Maryland Department of Natural Resources Policy: Restriction on Planting Exotic Invasive Plants

Common Name Scientific Name
kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
princesstree Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.
cogongrass Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
alligatorweed Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Canada thistle Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop.
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.
musk thistle, nodding thistle Carduus nutans L.
round leaf bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian elodea Egeria densa Planch.
autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
winged burning bush Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb.
winter creeper Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz.
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
Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray
Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica L.
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L.
chinaberry Melia azedarach 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.
brittleleaf naiad Najas minor All.
sacred bamboo Nandina domestica Thunb.
common reed Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel
water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L.
mile-a-minute vine, Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross
lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ficaria verna Huds.
common buckthorn, European buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica L.
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb.
wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim.
johnsongrass Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Japanese spiraea Spiraea japonica L. f.
Chinese tallowtree Triadica sebifera (L.) Small
Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC.
Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC.
black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench
spiny plumeless thistle, plumeless thistle Carduus acanthoides L.
bamboo Bambusa Schreb.
tawny daylily Hemerocallis fulva (L.) L.
perilla mint Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton
European water chestnut Trapa natans L.
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link
Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
anchored waterhyacinth Eichhornia azurea (Swartz) Kunth
mugwort Artemisia vulgaris L.
common barberry Berberis vulgaris L
paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent.
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus L.
glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Mill.
rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus L.
pale yellow iris, yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus L.
showy fly honeysuckle, Bell's honeysuckle Lonicera x bella Zabel [morrowii × tatarica]
white mulberry Morus alba L.
reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L.
curly leaf pondweed Potamogeton crispus L.
sorghum (type unspecified) Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench
leatherleaf mahonia Mahonia bealei (Fortune) Carr.
jetbead Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) Makino
border privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc.
Standish's honeysuckle Lonicera standishii Jacques
chocolate vine Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne.
hooked hair hops Humulus japonicus Siebold & Zucc.
Callery pear (Bradford pear) Pyrus calleryana Decne.
European waterstarwort Callitriche stagnalis Scop.
Amur corktree Phellodendron amurense Rupr.
butterflybush Buddleja davidii Franch.
yellow floating heart Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze
goldenrain tree Koelreuteria paniculata Laxm.
bamboo Phyllostachys Sieb. & Zucc.
Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc.
giant knotweed Reynoutria sachalinensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
arrow bamboo Pseudosasa
spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe L.
porcelain-berry Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy.
wavyleaf basketgrass Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) Roem. & Schult.
common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes Martius