Non-Invasive Native Plant Alternatives for Invasive Plant Species

 

Trees

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Amur maple Acer ginnala Amelanchier arborea Serviceberry
Norway maple Acer platanoides Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam
    Acer rubrum Red maple
    Tilia americana American basswood

Shrubs

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa
Autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata High-bush cranberry Viburnum trilobum
Tartarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica Common elderberry Sambucus canadensis
Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica
Butterfly bush Buddleia davidii Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Privet Ligustrum vulgare New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus
Japanese spiraea Spiraea japonica Witch hazel Hamamelis virginiana
Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica Meadow-sweet Spiraea alba
Burning bush Euonymus alata Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea
    Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina
    Wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus

Forbs

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Crown vetch Coronilla varia Woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
Dame’s rocket Hesperis matronalis Downy phlox Phlox pilosa
Purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria  Fireweed Epilobium angustifolium
Bird’s-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus Marsh milkweed Asclepias incarnata
Periwinkle Vica minor Golden alexanders Zizia aurea
Queen Anne’s lace Daucus carota Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia

White and Yellow sweetclover		 Melilotus alba, M. officinalis Cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum
    Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum

Grasses

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Chinese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea Prairie cord grass Spartina pectinata
    Lake sedge Carex lacustris

Vines

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Porcelain berry Ampelopsis brevipedunculata Partridge berry Mitchella repens
Asiatic bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus American bittersweet Celastrus scandens
English Ivy Hedra helix Virgin’s bower Clematis virginiana
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans


Aquatics

Invasive
Non-Invasive
Common Name
Scientific Name
Common Name
Scientific Name
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes White water lily Nymphaea odorata
Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus Pickerel weed Pontederia cordata
Narrow-leaved & hybrid cattail Typha angustifolia, T. x glauca Broad-leaved cattail Typha latifolia
Yellow water iris Iris pseudacorus Blue flag iris Iris versicolor
    Sweet flag Acorus calamus

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