Massachusetts Invasive Plants Advisory Group

Species Reviewed

(Listed Alphabetically)

Species

Common name

Category

 

 

 

Aegopodium podagraria

Bishop’s goutweed; bishop’s weed;

Invasive

 

goutweed

 

Acer platanoides

Norway maple

Invasive

Acer pseudoplatanus

Sycamore maple

Invasive

Actinidia arguta 

Hardy kiwi; tara vine

Do not list at this time

Ailanthus altissima 

Tree of heaven

Invasive

Akebia quinata

Five-leaved Akebia; chocolate vine

Do not list at this time

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic mustard

Invasive

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata

Porcelain-berry; Amur peppervine

Likely invasive

Ampelygonum perfoliatum – see

    Polygonum perfoliatum

 

 

Anacharis densa – see Egeria densa

 

 

Anthriscus sylvestris

Wild chervil

Likely invasive

Arthraxon hispidus

Hairy joint grass; jointhead; small carpet grass

Potentially Invasive

Berberis thunbergii

Japanese barberry

Invasive

Berberis vulgaris

Common barberry; European barberry

Likely Invasive

Cabomba caroliniana

Carolina fanwort; fanwort

Invasive

Cardamine impatiens

Bushy rock-cress; narrowleaf bittercress

Likely Invasive

Carex kobomugi

Japanese sedge; Asiatic sand sedge

Potentially Invasive

Catalpa speciosa

Northern catalpa

Do not list at this time

Celastrus orbiculatus

Oriental bittersweet; Asian or Asiatic bittersweet

Invasive

 

 

 

Centaurea biebersteinii

Spotted knapweed

Likely Invasive

Centaurea maculosa – see Centaurea biebersteinii

 

 

Chaerophyllum sylvestre  – see

    Anthriscus sylvestris

 

 

Cynanchum louiseae

Black swallow-wort; Louise’s swallow-wort

Invasive

Cynanchum nigrum – see Cynanchum louiseae

 

 

Cynanchum rossicum 

European swallow-wort; pale swallow-wort

Likely Invasive

Cytisus scoparius

Scotch broom; English broom

Do not list at this time

Egeria densa

Brazilian water weed, Brazilian elodea

Likely Invasive

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumn olive

Invasive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian olive

Do not list at this time

Elodea densa – see Egeria densa

 

 

Epilobium hirsutum

Hairy willow herb; Codlins and cream

Likely Invasive

Euonymus alatus

Winged euonymus; burning bush

Invasive

Euphorbia cyparissias

Cypress spurge

Likely Invasive

Euphorbia esula

Leafy spurge; wolf's milk

Invasive

Fallopia japonica - see Polygonum

    cuspidatum

 

 

Fallopia sachalinensis - see Polygonum sachalinense 

 

 

Festuca filiformis

Hair fescue; fineleaf sheep fescue

Likely Invasive

Festuca ovina 

Sheep fescue

Do not list at this time

Frangula alnus

European buckthorn; glossy buckthorn

Invasive

Glaucium flavum

Sea or horned poppy; yellow hornpoppy

Invasive

Glyceria maxima

Tall mannagrass; reed mannagrass

Likely Invasive

Hesperis matronalis

Dame’s rocket

Invasive

Heracleum mantegazzianum

Giant hogweed

Likely Invasive

Humulus japonicus

Japanese hops

Likely Invasive

Hydrilla verticillata 

Waterthyme, Florida elodea

Likely Invasive

Iris pseudacorus

Yellow iris

Invasive

Lepidium latifolium

Broad-leaved pepperweed; tall pepperweed

Invasive

Ligustrum obtusifolium

Border privet

Likely Invasive

Ligustrum ovalifolium

California privet

Do not list at this time

Ligustrum sinense

Chinese privet

Do not list at this time

Ligustrum vulgare L.

European privet

Do not list at this time

Lonicera japonica

Japanese honeysuckle

Invasive

Lonicera maackii

Amur honeysuckle

Potentially Invasive. 

Lonicera morrowii

Morrow’s honeysuckle

Invasive

Lonicera tatarica

Tatarian honeysuckle

Likely invasive

Lonicera xylosteum

Dwarf honeysuckle

Do not list at this time

Lonicera x bella [morrowii x tatarica]

Bell’s honeysuckle

Invasive

Lysimachia nummularia

Creeping jenny; moneywort

Invasive

Lythrum salicaria

Purple loosestrife

Invasive

Microstegium vimineum

Japanese stilt grass; Nepalese browntop

Likely Invasive

Miscanthus sacchariflorus

Plume grass; Amur silvergrass

Likely Invasive

Miscanthus sinensis 

Eulalia; Chinese silvergrass