Non-Native Invasive Plants of the City of Alexandria, Virginia

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Common Name Scientific Name
princesstree Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
Japanese maple Acer palmatum Thunb.
Norway maple Acer platanoides L.
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle
mimosa Albizia julibrissin Durazz.
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii DC.
round leaf bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
purple crown-vetch Securigera varia (L.) Lassen
autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
winged burning bush Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb.
winter creeper Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.
ground ivy Glechoma hederacea L.
English ivy Hedera helix L.
hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle
sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
Japanese privet Ligustrum japonicum Thunb.
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Lour.
European privet Ligustrum vulgare L.
Japanese honeysuckle, golden honeysuckle vine Lonicera japonica Thunb.
Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L.
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
bristle miscanthus Miscanthus sinensis Anderss.
marsh dayflower Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Maz.
parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.
Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum L.
sacred bamboo Nandina domestica Thunb.
Japanese pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis Sieb. & Zucc.
golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Rivière
mile-a-minute vine, Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross
arrow bamboo Pseudosasa japonica (Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai
lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ficaria verna Huds.
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb.
wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.
johnsongrass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
common periwinkle Vinca minor L.
Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC.
Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora L.
bull thistle Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
tawny daylily Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.
perilla mint Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila L.
Chinese chestnut Castanea mollissima Blume
northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa (Warder) Warder ex Engelm.
Amur maple Acer ginnala Maxim.
alternateleaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia L. f.
poison hemlock Conium maculatum L.
thorny olive Elaeagnus pungens Thunb.
Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
big periwinkle Vinca major L.
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Vitman
paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
sweet autumn virginsbower Clematis terniflora DC
smallflower umbrella sedge Cyperus difformis L.
cutleaf teasel Dipsacus laciniatus L.
mulberryweed Fatoua villosa (Thunb.) Nakai
rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus L.
pale yellow iris, yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus L.
Korean lespedeza Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino
Japanese clover Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.
white mulberry Morus alba L.
star-of-Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum L.
dallisgrass Paspalum dilatatum Poir.
Oriental lady's thumb Persicaria longiseta (Bruijn) Kitagawa
ladysthumb Persicaria maculosa S.F. Gray
curly dock Rumex crispus ssp. crispus L.
Himalayan blackberry Rubus armeniacus Focke
broadleaf dock Rumex obtusifolius L.
green bristlegrass Setaria viridis var. viridis (L.) P. Beauv.
spreading hedgeparsley Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis (Huds.) Link
Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia Jacq.
leatherleaf mahonia Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
jetbead Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino
Chinese holly Ilex cornuta Lindl. & Paxton
crapemyrtle Lagerstroemia indica L.
weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees
daffodils Narcissus L.
knapweeds Centaurea L.
sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Carruthers
chocolate vine Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne.
carpet bugle Ajuga reptans L.
tall vervain Verbena bonariensis L.
linden viburnum Viburnum dilatatum Thunb.
English yew Taxus baccata L.
Sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus L.
Callery pear (Bradford pear) Pyrus calleryana Decne.
privet Ligustrum L.
Asiatic hawksbeard Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Japanese snowball Viburnum plicatum Thunb.
European spindletree Euonymus europaeus L.
Japanese holly Ilex crenata Thunb.
false green kyllinga Cyperus brevifolioides Thieret & Delahouss
California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk.
creeping liriope Liriope spicata (Thunb.) Lour.
sweet cherry Prunus avium (L.) L.
Himalayan blackberry Rubus bifrons Vest ex Tratt.
crack willow Salix fragilis L.
butterflybush Buddleja davidii Franch.
monkeygrass Liriope muscari (Dcne.) Bailey
Asian mazus Mazus pumilus (Burm. f.) Steenis
littleleaf linden Tilia cordata P. Mill.
helleborine Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz
Japanese hedge-parsley, erect hedgeparsley Torilis japonica (Houtt.) DC.
thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma Dewey
oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr.
roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey.
Italian arum Arum italicum P. Mill.
goldenrain tree Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm.
yellow archangel Lamium galeobdolon (L.) Crantz
annual honesty Lunaria annua L.
Siberian crabapple Malus baccata (L.) Borkh.
Japanese flowering crabapple Malus floribunda Sieb. Ex Van Houtte
plumleaf crabapple Malus prunifolia (Willd.) Borkh.
cherry laurel Prunus laurocerasus L.
Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb. & Zucc.) Planch.
vetch Vicia L.
sweet mock orange Philadelphus coronarius L.
winter-flowering cherry Prunus subhirtella Miq.
leatherleaf arrowwood viburnum Viburnum rhytidophyllum Hemsl.
Japanese zelkova Zelkova serrata (Thunb.) Makino
bamboo Phyllostachys Sieb. & Zucc.
Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc.
giant knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
Berberis bealei (Fortune) Carr.
(Synonym for Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.)
trifoliate orange Citrus trifoliata (L.) Raf.
European cranberrybush Viburnum opulus L.
holly osmanthus Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P.S. Green
tea viburnum Viburnum setigerum Hance
grassleaf sweet flag Acorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton
lenten-rose Helleborus orientalis Lam.
Japanese pagoda tree Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott
castor aralia Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidz
chokecherry Prunus virginiana var. virginiana L.
creeping strawberry bush Euonymus kiautschovicus Loes.
floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens (Kuntze) P.H. Raven
Japanese netvein hollyfern Cyrtomium falcatum (L. f.) C. Presl
Java waterdropwort Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.
kudzu Pueraria montana (Lour.)Merr.
male fern Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
prickly sedge Carex spicata Huds.
red buckeye Aesculus pavia var. pavia L.
summer snowflake Leucojum aestivum L.
woodland crocus Crocus tommasinianus Herbert
yellow foxtail Setaria pumila ssp. pumila (Poir.) Roem. & Schult.
yellow groove bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure
European common reed, Phragmites Phragmites australis ssp. australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel
ravennagrass Tripidium ravennae (L.) H. Scholz
bisset bambu Phyllostachys bissetii McClure
Persicaria posumbu (Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don) H. Gross
(Synonym for Polygonum posumbu Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don)
toringa crabapple Malus sieboldii (Regel) Rehder
Border Privet Ligustrum obtusifolium var. obtusifolium Sieb.& Zucc.
hairy jointgrass Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus (Thunb.) Makino
Chinese fountaingrass Cenchrus alopecuroides (L.) Thunb.
porcelain-berry Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy.
Autumn fern Dryopteris erythrosora (D.C.Eaton) Kuntze
far-eastern smartweed Persicaria extremiorientalis (Vorosch.) Tzvelev
Asian jumpseed Persicaria filiformis (Thunb.) Nakai
‘Alleghany’ hybrid viburnum Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’