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List of invasive plant species in West Virginia

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Numerous plants have been introduced to West Virginia in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species.

Invasive plants

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The following are some of invasive plant species established in West Virginia:

Picture Scientific Name Common Name
Ajuga reptans bugle
Akebia quinata chocolate vine
Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard
Arctium minus lesser burdock
Bidens aristosa bearded beggarticks
Bromus tectorum drooping brome
Buddleja davidii summer lilac
Carduus acanthoides spiny plumeless thistle
Carduus crispus curly plumeless thistle
Carduus nutans musk thistle
Centaurea jacea brown knapweed
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle
Cirsium vulgare spear thistle
Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed
Dioscorea polystachya Chinese yam
Dipsacus fullonum wild teasel
Elaeagnus umbellata Japanese silverberry
Euphorbia cyparissias cypress spurge
Hedera helix common ivy
Hesperis matronalis dame's rocket
Inula helenium horse-heal
Isatis tinctoria woad
Lespedeza cuneata Chinese bushclover
Ligustrum vulgare common privet
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii Amur honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus common bird's-foot trefoil
Miscanthus sinensis maiden silvergrass
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian watermilfoil
Phragmites
Pyrus calleryana callery pear
Rhamnus cathartica buckthorn
Rhodotypos scandens jetbead
Rubus laciniatus cutleaf evergreen blackberry
Salix × fragilis crack willow
Securigera varia crownvetch
Solanum dulcamara bittersweet
Sorbus aucuparia rowan
Stellaria media chickweed
Tanacetum vulgare common tansy
Tussilago coltsfoot
Verbascum thapsus great mullein
Vinca minor lesser periwinkle
Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria

See also

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References

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  • Venable, N. J.; West Virginia University Extension Service (1988), Selected Trees and Shrubs of West Virginia (PDF), West Virginia University Extension Service, archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-12, retrieved 2013-01-10
  • West Virginia Department of Agriculture, Trees of West Virginia Farms and Woodlots (PDF), West Virginia Department of Agriculture, retrieved 2013-01-10
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