Identifying Invasives

Fighting Invasive Plants in Ohio

This list includes some of the most common invasive plants in northeastern Ohio. For a more complete list of invasive plants, please visit the Ohio Department of Agriculture Invasive Plant list.

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Invasive Trees
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides)
Callery or Bradford Pear (Pyrus calleryana)
White Mulberry (Morus alba)
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Invasive Shrubs
European or Japanese Barberry (Berberis spp)
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
Shrub Honeysuckles (Lonicera spp) — ALL SHRUB varieties
Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus)
Common, Chinese or European Privet (Ligustrum spp)
Common and Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus spp)
Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora)
Russian or Autumn Olive (Eleagnus spp)
Doublefile Viburnum (Viburnum plicatum)
Linden Leaf Viburnum (Virburnum dilatatum)

Invasive Vines
Wintercreeper, Climbing Euonymus (Euonymus fortunei)
Porcelain Berry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata)
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
Vinca, periwinkle, Myrtle (Vinca minor, Vinca major)
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Chinese and Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria spp)
Mile-a-Minute (Persicaria perfoliata)
Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora)

Invasive Forbs
Goutweed, Bishop’s Weed (Aegopodium podograria, Aegopodium podograria variegatum)
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)
Lesser Celandine (Ficaria verna)
Dame’s Rocket (Hesperis matronalis)
Yellow Flag Iris, Louisiana Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Moneywort, Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)
Japanese Pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Japanese Knotweed or Giant Knotweed (Fallopia japonica, Fallopia sachalinensis)
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Invasive Grasses
Maidenhair Grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacae)
Japanese Stilt Grass (Microstegium vimineum)