List of invasive plant species in Maryland
Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Maryland in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland.
Terrestrial plants[]
Picture | Scientific Name | Common Name |
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Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
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Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven |
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Ajuga reptans | Bugleweed |
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Akebia quinata | Chocolate vine |
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Albizia julibrissin | Persian silk tree |
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Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
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Allium vineale | Wild Garlic |
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Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelain Berry |
Aralia elata | Japanese angelica tree | |
Arctium minus | Burdock | |
Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | |
Arthraxon hispidus | Small carpetgrass | |
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Arundo donax | Giant cane |
Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry | |
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Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass |
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Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper Mulberry |
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Cardamine impatiens | Narrowleaf Bittercress |
Carduus acanthoides | Plumeless Thistle | |
Carduus nutans | Musk Thistle | |
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Carex kobomugi | Asiatic Sand Sedge |
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Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental Bittersweet |
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Centaurea maculosa | Spotted Knapweed |
Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle | |
Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle | |
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Clematis terniflora | Sweet Autumn Clematis |
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Commelina communis | Asiatic dayflower |
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Conium maculatum | Poison hemlock |
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Convolvulus arvensis | Field bindweed |
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Cortaderia selloana | Pampas grass |
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Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass |
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Cytisus scoparius | Scotch broom |
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Dioscorea polystachya | Chinese yam |
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Dipsacus fullonum | Fuller's teasel |
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Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive |
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Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass |
Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper | |
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Fatoua villosa | Mulberryweed |
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Ficaria verna | Lesser Celandine |
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Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop |
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Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) | Japanese Knotweed |
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Frangula alnus | Glossy Buckthorn |
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Hedera helix | English Ivy |
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Hemerocallis fulva | Daylily |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant Hogweed | |
Hesperis matronalis | Dame's rocket | |
Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon | |
Humulus japonicus | Japanese Hops | |
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Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris |
Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree | |
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Lactuca serriola | Prickly lettuce |
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Lamium amplexicaule | Common henbit |
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Lamium galeobdolon | Yellow archangel |
Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bushclover | |
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Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet |
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Ligustrum vulgare | Common privet |
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Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle |
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Morrow's Honeysuckle | |
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Standish's Honeysuckle | |
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Liriope sp. | Liriope |
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Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian Honeysuckle |
Lotus corniculatus | Bird's-foot trefoil | |
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Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping jenny |
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Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife |
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Mahonia bealei | Beale's barberry |
Melilotus albus | White sweet clover | |
Microstegium vimineum | Japanese Stiltgrass | |
Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silvergrass | |
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Mollugo verticillata | Green carpetweed |
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Morus alba | White Mulberry |
Morus australis | Chinese mulberry | |
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Murdannia keisak | Marsh Dayflower |
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Oplismenus undulatifolius | Wavyleaf Basketgrass |
Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star-of-Bethlehem | |
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Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese pachysandra |
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Paulownia tomentosa | Princesstree, Paulownia |
Pennisetum alopecuroides | Chinese fountaingrass | |
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Perilla frutescens | Perilla |
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Persicaria perfoliata | Mile-a-minute |
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Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass |
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Phragmites australis | Phragmites |
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Phyllostachys aurea | Golden bamboo |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow groove bamboo | |
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Poncirus trifoliata | Trifoliate orange |
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Pueraria montana var. lobata | Kudzu |
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Pyrus calleryana | Callery/Bradford Pear |
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Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak |
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Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead |
Rorippa sylvestris | Yellow fieldcress | |
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Rosa multiflora | Multiflora Rose |
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Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry |
Saccharum ravennae | Ravennagrass | |
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Schoenoplectus mucronatus | Bog Bulrush |
Securigera varia | Crown vetch | |
Sorghum bicolor | Shattercane | |
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Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass |
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Spiraea japonica | Japanese spiraea |
Stellaria media | Chickweed | |
Stellaria pallida | Lesser chickweed | |
Taraxacum officinale | Common dandelion | |
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Urtica dioica subsp. dioica | European stinging nettle |
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Verbascum thapsus | Common mullein |
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Veronica hederifolia | Ivy-leaved Speedwell |
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Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum |
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Vinca major | Greater periwinkle |
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Vinca minor | Lesser periwinkle |
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Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex |
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Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria |
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Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria |
Aquatic plants[]
Scientific Name | Common Name |
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Alternanthera philoxeroides | Alligator weed |
Didymosphenia geminata | Didymo, Rock Snot |
Egeria densa | Brazilian Waterweed |
Eichhornia crassipes | Water Hyacinth |
Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrilla |
Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris |
Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot Feather |
Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian Water-Milfoil |
Potamogeton crispus | Curly Leaved Pondweed |
Prymnesium parvum | Golden Algae |
Salvinia molesta | Giant Salvinia |
Trapa natans | Water Chestnut |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Bad Plants Planted by Good People" (PDF). Wildlife and Heritage Service. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Invasive Plant List". Home and Garden Information Center. University of Maryland Extension. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Biodiversity Project". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland:Terrestrial Plants". Maryland Invasive Species Council. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
External links[]
- Invasive Plants in Maryland. University of Maryland Extension, Home and Garden Information Center.
- Maryland: Commonly Planted Invasive Plants. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service.
- marylandbiodiversity.com Maryland Biodiversity Project.
- mdinvasivesp.org Maryland Invasive Species Council.
- invasivespecies.gov United States Government.
Categories:
- Flora of Maryland
- Natural history of Maryland
- Lists of flora of Maryland
- Environment of Maryland
- Lists of invasive plants in the United States