Non-Invasive Native Plant Alternatives for Invasive Plant Species

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

Invasive Shrubs		Non-Invasive Shrubs
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

Invasive Forbs		Non-Invasive Forbs
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

Invasive Grasses		Non-Invasive Grasses
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

Invasive Vines		Non-Invasive Vines
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

Invasive Aquatics		Non-Invasive Aquatics
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