Localized Species
Site-specific abundance/localized populations causing habitat degradation
Note the species listed below with an asterisk (*) are still commonly sold in local nurseries and garden centers.
Invasive Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines
Common Name
Amur Maple*
Sycamore. Maple*
Paper Mulberry
Sweet Autumn Clematis*
Dwarf Burning Bush*
Creeping Euonymus*
English Ivy*
Border Privet*
European Privet*
Japanese Crabapple*
Sweet/ Mazzard Cherry
Callery/ Bradford Pear*
Bittersweet Nightshade
Exotic Wisterias*
Botanical Name
Acer Ginnala
Acer Pseudoplatanus
Broussonetia Papyifera
Clematis Paniculata & Terniflora
Euonymus Alata ‘Compacta’
Euonymus Fortunei
Hedera Helix
Ligustrum Obstusifolium
Ligustrum Vulgare
Malus Toringo
Prunus Avium
Pyrus Calleryana Cultivars
Solanum Dulcamara
Wisteria Chinese & Floribunda
Mid-AtlanticNative Alternative
Serviceberry
Red or Sugar Maple
Red Mulberry or Sassafras
Virgin’s Bower
Red Chokeberry or Sweetspire
Green & Gold
Native Pachysandra
Inkberry or Black Chokeberry
Fringetree or Hawthorns
AmericanPlum or Chokeberry
Serviceberry
Trumpet Honeysuckle
American Wisteria
Invasive Herbaceous Perennials
Common Name
Goutweed*
Jointhead Arthaxon
Field Bindweed
Exotic Bamboo*
Greater Celanide
Asiatic Dayflower
Yellow Flag Iris*
Chinese Bush Clover
Chinese Silver Grass*
English Plantain
Japanese Knotweed
Mile-a-Minute Vine
White Champion
Common Dandelion
Periwinkle*
Botanical. Name
Aegopodium Podagraria
Athaxon Hispidus
Convolvulus Arvensis
Bambusa Species
Phyllostachys Species
Pseudosasa Species’
Chelidonium Majus
Commelina Communis
Iris Pseudacorus
Lespedeza Cuneata
Miscanthus Sinensis
Plantago Lanceolata
Polygonum Cuspidatum
Polygonum Perfoliatum
Silene Latifolia
Taraxacum Officinale
Vinca Minor
Mid-Atlantic Native Alternatives
Wild. Ginger
Native Sedges
Pipevine or Passion Flower
Celandine Poppy
Virginia Spiderwort
Blue Flag Iris
Blue Wild Indigo
Switch Grass
Lyre-leaved Sage
White Snakeroot
Wild Ginger