Maine Invasive Plants

Maine.gov. 2017. Updated 2024. Invasive Plants. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.

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Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order
princesstree Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. Scrophulariaceae Scrophulariales
Norway maple Acer platanoides L. Sapindaceae Sapindales
tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle Simaroubaceae Sapindales
garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande Brassicaceae Capparales
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii DC. Berberidaceae Ranunculales
round leaf bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. Celastraceae Celastrales
autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. Elaeagnaceae Rhamnales
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia L. Elaeagnaceae Rhamnales
winged burning bush Euonymus alatus (Thunb.) Sieb. Celastraceae Celastrales
winter creeper Euonymus fortunei (Turcz.) Hand.-Maz. Celastraceae Celastrales
ground ivy Glechoma hederacea L. Lamiaceae Lamiales
shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. Fabaceae Fabales
European privet Ligustrum vulgare L. Oleaceae Scrophulariales
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Thunb. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii Gray Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica L. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria L. Lythraceae Myrtales
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Poaceae Cyperales
common reed Phragmites australis (Cavanilles) Trinius ex Steudel Poaceae Cyperales
golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A.& C. Rivière Poaceae Cyperales
mile-a-minute vine, Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross Polygonaceae Polygonales
white poplar Populus alba L. Salicaceae Salicales
lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ficaria verna Huds. Ranunculaceae Ranunculales
multiflora rose Rosa multiflora Thunb. Rosaceae Rosales
wine raspberry Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. Rosaceae Rosales
Japanese spiraea Spiraea japonica L. f. Rosaceae Rosales
Japanese wisteria Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC. Fabaceae Fabales
Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. Fabaceae Fabales
cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias L. Euphorbiaceae Euphorbiales
European black alder Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. Betulaceae Fagales
black locust Robinia pseudoacacia L. Fabaceae Fabales
Siberian elm Ulmus pumila L. Ulmaceae Urticales
Amur maple Acer ginnala Maxim. Sapindaceae Sapindales
blessed milkthistle, milk thistle Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. Asteraceae Asterales
Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreales
indigobush Amorpha fruticosa L. Fabaceae Fabales
wild chervil Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffmann Apiaceae Apiales
mugwort Artemisia vulgaris L. Asteraceae Asterales
common barberry Berberis vulgaris L Berberidaceae Ranunculales
paper-mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent. Moraceae Urticales
flowering rush Butomus umbellatus L. Butomaceae Alismatales
sweet autumn virginsbower Clematis terniflora DC Ranunculaceae Ranunculales
glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus Mill. Rhamnaceae Rhamnales
dames rocket Hesperis matronalis L. Brassicaceae Capparales
pale yellow iris, yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus L. Iridaceae Liliales
European wand loosestrife Lythrum virgatum L. Lythraceae Myrtales
white mulberry Morus alba L. Moraceae Urticales
reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea L. Poaceae Cyperales
creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens L. Ranunculaceae Ranunculales
coltsfoot Tussilago farfara L. Asteraceae Asterales
common valerian Valeriana officinalis L. Valerianaceae Dipsacales
weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees Poaceae Cyperales
sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides L. Elaeagnaceae Rhamnales
European mountain-ash Sorbus aucuparia L. Rosaceae Rosales
sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Carruthers Fagaceae Fagales
border privet Ligustrum obtusifolium Sieb. & Zucc. Oleaceae Scrophulariales
chocolate vine Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne. Lardizabalaceae Ranunculales
linden viburnum Viburnum dilatatum Thunb. Adoxaceae Dipsacales
Callery pear (Bradford pear) Pyrus calleryana Decne. Rosaceae Rosales
Siebold's arrowwood Viburnum sieboldii Miq. Adoxaceae Dipsacales
goutweed Aegopodium podagraria L. Apiaceae Apiales
Japanese angelica tree Aralia elata (Miq.) Seem Araliaceae Apiales
California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Hassk. Oleaceae Scrophulariales
dwarf honeysuckle Lonicera xylosteum L. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
meadow campion Silene flos-cuculi (L.) Clairv. Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllales
Amur corktree Phellodendron amurense Rupr. Rutaceae Sapindales
Seaside rose Rosa rugosa Thunb. Rosaceae Rosales
butterflybush Buddleja davidii Franch. Scrophulariaceae Scrophulariales
Chinese fleecevine Fallopia baldschuanica (Regel) Holub Polygonaceae Polygonales
creeping miscanthus Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. Poaceae Cyperales
yellow hornpoppy Glaucium flavum Crantz Papaveraceae Papaverales
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera Royle Balsaminaceae Geraniales
cup rosinweed Silphium perfoliatum L. Asteraceae Asterales
Italian arum Arum italicum P. Mill. Araceae Arales
queen-of-the-meadow Filipendula ulmaria (L.) Maxim. Rosaceae Rosales
Japanese tree lilac Syringa reticulata (Blume) Hara Oleaceae Scrophulariales
woodland angelica Angelica sylvestris Linnaeus Apiaceae Apiales
Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica Sieb. & Zucc. Polygonaceae Polygonales
rough mannagrass Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmb. Poaceae Cyperales
Oriental photinia Photinia villosa (Thunb.) DC. Rosaceae Rosales
hair fescue Festuca filiformis Pourr. Poaceae Cyperales
Japanese sweet coltsfoot Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. Asteraceae Asterales
sapphire-berry Symplocos paniculata (Thunb.) Miq. Symplocaceae Ebenales
sticky sage Salvia glutinosa L. Lamiaceae Lamiales
sweetberry honeysuckle Lonicera caerulea L. Caprifoliaceae Dipsacales
tara vine Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. Actinidiaceae Theales
yellow groove bamboo Phyllostachys aureosulcata McClure Poaceae Cyperales
ravennagrass Saccharum ravennae L. Poaceae Cyperales
red toon Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) M. Roem. Meliaceae Sapindales
porcelain-berry Ampelopsis glandulosa var. brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Momiy. Vitaceae Rhamnales