed, meadow knapweed, protean knapweed, short-fringed knapweed, short-fringed star-thistle, tyrol knapweed, vochin knapweed Centaurea jacea s.l. (including C. nigra, C. nigrescens, C. xmoncktonii)
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia
Black swallow-wort Cynanchum louiseae
Border privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Siebold & Zuccarini
Bouncing-bet, bouncing betty, soapwort Saponaria officinalis L.
Brazilian waterweed Egeria densa Planchon
Bristly locust, mossy locust, rose acacia Robinia hispida L. (var. fertilis & hispida)
Brittle water nymph Najas minor All.
Broadleaf water-milfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. (including M. heterophyllum X M. pinnatum)
Broadleaved Pepperweed, peppergrass Lepidium latifolium L.
Bukhara fleeceflower, China fleece vine, silver lace vine Fallopia baldschuanica
Bulbous bluegrass Poa bulbosa L.
California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Callery pear Pyrus calleryana
Canada bluegrass Poa compressa L.
Caper spurge, moleplant Euphorbia lathyris
Carolina fanwort Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray, Ann
Cheat grass, downy brome Bromus tectorum L.
Chinese lespedeza, Chinese bushclover Lespedeza cuneata
Chinese lobelia Lobelia chinensis Lour.
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense
Chinese silvergrass, eulalia Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.
Chinese wisteria/Japanese wisteria Wisteria sinensis/W. floribunda
Chinese yam, Cinnamon vine Dioscorea polystachya (D. oppositifolia L. misapplied)
Chocolate vine Akebia quinata
Cogongrass, Cogon satin-tail Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. (all vars. except koenigii)
Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara L.
Common barberry Berberis vulgaris
Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Common periwinkle Vinca minor
Common reed Phragmites australis ssp. Australis
Common speedwell, gypsy-weed Veronica officinalis L.
Common St. John’s-wort Hypericum perforatum L.
Common tansy Tanacetum vulgare L.
Common valerian Valeriana officinalis
Common water-hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes
Common wormwood, Mugwort Artemesia vulgaris L.
Creeping Butter-cup Ranunculus repens L.
Creeping Jenny, moneywort Lysimachia nummularia
Creeping smartweed Persicaria longiseta (Bruijn) Kitagawa (Polygonum caespitosum var. longiseta)
Creeping thistle, Californian thistle, Canada thistle, field thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. (C. setosum, C. incanum, Carduus arvensis, Serratula arvensis & all varieties of C. arvense)
Crowdipper, green dragon Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Makino ex Breitenbach
Crownvetch Coronilla varia (Securigera varia)
Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum L. var. perfoliatum
Curly pondweed Potamogeton crispus L.
Cutleaf Evergreen Blackberry, Evergreen blackberry Rubus laciniatus
Cut-leaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus L.
Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias
Dame’s rocket Hesperis matronalis
English ivy Hedera helix
Eurasian water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L.
European alder, black alder Alnus glutinosa
European bird cherry Prunus padus L.
European cranberry bush, Guelder rose Viburnum opulus L. var. opulus
European Fly Honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum
European privet Ligustrum vulgare
European speedwell Veronica beccabunga L.
European spindletree Euonymus europaeus L.
European swallow-wort Cynanchum rossicum
European water-fern Marsilea quadrifolia
False spiraea Sorbaria sorbifolia (L.) A. Braun
Five-fingered (or fiveleaf) aralia Acanthopanax sieboldianus Makino)
Five-leaved Aralia Eleutherococcus pentaphyllus (Siebold & Zucc.) Nakai (Synonyms: Eleutherococcus seiboldianus (Makino) Koidzumi;
Floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides (Kunth) Raven ssp. glabrescens (Kuntze) Raven
flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus L.
Frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L.
Garden loosestrife, garden yellow loostrife Lysimachia vulgaris
Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata
Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
Glossy buckthorn, smooth buckthorn Frangula alnus
Goose-neck loosestrife Lysimachia clethroides Duby Planchon
Great hairy willow-herb, codlins & cream Epilobium hirsutum L.
Great yellowcress, water yellowcress Rorippa amphibia L. Besser (Nasturtium amphibium L. W.T. Ait.)
Grecian foxglove Digitalis lanata Ehrh.
Hair fescue Festuca filiformis Pourret
Himalayan blackberry Rubus bifrons Vest. ex Tratt. (R. armeniacus Focke; R. discolor Weihe & Nees, R. fruticosus exclusive of its type as per USDA
Japanese angelica tree Aralia elata
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii (incl. B. ottowensis)
Japanese black pine Pinus thunbergii
Japanese Chaff Flower Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai (syn. Achyranthes bidentata var. japonica Miq.)
Japanese holly Ilex crenata Thunb.
Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunberg
Japanese hops Humulus japonicus Sieb. & Zucc.
Japanese knotweed, giant knotweed Fallopia japonica (Hout.) Dcne. var. japonica, F. sachalinensis, F. xbohemica(Polygonum cuspidatum, P. sachalinense, P. xboehmicum)
Japanese maple Acer palmatum Thunb.
