Other Exotic Pest Plants Invading Temperate Southeastern
Forests and Their Margins
Miller, James H. 2003. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–62. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 93 p.
| Common Name
| Scientific Name
| Areas Invading
|
| Trees
|
| Norway maple |
Acer platanoides |
TN, KY, NC, VA |
| Paper mulberry |
Broussonetia
papyrifera |
Entire Southeast |
| Camphortree |
Cinnamomum
camphora |
TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC |
Alder buckthorn,
Glossy buckthorn |
Frangula alnus |
TN, KY |
| White poplar |
Populus alba |
Entire Southeast |
| Siberian elm |
Ulmus pumila |
Entire Southeast, except MS, SC, NC |
| Tungoil tree |
Vernicia fordii |
LA, MS, AL, GA, FL |
| Shrubs
|
| Coral ardisia |
Ardisia crenata |
LA, FL |
| Japanese barberry |
Berberis
thunbergii |
TN, KY, GA, SC, NC, VA |
| Japanese knotweed |
Polygonum
cuspidatum |
Entire Southeast, except TX, AL, FL |
Wineberry,
Wine raspberry |
Rubus
phoenicolasius |
AR, TN, KY, VA, GA, SC, NC |
Japanese spiraea,
Meadowsweet |
Spiraea japonica |
TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Vines
|
Fiveleaf akebia,
Chocolate vine |
Akebia quinata |
LA, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA |
Porcelian berry,
Amur peppervine |
Ampelopsis
brevipedunculata |
GA, NC, KY, VA |
| Purple crownvetch |
Coronilla varia |
Entire Southeast, except LA |
| English ivy |
Hedera helix |
Entire Southeast, except AR |
| Grasses
|
| Bermudagrass |
Cynodon dactylon |
Entire Southeast |
| Dallisgrass |
Paspalum
dilatatum |
Entire Southeast |
| Vasey's grass |
Paspalum
urvillei |
Entire Southeast |
| Bahiagrass |
Paspalum notatum |
Entire Southeast, except KY |
| Johnsongrass |
Sorghum
halepense |
Entire Southeast |
| Forbs and
Subshrubs
|
| Spotted knapweed |
Centaurea
biebersteinii |
AR, LA, AL, KY, TN, VA, NC, SC, FL |
| Japanese clover |
Kummerowia
striata |
Entire Southeast |
| Dames rocket |
Hesperis
matronalis |
AR, TN, KY, VA, NC, GA |
Mila-a-minute,
Asiatic tearthumb |
Polygonum
perfoliatum |
VA |
| Purple loosestrife |
Lythrum
salicaria |
Entire Southeast, Except LA, GA, SC |
| Coltsfoot |
Tussilago
farfara |
TN, KY, VA, NC |
|
