Invasive
Species
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 |
Bitter Cress |
| 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 sylestris |
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 day-lily |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum |
Giant hogweed |
| Hesperis matronalis |
Dame's Rocket |
| Humulus japonicus |
Japanese hops |
| Hydrocharis morsus-ranae |
European frog-bit |
| Hypericum perforatum |
Common St. Johnswort |
| Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow flag iris |
| Ligustrum vulgare |
Privet |
| Linaria vulgaris |
Butter and Eggs |
| Lonicera japonica |
Japanese Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera maackii |
Amur Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera morrowii |
Morrow Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera tatarica |
Tartarian Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera xbella |
Asian Honeysuckle |
| Lonicera xylosteum |
European Fly Honeysuckle |
| Lotus corniculata |
Birdfoot Trefoil |
| Lysimachia nummularia |
Moneywort |
| Lythrum salicaria |
Purple Loosestrife |
| Melilotus alba |
White Sweet Clover |
| Melilotus officinalis |
Yellow Sweet Clover |
| Morus alba |
White Mulberry |
| Myriophyllum spicatum |
Eurasian Water Milfoil |
| Pastinaca sativa |
Wild Parsnip |
| Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed Canary Grass |
Phragmites australis |
Giant reed |
| Poa compressa |
Canada Bluegrass |
| Poa pratensis |
Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Polygonum cuspidatum |
Japanese Knotweed |
| Polygonum perfoliatum |
Mile-a-minute weed |
| Populus alba |
White poplar |
| Pueraria montana var. lobata |
Kudzu |
| Rhamnus cathartica |
European Buckthorn |
| Rhamnus frangula |
Glossy Buckthorn |
| Robinia pseudoacacia |
Black Locust |
| Rosa multiflora |
Multiflora Rose |
| Saponaria officinalis |
Bouncing bet (soapwort) |
| Silene vulgaris |
Bladder campion |
| Torilis arvensis |
Hedge parsley |
Torilis japonica |
Japanese hedge parsley |
| Typha angustifolia |
Narrow-Leaved Cattail |
| Typha x glauca |
Hybrid cat-tail (T. ang x T. lat) |
| Ulmus pumila |
Siberian Elm |
| Vinca minor |
Periwinkle |
| Vincetoxicum spp. |
Dog Strangling Vine |
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”
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