List of invasive plant species in Wisconsin
This list of Invasive plants of Wisconsin includes both non-native and native aggressive species that can and often will dominate a small to large area. The dominance is such that it clearly threatens the diversity of many native ecosystems.
Common invasives include:[1]
- Acer platanoides—Norway maple
- Alliaria petiolata—Garlic mustard careful with this
- Arctium minus—Common burdock
- Berberis thunbergii—Japanese barberry
- Bromus inermis—Smooth brome
- Campanula rapunculoides—Creeping bellflower
- Celastrus orbiculatus—Oriental bittersweet
- Centaurea maculosa—Spotted knapweed
- Cirsium arvense—Canada thistle
- Convallaria majalis—Lily of the valley
- Convolvulus arvensis—Field bindweed
- Crepis tectorum—Hawksbeard
- Daucus carota—Queen Anne's lace
- Dipsacus laciniatus—Cut-leaved teasel
- Dipsacus sylvestris—Common teasel
- Elaeagnus angustifolia—Russian olive
- Elaeagnus umbellata—Autumn olive
- Elytrigia repens—Quackgrass
- Epipactis helleborine—Helleborine orchid
- Euphorbia cyparissias—Cypress spurge
- Euphorbia esula—Leafy spurge
- Festuca arundinacea—Tall fescue
- Glechoma hederacea—Creeping Charlie
- Hemerocallis fulva—Orange daylily
- Hesperis matronalis—Dame's rocket
- Hieracium aurantiacum—Orange hawkweed
- Hieracium caespitosum—Yellow hawkweed
- Hypericum perforatum—St. John's wort
- Iris pseudacorus—Yellow iris
- Leonurus cardiaca—Motherwort
- Lonicera maackii—Amur honeysuckle
- Lonicera morrowii—Morrow's honeysuckle
- Lonicera tatarica—Tartarian honeysuckle
- Lonicera × bella—Bell's honeysuckle
- Lotus corniculatus—Bird's-foot trefoil
- Lysimachia nummularia—Moneywort
- Lythrum salicaria—Purple loosestrife
- Melilotus alba—White sweet clover
- Melilotus officinalis—Yellow sweet clover
- Morus alba—White mulberry
- Myosotis scorpioides—Forget-me-not
- Myriophyllum spicatum—Eurasian watermilfoil
- Pastinaca sativa—Wild parsnip
- Phalaris arundinacea—Reed canary grass
- Phragmites australis—Common reed grass
- Pinus sylvestris—Scotch pine
- Poa compressa—Canada bluegrass
- Poa pratensis—Kentucky bluegrass
- Polygonum cuspidatum—Japanese knotweed
- Populus alba—White poplar
- Potamogeton crispus—Curly-leaf pondweed
- Rhamnus cathartica—Common buckthorn
- Rhamnus frangula—Glossy buckthorn
- Robinia pseudoacacia—Black locust
- Rosa multiflora—Multiflora rose
- Rumex acetosella—Sheep sorrel
- Saponaria officinalis—Soapwort
- Securigera varia—Crown vetch
- Solanum dulcamara—Climbing nightshade
- Tanacetum vulgare—Tansy
- Trifolium pratense—Red clover
- Trifolium repens—White clover
- Typha angustifolia—Narrow-leaved cattail
- Typha × glauca—Hybrid cattail
- Ulmus pumila—Siberian elm
- Vinca minor—Common periwinkle
The Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) is a primary group working to address the problems presented by these invasive species, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site being another useful source of information.
References
- ↑ Working List of Invasive Plants of Wisconsin. Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW).
Further reading
- Kercher, S. M and J. B. Zedler. 2004. Multiple disturbances accelerate invasion of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.) in a mesocosm study. Oecologia 138:3 455-64.
- Brock, T. D. 2004. Use of herbicide in the eradication of honeysuckle (Wisconsin). Ecological Restoration 22:2 145-46.
External links
- Invasive Species. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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