Invasive Species: Plants

Below is a species list for invasive plants in Wisconsin. You may view the available factsheets, literature reviews, and photo galleries by clicking the corresponding icon.

You may also sort the table by common, scientific name, or classification by clicking the table heading.

P=Prohibited; R=Restricted

Classification	Common Name	Scientific Name	Factsheet	Map	Photo Gallery
P/R	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii		Map
	Amur maple (CV)	Acer ginnala
	Aquatic forget-me-not	Myosotis scorpioides
P	Australian swamp crop	Crassula helmsii
R	Autumn olive	Elaeagnus umbellata
	Baby's breath	Gypsophila paniculata
	Balfour's touch-me-not	Impatiens balfourii
R	Bells honeysuckle	Lonicera x bella
	Big-leaf Lupine	Lupinus polyphyllus
	Big-tooth, Large-toothed aspen (N)	Populus grandidentata
	Bird, cow vetch	Vicia cracca
	Bird's-foot trefoil	Lotus corniculata
	Bishop's gout-weed	Aegopodium podagraria
	Black (European) alder	Alnus glutinosa
	Black bindweed	Polygonum convolvulus
	Black jet-bead	Rhodotypos scandens
	Black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia
P/R	Black swallow-wort	Vincetoxicum nigrum		Map
	Blackberries & Raspberries (N)	Rubus sp.
	Blackberry lilly	Belamcanda chinensis
	Bladder campion	Silene vulgaris
	Bouncing-bet	Saponaria officinalis
	Boxelder (N)	Acer negundo
	Bracken fern	Pteridium aquilinum
P	Brazilian waterweed	Egeria densa
P	Brittle waternymph	Najas minor
	Brown knapweed	Centaurea jacea
	buckthorn	Rhamnus spp.
	Bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare
	Burdock	Arctium minus
	Burnett saxifrage	Pimpinella saxifraga
	Burning bush (CV)	Euonymus alata
	Butter & Eggs	Linaria vulgaris
	Callery pear	Pyrus calleryana
	Canada bluegrass	Poa compressa
R	Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense
R	Cattail hybrid	Typha x glauca
P/R	Celandine	Chelidonium majus		Map
	Cheat grass, downy brome	Bromus tectorum
	Chicory	Cichorium intybus
	Chinese elm	Ulmus parvifolia
	Chinese silvergrass, Eulalia	Miscanthus sinensis
P	Chinese yam	Dioscorea oppositifolia
	chinese yam	Dioscorea sp.
	Climbing euonymus, winter creeper	Euonymus fortunei
R	Common buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica
	Common comfrey	Symphytum officinale
	common hound's tongue	Cynoglossum officinale
	Common ragweed	Ambrosia artemisiifolia
	Common St. John's-wort	Hypericum perforatum
R	Common teasel	Dipsacus fullonum subsp. sylvestris
R	Creeping bellflower	Campanula rapunculoides
	Creeping charlie	Glechoma hederacea
	Crown vetch	Coronilla varia
	Curly dock	Rumex crispus
R	Curly-leaf pondweed	Potamogeton crispus
R	Cut-leaved teasel	Dipsacus laciniatus
R	Cypress spurge	Euphorbia cyparissias
	Dalmation toadflax	Linaria dalmatica
R	Dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis
	Deadly, woody nightshade	Solanum dulcamara
	Dodder (N)	Cuscuta gronovii
	Dotted duckweed	Landoltia punctata
	Duck lettuce	Ottelia alismoides
	East Indian hygrophila	Hygrophila polysperma
	Eastern cottonwood (N)	Populus deltoides
	Eastern red-cedar (N)	Juniperus virginiana
	English ivy	Hedera helix
R	Eurasian water milfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum
	European barberry	Berberis vulgaris
	European cranberry bush, European highbush	Viburnum opulus
P	European frog-bit	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
P/R	European marsh thistle	Cirsium palustre		Map
	European mountain ash	Sorbus acuparia
	Everlasting pea	Lathyrus latifolius
P	Fanwort, Carolina Fanwort	Cabomba caroliniana
	Field bindweed	Convolvulus arvensis
	Field, sheep sorrel	Rumex acetosella
R	Flowering rush	Butomus umbellatus
	Frog's-bit, American spongeplant	Limnobium spongia
	Garden forget-me-not	Myosotis sylvatica
	Garden-heliotrope	Valeriana officinalis
R	Garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata
P	Giant hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum
P	Giant knotweed	Polygonum sachalinense
	Giant ragweed (N)	Ambrosia trifida
R	Glossy buckthorn (CV)	Frangula alnus
	Grapes (N)	Vitis sp.
	Grecian foxglove	Digitalis lanata
	Grey dogwood (N)	Cornus racemosa
	Ground nut (N)	Apios americana
P/R	Hairy willow herb	Epilobium hirsutum		Map
	Hawk's beard	Crepis tectorum
R	Helleborine orchid	Epipactis helleborine
R	Hemp nettle, brittlestem hemp nettle	Galeopsis tetrahit
	Hemp, marijuana	Cannabis sativa
P/R	Hill mustard	Bunias orientalis		Map
	Hoary alyssum	Berteroa incana
	Honey locust	Gleditsia triacanthos
	honeysuckle	Lonicera spp.
