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 |
|---|---|---|
 | Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
 | Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven |
 | Ajuga reptans | Bugleweed |
 | Akebia quinata | Chocolate vine |
 | Albizia julibrissin | Persian silk tree |
 | Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
 | Allium vineale | Wild Garlic |
 | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelain Berry |
 | Aralia elata | Japanese angelica tree |
.JPG) | Arctium minus | Burdock |
 | Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort |
 | Arthraxon hispidus | Small carpetgrass |
 | Arundo donax | Giant cane |
 | Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
.jpg) | Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass |
 | Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper Mulberry |
 | Cardamine impatiens | Narrowleaf Bittercress |
 | Carduus acanthoides | Plumeless Thistle |
.JPG) | Carduus nutans | Musk Thistle |
 | Carex kobomugi | Asiatic Sand Sedge |
 | Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental Bittersweet |
 | Centaurea maculosa | Spotted Knapweed |
.JPG) | Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle |
.JPG) | Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle |
.jpg) | Clematis terniflora | Sweet Autumn Clematis |
 | Commelina communis | Asiatic dayflower |
 | Conium maculatum | Poison hemlock |
 | Convolvulus arvensis | Field bindweed |
 | Cortaderia selloana | Pampas grass |
 | Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass |
 | Cytisus scoparius | Scotch broom |
 | Dioscorea polystachya | Chinese yam |
 | Dipsacus fullonum | Fuller's teasel |
 | Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive |
.jpg) | Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass |
 | Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper |
 | Fatoua villosa | Mulberryweed |
.jpg) | Ficaria verna | Lesser Celandine |
 | Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop |
 | Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) | Japanese Knotweed |
 | Frangula alnus | Glossy Buckthorn |
 | Hedera helix | English Ivy |
 | Hemerocallis fulva | Daylily |
 | Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant Hogweed |
 | Hesperis matronalis | Dame's rocket |
.JPG) | Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon |
 | Humulus japonicus | Japanese Hops |
 | Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris |
 | Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree |
 | Lactuca serriola | Prickly lettuce |
 | Lamium amplexicaule | Common henbit |
_01_ies.jpg) | Lamium galeobdolon | Yellow archangel |
 | Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bushclover |
 | Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet |
 | Ligustrum vulgare | Common privet |
 | Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle |
 | Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle |
 | Lonicera morrowi | Morrow's Honeysuckle |
.jpg) | Lonicera standishii | Standish's Honeysuckle |
 | Liriope sp. | Liriope |
 | Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian Honeysuckle |
 | Lotus corniculatus | Bird's-foot trefoil |
 | Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping jenny |
 | Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife |
_Berberis_bealei_-_Infructescence_-_Boileau%252C_Bouloc%252C_France.jpg) | Mahonia bealei | Beale's barberry |
 | Melilotus albus | White sweet clover |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese Stiltgrass |
 | Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silvergrass |
 | Mollugo verticillata | Green carpetweed |
 | Morus alba | White Mulberry |
 | Morus australis | Chinese mulberry |
 | Murdannia keisak | Marsh Dayflower |
.jpg) | Oplismenus undulatifolius | Wavyleaf Basketgrass |
.JPG) | Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star-of-Bethlehem |
 | Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese pachysandra |
 | Paulownia tomentosa | Princesstree, Paulownia |
 | Pennisetum alopecuroides | Chinese fountaingrass |
 | Perilla frutescens | Perilla |
.jpg) | Persicaria perfoliata | Mile-a-minute |
.jpg) | Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass |
 | Phragmites australis | Phragmites |
 | Phyllostachys aurea | Golden bamboo |
 | Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow groove bamboo |
 | Poncirus trifoliata | Trifoliate orange |
 | Pueraria montana var. lobata | Kudzu |
_outside_of_Knoxville%252C_Tennessee_-_Flickr_-_Jay_Sturner.jpg) | Pyrus calleryana | Callery/Bradford Pear |
 | Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak |
 | Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead |
 | Rorippa sylvestris | Yellow fieldcress |
 | Rosa multiflora | Multiflora Rose |
 | Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry |
 | Saccharum ravennae | Ravennagrass |
.jpg) | Schoenoplectus mucronatus | Bog Bulrush |
 | Securigera varia | Crown vetch |
 | Sorghum bicolor | Shattercane |
.jpg) | Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass |
 | Spiraea japonica | Japanese spiraea |
 | Stellaria media | Chickweed |
_IMG_33949.JPG) | Stellaria pallida | Lesser chickweed |
.JPG) | Taraxacum officinale | Common dandelion |
 | Urtica dioica subsp. dioica | European stinging nettle |
 | Verbascum thapsus | Common mullein |
 | Veronica hederifolia | Ivy-leaved Speedwell |
_(22466333816).jpg){kind=icon} | Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum |
_07.jpg) | Vinca major | Greater periwinkle |
 | Vinca minor | Lesser periwinkle |
 | Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex |
 | Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria |
 | Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria |
Aquatic plants
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| 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 January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Invasive Plant List". Home and Garden Information Center. University of Maryland Extension. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Biodiversity Project". Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland:Terrestrial Plants". Maryland Invasive Species Council. Archived from the original on July 18, 2003. Retrieved January 31, 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.