Maine Invasive Plants

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

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