List of invasive plant species in Maryland

Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Maryland in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland.

Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) invasion of a forest in Greenbelt, Maryland

Terrestrial plants

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Picture Scientific Name Common Name
 Acer platanoides Norway Maple
 Ailanthus altissima Tree of Heaven
 Ajuga reptans Bugleweed
 Akebia quinata Chocolate vine
 Albizia julibrissin Persian silk tree
 Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard
 Allium vineale Wild Garlic
 Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Porcelain Berry
 Aralia elata Japanese angelica tree
 Arctium minus Burdock
 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort
 Arthraxon hispidus Small carpetgrass
 Arundo donax Giant cane
 Berberis thunbergii Japanese Barberry
 Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass
 Broussonetia papyrifera Paper Mulberry
 Cardamine impatiens Narrowleaf Bittercress
 Carduus acanthoides Plumeless Thistle
 Carduus nutans Musk Thistle
 Carex kobomugi Asiatic Sand Sedge
 Celastrus orbiculatus Oriental Bittersweet
 Centaurea maculosa Spotted Knapweed
 Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle
 Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle
 Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn Clematis
 Commelina communis Asiatic dayflower
 Conium maculatum Poison hemlock
 Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed
 Cortaderia selloana Pampas grass
 Cynodon dactylon Bermuda grass
 Cytisus scoparius Scotch broom
 Dioscorea polystachya Chinese yam
 Dipsacus fullonum Fuller's teasel
 Elaeagnus umbellata Autumn Olive
 Eragrostis curvula Weeping lovegrass
 Euonymus fortunei Winter Creeper
 Fatoua villosa Mulberryweed
 Ficaria verna Lesser Celandine
 Galanthus nivalis Snowdrop
 Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) Japanese Knotweed
 Frangula alnus Glossy Buckthorn
 Hedera helix English Ivy
 Hemerocallis fulva Daylily
 Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed
 Hesperis matronalis Dame's rocket
 Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon
 Humulus japonicus Japanese Hops
 Iris pseudacorus Yellow iris
 Koelreuteria paniculata Goldenrain tree
 Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce
 Lamium amplexicaule Common henbit
 Lamium galeobdolon Yellow archangel
 Lespedeza cuneata Chinese bushclover
 Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet
 Ligustrum vulgare Common privet
 Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle
 Lonicera maackii Amur Honeysuckle
 Lonicera morrowi Morrow's Honeysuckle
 Lonicera standishii Standish's Honeysuckle
 Liriope sp. Liriope
 Lonicera tatarica Tatarian Honeysuckle
 Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot trefoil
 Lysimachia nummularia Creeping jenny
 Lythrum salicaria Purple Loosestrife
 Mahonia bealei Beale's barberry
 Melilotus albus White sweet clover
 Microstegium vimineum Japanese Stiltgrass
 Miscanthus sinensis Chinese Silvergrass
 Mollugo verticillata Green carpetweed
 Morus alba White Mulberry
 Morus australis Chinese mulberry
 Murdannia keisak Marsh Dayflower
 Oplismenus undulatifolius Wavyleaf Basketgrass
 Ornithogalum umbellatum Star-of-Bethlehem
 Pachysandra terminalis Japanese pachysandra
 Paulownia tomentosa Princesstree, Paulownia
 Pennisetum alopecuroides Chinese fountaingrass
 Perilla frutescens Perilla
 Persicaria perfoliata Mile-a-minute
 Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canarygrass
 Phragmites australis Phragmites
 Phyllostachys aurea Golden bamboo
 Phyllostachys aureosulcata Yellow groove bamboo
 Poncirus trifoliata Trifoliate orange
 Pueraria montana var. lobata Kudzu
 Pyrus calleryana Callery/Bradford Pear
 Quercus acutissima Sawtooth oak
 Rhodotypos scandens Jetbead
 Rorippa sylvestris Yellow fieldcress
 Rosa multiflora Multiflora Rose
 Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry
 Saccharum ravennae Ravennagrass
 Schoenoplectus mucronatus Bog Bulrush
 Securigera varia Crown vetch
 Sorghum bicolor Shattercane
 Sorghum halepense Johnsongrass
 Spiraea japonica Japanese spiraea
 Stellaria media Chickweed
 Stellaria pallida Lesser chickweed
 Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion
 Urtica dioica subsp. dioica European stinging nettle
 Verbascum thapsus Common mullein
 Veronica hederifolia Ivy-leaved Speedwell
 Viburnum dilatatum Linden viburnum
 Vinca major Greater periwinkle
 Vinca minor Lesser periwinkle
 Vitex rotundifolia Beach vitex
 Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria
 Wisteria floribunda Japanese Wisteria

Aquatic plants
Scientific Name Common Name
Alternanthera philoxeroides Alligator weed
Didymosphenia geminata Didymo, Rock Snot
Egeria densa Brazilian Waterweed
Eichhornia crassipes Water Hyacinth
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla
Iris pseudacorus Yellow iris
Myriophyllum aquaticum Parrot Feather
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian Water-Milfoil
Potamogeton crispus Curly Leaved Pondweed
Prymnesium parvum Golden Algae
Salvinia molesta Giant Salvinia
Trapa natans Water Chestnut

See also

References
  1. "Bad Plants Planted by Good People" (PDF). Wildlife and Heritage Service. Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  2. "Invasive Plant List". Home and Garden Information Center. University of Maryland Extension. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. "Maryland Biodiversity Project". Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. "Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland:Terrestrial Plants". Maryland Invasive Species Council. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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