List of invasive plant species in Maryland
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Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Maryland in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland.
Terrestrial plants
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Acer platanoides | Norway Maple |
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Ailanthus altissima | Tree of Heaven |
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Ajuga reptans | Bugleweed |
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Akebia quinata | Chocolate vine |
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Albizia julibrissin | Persian silk tree |
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Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
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Allium vineale | Wild Garlic |
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Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelain Berry |
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Aralia elata | Japanese angelica tree |
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Arctium minus | Burdock |
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Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort |
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Arthraxon hispidus | Small carpetgrass |
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Arundo donax | Giant cane |
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Berberis thunbergii | Japanese Barberry |
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Bromus tectorum | Cheatgrass |
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Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper Mulberry |
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Cardamine impatiens | Narrowleaf Bittercress |
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Carduus acanthoides | Plumeless Thistle |
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Carduus nutans | Musk Thistle |
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Carex kobomugi | Asiatic Sand Sedge |
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Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental Bittersweet |
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Centaurea maculosa | Spotted Knapweed |
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Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle |
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Cirsium vulgare | Bull Thistle |
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Clematis terniflora | Sweet Autumn Clematis |
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Commelina communis | Asiatic dayflower |
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Conium maculatum | Poison hemlock |
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Convolvulus arvensis | Field bindweed |
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Cortaderia selloana | Pampas grass |
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Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda grass |
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Cytisus scoparius | Scotch broom |
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Dioscorea polystachya | Chinese yam |
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Dipsacus fullonum | Fuller's teasel |
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Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive |
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Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass |
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Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper |
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Fatoua villosa | Mulberryweed |
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Ficaria verna | Lesser Celandine |
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Galanthus nivalis | Snowdrop |
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Reynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica) | Japanese Knotweed |
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Frangula alnus | Glossy Buckthorn |
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Hedera helix | English Ivy |
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Hemerocallis fulva | Daylily |
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Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant Hogweed |
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Hesperis matronalis | Dame's rocket |
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Hibiscus syriacus | Rose of Sharon |
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Humulus japonicus | Japanese Hops |
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Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris |
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Koelreuteria paniculata | Goldenrain tree |
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Lactuca serriola | Prickly lettuce |
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Lamium amplexicaule | Common henbit |
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Lamium galeobdolon | Yellow archangel |
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Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bushclover |
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Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet |
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Ligustrum vulgare | Common privet |
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Lonicera japonica | Japanese Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera morrowi | Morrow's Honeysuckle |
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Lonicera standishii | Standish's Honeysuckle |
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Liriope sp. | Liriope |
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Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian Honeysuckle |
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Lotus corniculatus | Bird's-foot trefoil |
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Lysimachia nummularia | Creeping jenny |
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Lythrum salicaria | Purple Loosestrife |
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Mahonia bealei | Beale's barberry |
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Melilotus albus | White sweet clover |
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Microstegium vimineum | Japanese Stiltgrass |
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Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silvergrass |
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Mollugo verticillata | Green carpetweed |
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Morus alba | White Mulberry |
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Morus australis | Chinese mulberry |
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Murdannia keisak | Marsh Dayflower |
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Oplismenus undulatifolius | Wavyleaf Basketgrass |
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Ornithogalum umbellatum | Star-of-Bethlehem |
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Pachysandra terminalis | Japanese pachysandra |
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Paulownia tomentosa | Princesstree, Paulownia |
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Pennisetum alopecuroides | Chinese fountaingrass |
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Perilla frutescens | Perilla |
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Persicaria perfoliata | Mile-a-minute |
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Phalaris arundinacea | Reed Canarygrass |
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Phragmites australis | Phragmites |
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Phyllostachys aurea | Golden bamboo |
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata | Yellow groove bamboo |
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Poncirus trifoliata | Trifoliate orange |
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Pueraria montana var. lobata | Kudzu |
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Pyrus calleryana | Callery/Bradford Pear |
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Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak |
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Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead |
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Rorippa sylvestris | Yellow fieldcress |
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Rosa multiflora | Multiflora Rose |
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Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry |
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Saccharum ravennae | Ravennagrass |
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Schoenoplectus mucronatus | Bog Bulrush |
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Securigera varia | Crown vetch |
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Sorghum bicolor | Shattercane |
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Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass |
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Spiraea japonica | Japanese spiraea |
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Stellaria media | Chickweed |
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Stellaria pallida | Lesser chickweed |
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Taraxacum officinale | Common dandelion |
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Urtica dioica subsp. dioica | European stinging nettle |
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Verbascum thapsus | Common mullein |
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Veronica hederifolia | Ivy-leaved Speedwell |
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Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum |
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Vinca major | Greater periwinkle |
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Vinca minor | Lesser periwinkle |
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Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex |
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Wisteria sinensis | Chinese Wisteria |
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Wisteria floribunda | Japanese Wisteria |
Aquatic plants
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
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| Alternanthera philoxeroides | Alligator weed |
| Didymosphenia geminata | Didymo, Rock Snot |
| Egeria densa | Brazilian Waterweed |
| Eichhornia crassipes | Water Hyacinth |
| Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrilla |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow iris |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum | Parrot Feather |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian Water-Milfoil |
| Potamogeton crispus | Curly Leaved Pondweed |
| Prymnesium parvum | Golden Algae |
| Salvinia molesta | Giant Salvinia |
| Trapa natans | Water Chestnut |