List of invasive plant species in West Virginia
Numerous plants have been introduced to West Virginia in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species.
Invasive plants[]
The following are some of invasive plant species established in West Virginia:
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Ajuga reptans | bugle |
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Akebia quinata | chocolate vine |
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Alliaria petiolata | garlic mustad |
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Arctium minus | lesser burdock |
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Bidens aristosa | bearded beggarticks |
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Bromus tectorum | drooping brome |
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Buddleja davidii | summer lilac |
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Carduus acanthoides | spiny plumeless thistle |
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Carduus crispus | curly plumeless thistle |
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Carduus nutans | musk thistle |
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Centaurea jacea | brown knapweed |
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Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle |
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Cirsium vulgare | spear thistle |
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Convolvulus arvensis | field bindweed |
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Dioscorea polystachya | Chinese yam |
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Dipsacus fullonum | wild teasel |
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Elaeagnus umbellata | Japanese silverberry |
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Euphorbia cyparissias | cypress spurge |
Hedera helix | common ivy | |
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Hesperis matronalis | dame's rocket |
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Inula helenium | horse-heal |
Isatis tinctoria | woad | |
Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bushclover | |
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Ligustrum vulgare | common privet |
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Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle |
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Lonicera maackii | Amur honeysuckle |
Lotus corniculatus | common bird's-foot trefoil | |
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Miscanthus sinensis | maiden silvergrass |
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Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian watermilfoil |
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Phragmites | |
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Pyrus calleryana | callery pear |
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Rhamnus cathartica | buckthorn |
Rhodotypos scandens | jetbead | |
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Rubus laciniatus | cutleaf evergreen blackberry |
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Salix fragilis | crack willow |
Securigera varia | crownvetch | |
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Solanum dulcamara | bittersweet |
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Sorbus aucuparia | rowan |
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Stellaria media | chickweed |
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Tanacetum vulgare | common tansy |
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Tussilago | coltsfoot |
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Verbascum thapsus | great mullein |
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Vinca minor | lesser periwinkle |
Wisteria sinensis | Chinese wisteria |
See also[]
References[]
- Venable, N. J.; West Virginia University Extension Service (1988), Selected Trees and Shrubs of West Virginia (PDF), West Virginia University Extension Service, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-12, retrieved 2013-01-10
- West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Trees of West Virginia Farms and Woodlots (PDF), West Virginia Department of Agriculture, retrieved 2013-01-10
External links[]
- USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US
- InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council
Categories:
- Trees of the Northeastern United States
- Environment of West Virginia
- Natural history of West Virginia
- Lists of invasive plants in the United States
- West Virginia-related lists