Plant Species Reported to be Invasive in Natural Areas List

Source: Ohio Invasive Species Council

Source URL: https://www.oipc.info/assessment-results.html

64 Species

Subject Name Scientific Name Family U.S. Nativity
kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida Fabaceae Exotic
princesstree Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. Scrophulariaceae Exotic
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. Asteraceae Exotic
Norway maple Acer platanoides L. Sapindaceae Exotic
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Simaroubaceae Exotic
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Brassicaceae Exotic
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberidaceae Exotic
round leaf bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastraceae Exotic
spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos (Gugler) Hayek Asteraceae Exotic
common teasel Dipsacus fullonum L. Dipsacaceae Exotic
autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnaceae Exotic
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Elaeagnaceae Exotic
winged burning bush Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. Celastraceae Exotic
winter creeper Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. Celastraceae Exotic
European privet Ligustrum vulgare L. Oleaceae Exotic
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. Caprifoliaceae Exotic
Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder Caprifoliaceae Exotic
Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray Caprifoliaceae Exotic
Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica L. Caprifoliaceae Exotic
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. Lythraceae Exotic
white sweetclover Melilotus albus Medikus Fabaceae Exotic
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Poaceae Exotic
bristle miscanthus Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. Poaceae Exotic
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L. Haloragaceae Exotic
brittleleaf naiad Najas minor All. Najadaceae Exotic
mile-a-minute vine, Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross Polygonaceae Exotic
lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ficaria verna Huds. Ranunculaceae Exotic
common buckthorn, European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica L. Rhamnaceae Exotic
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosaceae Exotic
wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rosaceae Exotic
black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench Asclepiadaceae Exotic
tawny daylily Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L. Liliaceae Exotic
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae Exotic
field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis L. Convolvulaceae Exotic
poison hemlock Conium maculatum L. Apiaceae Exotic
Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. Dioscoreaceae Exotic
small carpetgrass, joint-head grass Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino Poaceae Exotic
common burdock, lesser burdock Arctium minus Bernh. Asteraceae Exotic
yellow rocket Barbarea vulgaris Ait. f. Brassicaceae Exotic
smooth brome Bromus inermis Leyss. Poaceae Exotic
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus L. Butomaceae Exotic
cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus L. Dipsacaceae Exotic
hairy willowherb Epilobium hirsutum L. Onagraceae Exotic
glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Mill. Rhamnaceae Exotic
dames rocket Hesperis matronalis L. Brassicaceae Exotic
yellow sweet-clover Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam. Fabaceae Exotic
white mulberry Morus alba L. Moraceae Exotic
wild parsnip Pastinaca sativa L. Apiaceae Exotic
reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. Poaceae Exotic
curly leaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus L. Potamogetonaceae Exotic
bouncingbet Saponaria officinalis L. Caryophyllaceae Exotic
tall morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea (L.) Roth Convolvulaceae Exotic
Callery pear (Bradford pear) Pyrus calleryana Decne. Rosaceae Exotic
Amur corktree Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Rutaceae Exotic
dog rose Rosa canina L. Rosaceae Exotic
narrow-leaved cattail Typha angustifolia L. Typhaceae Exotic
hybrid cattail Typha x glauca Godr. [angustifolia x latifolia] Typhaceae
Japanese chaff flower Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai Amaranthaceae Exotic
Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc. Polygonaceae Exotic
giant knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim. Polygonaceae Exotic
European common reed, Phragmites Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel Poaceae Exotic
Bohemian knotweed, Hybrid Japanese knotweed Reynoutria x bohemica Chrtek & Chrtková Polygonaceae Exotic
ravennagrass Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholz Poaceae Exotic
porcelain-berry Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy. Vitaceae Exotic