List of potentially invasive plant species
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The
non-native plants listed below are either well-documented invasives or
potentially invasive plants in Michigan. Once introduced,
these plants
have the potential to aggressively colonize natural areas, decrease
biodiversity and compromise the ecological integrity of the intact
ecosystems they invade. Invasive plant species have impacts
above and
beyond just simple competition. Some invasive species alter
hydrology,
others impact nitrogen balance or fire ecology to name just a few
negative impacts on the greater landscape. The potential
invasiveness
of a particular species depends on many factors including geographic
location, soil type, and the relative disturbance of the site.
MNPPA
member nurseries are restricted from cultivating these plants and are
expected, through active management, to prevent the distribution of
plants and seed in the plant material they sell.
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
| Acer ginnala |
Amur maple |
| Acer platanoides |
Norway maple |
| Aegopodium podagraria |
Goutweed |
| Ailanthus altissima |
Tree of heaven |
| Alliaria petiolata |
Garlic mustard |
| Alnus glutinosa |
Black alder |
| Berberis spp. |
Barberry |
| Bromus inermis |
Smooth brome grass |
| Butomus umbellatus |
Flowering rush |
| Cardamine impatiens |
Bittercress |
| Celastrus orbiculata |
Oriental bittersweet |
| Centaurea maculosa |
Spotted knapweed |
| Cirsium arvense |
Canada thistle |
| Cirsium palustre |
European marsh thistle |
| Convallaria majalis |
Lily-of-the-valley |
| Convolvulus arvensis |
Field bindweed |
| Coronilla varia |
Crown vetch |
| Cynanchum louiseae |
Black swallow-wort |
| Cynanchum rossicum |
Pale swallow-wort |
| Dipsacus laciniatus |
Cut-leaved teasel |
| Dipsacus sylvestris |
Teasel |
| Eichhornia crassipes |
Water hyacinth |
| Elaeagnus umbellata |
Autumn olive |
| Euphorbia esula |
Leafy spurge |
| Festuca arundinacea |
Tall fescue |
| Glechoma hederacea |
Ground ivy |
| Gypsophila spp. |
Baby's breath |
| Hemerocallis fulva |
Orange daylily |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum |
Giant hogweed |
| Hesperis matronalis |
Dame's rocket |
| Humulus japonicus |
Japanese hops |
| Hydrocharis morsus-ranae |
European frog-bit |
| Hypericum perforatum |
Common St. John's-wort |
| Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow flag iris |
| Ligustrum vulgare |
Privet |
| Lonicera japonica |
Japanese honeysuckle |
| Lonicera maackii |
Amur honeysuckle |
| Lonicera morrowii |
Morrow honeysuckle |
| Lonicera tataric |
Tatarian honeysuckle |
Lonicera x bella
(L. morrowii x L. tatarica) |
Asian honeysuckle |
| Lonicera xylosteum |
European fly honeysuckle |
| Lotus corniculatus |
Bird's foot trefoil |
| Lysimachia nummularia |
Moneywort |
| Lythrum salicaria |
Purple loosestrife |
| Melilotus alba |
White sweet-clover |
| Melilotus officinalis |
Yellow sweet-clover |
| Microstegium vimineum |
Japanese stilt grass |
| Morus alba |
White mulberry |
| Myriophyllum spicatum |
Eurasian water milfoil |
| Pastinaca sativa |
Wild parsnip |
| Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed canary grass |
| Phragmites australis |
Giant reed |
| Polygonum cuspidatum |
Japanese knotweed |
| Polygonum perfoliatum |
Mile-a-minute weed |
| Populus alba |
White poplar |
| Rhamnus cathartica |
Common buckthorn |
| Rhamnus frangula |
Glossy buckthorn |
| Rhodotypos scandens |
Black jetbead |
| Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black locust |
| Rosa multiflora |
Multiflora rose |
| Saponaria officinalis |
Bouncing bet (soapwort) |
| Silene vulgaris |
Bladder campion |
| Torilis arvensis |
Japanese hedge parsley |
| Torilis japonica |
Japanese hedge parsley |
| Typha angustifolia |
Narrow-leaved cat-tail |
Typha x glauca
(T. angustifolia x T. latifolia) |
Hybrid cat-tail |
| Ulmus pumila |
Siberian elm |
| Vinca minor |
Periwinkle |
References:
Midwest
Invasive Plant Network (MIPN)
City
of Ann Arbor Invasive Species List, 2004.
Debby Gelber and William Schneider, Invasive
Species Survey. University of Michigan, 1992.
The Nature Conservancy, 1998-1999
Weed Survey.
Stephen Packard and Cornelia F. Mutel, Eds., The
Tallgrass Restoration Handbook. Island Press, 1997.