	Horsetail (N)	Equisetum sp.
R	Hound's tongue	Cynoglossum officinale
P	Hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata
	Japanese barberry (CV)	Berberis thunbergii
P/R	Japanese hedge-parsley	Torilis japonica		Map
P	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica
P/R	Japanese hops	Humulus japonicus		Map
R	Japanese knotweed	Polygonum cuspidatum
P	Japanese stilt grass	Microstegium vimineum
	Johnson grass	Sorghum halepense
	Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis
P	Kudzu	Pueraria lobata
R	Leafy spurge	Euphorbia esula
	Lesser celandine	Ranunculus ficaria
	Lily-of-the-valley	Convallaria majalis
	Limnophila, Asian marshweed	Limnophila sessiliflora
P/R	Lyme grass or sand ryegrass	Leymus arenarius		Map
P	Mile-a-minute vine	Polygonum perfoliatum
	Moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia
R	Morrow's honeysuckle	Lonicera morrowii
	Mosquito fern, water velvet	Azolla pinnata
	Motherwort	Leonurus cardiaca
	Mullein	Verbascum thapsus
R	Multiflora rose	Rosa multiflora
R	Musk thistle	Carduus nutans
R	Narrow-leaf cattail	Typha angustifolia
	Nipplewort	Lapsana communis
	Norway maple (CV)	Acer platanoides
	Orange daylily	Hemerocallis fulva
	Orange hawkweed	Hieracium aurantiacum
	Orchard grass	Dactylis glomerata
R	Oriental bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus
	Ox-eye daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare
P	Oxygen-weed, African elodea	Lagarosiphon major
P	Pale swallow-wort	Vincetoxicum rossicum
P	Parrot feather	Myriophyllum aquaticum
P	Perennial pepperweed	Lepidium latifolium
	Periwinkle	Vinca minor
R	Phragmites, Common reed	Phragmites australis
R	Plumeless thistle	Carduus acanthoides
P/R	Poison hemlock	Conium maculatum		Map
	Poison ivy (N)	Toxicodendron radicans
	Pond water-starwort	Callitriche stagnalis
P	Porcelain berry	Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
	Prickly ash (N)	Zanthoxylum americanum
P	Princess tree	Paulownia tomentosa
R	Purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria
	Quackgrass	Elytrigia repens
	Quaking aspen (N)	Populus tremuloides
	Queen Anne's-lace	Daucus carota
	Queen-of-the-meadow	Filipendula ulmaria
	Quick-weed	Galinsoga quadriradiata
	raspberry	Rubus occidentalis
	Red clover	Trifolium pratense
	Red osier dogwood (N)	Cornus stolinifera
	red-twig dogwood	Cornus stolinifera
	Reed canary grass (N)	Phalaris arundinacea
	Russian knapweed	Centaurea repens
R	Russian olive	Elaeagnus angustifolia
	Salvinia species	Salvinia spp.
P	Sawtooth oak	Quercus acutissima
P	Scotch broom	Cytisus scoparius
	Scotch pine	Pinus sylvestris
P	Sericea lespedeza	Lespedeza cuneata
	Siberian elm	Ulmus pumila
	Siberian pea shrub	Caragana arborescens
	Smooth brome	Bromus inermis
	Smooth sumac (N)	Rhus glabra
	Spearmint	Mentha spicata
R	Spotted knapweed	Centaurea biebersteinii, c. stoebe
P	Spreading hedge parsley	Torilis arvensis
	Staghorn sumac (N)	Rhus typhina
	Star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum
	Stinging Nettle (N)	Urtica dioica
	Sweet violet	Viola odorata
	Tall fescue	Festuca arundinacea
	Tall hawkweed	Hieracium piloselloides
	tall hawkweed	Hieracium sp.
P/R	Tall or Reed manna grass	Glyceria maxima		Map
	Tall, Canada goldenrod (N)	Solidago canadensis
R	Tansy (CV)	Tanacetum vulgare
R	Tartarian honeysuckle	Lonicera tatarica
	Thyme-leaved speedwell	Veronica serpyllifolia
R	Tree-of-heaven	Ailanthus altissima
	Tuberous sweet pea	Lathyrus tuberosus
	Viola (N)	Viola sp.
	Virgina or Eastern waterleaf (N)	Hydrophyllum virginianum
P	Water chestnut	Trapa natans
	Water hyacinth	Eichhornia crassipes
	Water lettuce	Pistia stratiotes
	Water shamrock or European waterclover	Marsilea quadrifolia
	Water soldiers	Stratiotes aloides
	Water spinach, swamp morning-glory	Ipomoea aquatica
	Watercress	Nasturtium officinale
	Wayfaring tree	Viburnum lantana
	White campion	Silene latifolia
	White clover	Trifolium repens
	White mulberry	Morus alba
	White poplar	Populus alba
	White snakeroot (N)	Ageratina altissima
	White sweet-clover	Melilotus alba
P/R	Wild chervil	Anthriscus sylvestris		Map
R	Wild parnsip	Pastinaca sativa
	Wild/European Privet	Ligustrum vulgare
	Willows (N)	Salix spp.
P	Wineberry	Rubus phoenicolasius
	Wood nettle (N)	Laportea canadensis
	Woodland or Garden yellow loosestrife	Lysmachia vulgaris
	Yellow bedstraw	Galium verum
P	Yellow floating heart	Nymphoides peltata
	Yellow iris	Iris pseudacorus
	Yellow sedum	Sedum acre
P	Yellow star thistle	Centaurea solstitialis
	Yellow sweet-clover	Melilotus officinalis