Japanese sedge/largehead sedge Carex kobomugi/C. macrocephala
Japanese Silver Grass Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Hack.
Japanese spiraea Spiraea japonica
Japanese stiltgrass, Eulalia, Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum
Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata (Blume) H.Hara[(=S. amurensis (Rupr.) Rupr.; including S. pekinensis Rupr.]
Japanese virgin’s-bower Clematis terniflora
Jetbead Rhodotypos scandens
Jimsonweed, common thorn apple, Jamestown weed, purple thorn apple Datura stramonium L.
Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis L.
Killer alga Caulerpa taxifolia
Kudzu Pueraria montana
Large gray willow, European gray willow, Gray florist’s willow Salix atrocinerea/cinerea
Leafy spurge Euphorbia esula
Leporinum barley; Hare barley Hordeum murinum L. ssp. leporinum (Link) Arcang.
Lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ranunculus ficaria
Linden arrowwood Viburnum dilatatum Thunb.
Marsh dewflower, wart-removing herb Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz.
Marsh thistle, European swamp thistle Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop (Carduus palustris)
Mexican summer-cypress, burning bush Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad. (Bassia scoparia (L.) A.J.Scott).
Mile-a-minute Persicaria perfoliata
Morrow’s honeysuckle, Tartarian honeysuckle, Fly honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii LOMO2, L. tatarica LOTA, L. xbella LOBE
Mudmats Glossostigma cleistanthum (previously reported as G. diandrum)
Multiflora rose Rosa multiflora
Narrowleaf bittercress Cardamine impatiens L.
Nepal smartweed Persicaria nepalensis (Meisn.) H. Gross (=Polygonum nepalense Meisn.)
Norway maple Acer platanoides
Orange daylily Hemerocallis fulva (L.)
Orange-eye butterfly bush Buddleja davidii Franch.
Oriental bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus
Ornamental jewelweed Impatiens glandulifera
Parrot-feather Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vellozo) Verdcourt
Pond water-starwort Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
Porcelain berry Amelopsis brevipedunculata
Princess-tree Paulownia tomentosa
Professor-weed, common milkpea, goat’s-rue Galega officinalis
Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea L
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L.
Purpletop vervain Verbena bonariensis L. var. bonariensis
Redtop, black bentgrass Agrostis gigantea Roth
Reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea
Roundleaf chastetree, beach vitex, chasteberry, monk’s pepper Vitex rotundifolia L.F.
Rugosa rose, Japanese rose, beach rose Rosa rugosa
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia
Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera
Sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella
Shrub lespedeza, bicolor lespdeza, shrubby bush clover Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila L.
Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens Lam.
Siebold’s arrow-wood, Sielbold’s viburnum Viburnum sieboldii
Silktree, mimosa Albizia julibrissin Durazz.
Slender cottonweed Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq.
Slender falsebrome Brachypodium sylvaticum (Huds.) P. Beauv. ssp. sylvaticum
Small carpgrass Arthraxon hispidus
Sour Cherry Prunus cerasus L.
Spotted knapweed, spotted star-thistle Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos s.l. (including C. biebersteinii, C. diffusa, C. maculosa misapplied, C. xpsammogena)
Spotted loosestrife Lysimachia punctata L.
Sweet bedstraw Galium odoratum L. Scop. (Asperula odorata L.)
Sweet cherry Prunus avium L.
Sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus
Tall Fescue, Kentucky Fescue, Reed Fescue, Coarse Fescue, Alta Fescue Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.)
Tall glyceria, English watergrass, reed mannagrass Glyceria maxima (Hartm.) Holb.
Tansy-ragwort Senecio jacobaea L.
Tea viburnum Viburnum setigerum
Timothy Phleum pratense
Trailing nightshade, bittersweet nightshade, climbing nightshade Solanum dulcamara L. var. dulcamara
Tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle
True forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides L.
Uruguayan Primrose-willow Ludwigia grandiflora (Michx.) Greuter & Burdet ssp. hexapetala (Hook. & Arn.) G.L. Nesom & Kartesz
Variable flatsedge Cyperus difformis L.
water chestnut, water caltrop Trapa natans L.
Water fern Salvinia molesta
Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L.
Water soldiers Stratiotes aloides L.
Watercress Nasturtium officinale R. Br. ex Ait. (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum(Linnaeus) Hayek, Sched.
Waterthyme Hydrilla verticillata
Wavyleaf basketgrass, bristle basketgrass Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) Beauv. subsp. undulatifolius (Ard.) U. Scholz
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana L.
Weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula
White mulberry Morus alba
White poplar Populus alba
Wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm.
Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius
Winged burning bush, winged euonymus Euonymus alatus
Winter creeper Euonymus fortunei
Yellow floating heart Nymphoides peltata
Yellow groove bamboo [grove is a misspelling] and golden bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure and P. aurea Carrière ex A. Rivière and C. Rivière)
Yellow hornpoppy Glaucium flavum Crantz
Yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus