Invasive Species of Native Crops in Ohio

• Ailanthus Altissima: Tree-of-Heaven

• Alliaria Petiolata: Garlic Mustaed

• Berberis Vulgaris: Common Barberry

• Butomus umbellatus: flowering rush

• Celastrus orbiculatus: oriental bittersweet

• Centaurea stoebe ssp. Micranthos: spotted knapweed

• Dipsacus fullonum: common teasel

• Dipsacus laciniatus: cutleaf teasel

• Egeria densa: Brazilian elodea

• Elaeagnus angustifolia: russian olive

• Elaeagnus umbellata: autumn olive

• Epilobium hirsutum: hairy willow herb

• Frangula alnus, glossy buckthorn;

• Heracleum mantegazzianum, giant hogweed;

• Hesperis matronlis, dame's rocket;

• Hydrilla verticillata, hydrilla;

• Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, european frog-bit;

• Lonicera japonica, japanese honeysuckle;

• Lonicera maackii, amur honeysuckle;

• Lonicera morrowii, morrow's honeysuckle;

• Lonicera tatarica, tatarian honeysuckle;

• Lythrum salicaria, purple loosestrife;

• Lythrum virgatum, european wand loosestrife;

• Microstegium vimineum, japanese stiltgrass;

• Myriophyllum aquaticum, parrotfeather;

• Myriophyllum spicatum, eurasian water-milfoil;

• Nymphoides peltata, yellow floating heart;

• Phragmites australis, common reed;

• Potamogeton crispus, curly-leaved pondweed;

• Pueraria montana var. lobate, kudzu;

• Pyrus calleryana, callery pear (effective January 2023);

• Ranunculus ficaria, fig buttercup/lesser celandine;

• Rhamnus cathartica, european buckthorn;

• Rosa multiflora; multiflora rose

• Trapa natans, water chestnut;

• Typha angustifolia, narrow-leaved cattail;

• Typha x glauca, hybrid cattail;

• Vincetoxicum nigrum, black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort