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Invasive Plants
of Northeastern Wisconsin

Most serious current invasive species in natural communities of Northeastern Wisconsin

 

Common name Latin Name
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
Spotted Knapweed Centaurea maculosa
Ox-eye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Crown Vetch Coronilla varia
Helleborine Orchid Epipactis helleborine
Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula
Dame's Rocket Hesperis matronalis
Orange Hawkweed Hieracium aurantiacum
Yellow Hawkweed Hieracium piloselloides
St. John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris
Honeysuckle Lonicera  x bella
Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
White Sweet Clover Melilotus alba
Yellow Sweet Clover Melilotus officinalis
Eurasian Water Milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum
Wild Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
Reed Canary Grass Phalaris arundinacea
Giant Reed Grass Phragmites australis
Canada Bluegrass Poa compressa
Kentucky Bluegrass Poa pratensis
European Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Glossy Buckthorn Rhamnus frangula

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Last updated on January 12, 2006