Invasive Plant Fact Sheet
About Invasive Plants
Many alien plants are invasive. These plants are the most invasive plants in our state. They have the ability to displace native plants. The list is provided courtesy of the R.L. McGregor Herbarium.
List of Plants
| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Longevity P=Perennial A=Annual B=Biennial |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa bladhii | Caucasian bluestem | P |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica | Turkestan bluestem | P |
| Poaceae | Bromus inermis | smooth brome | P |
| Poaceae | Bromus japonicus | Japanese brome | A |
| Poaceae | Bromus tectorum | downy brome | A |
| Asteraceae | Carduus nutans subsp. leiophyllus | musk-thistle | B |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea solstitialis | yellow star-thistle | AB |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium arvense | Canadian thistle | P |
| Brassicaceae | Alliaria petiolata | common garlic-mustard | B |
| Caprifoliaceae | Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | P |
| Caprifoliaceae | Lonicera maackii | Amur honeysuckle | P |
| Caprifoliaceae | Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian honeysuckle | P |
| Convolvulaceae | Convolvulus arvensis | field bindweed | P |
| Dipsacaceae | Dipsacus fullonum | fuller's teasel | B |
| Dipsacaceae | Dipsacus laciniatus | cut-leaf teasel | B |
| Elaeagnaceae | Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian-olive | P |
| Elaeagnaceae | Elaeagnus umbellata | autumn-olive | P |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia esula | leafy spurge | P |
| Fabaceae | Lespedeza cuneata | sericea bush-clover | P |
| Fabaceae | Securigera varia | common crown-vetch | P |
| Haloragaceae | Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian water-milfoil | P |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife | P |
| Rhamnaceae | Rhamnus cathartica | common buckthorn | P |
| Rosaceae | Rosa multiflora | multiflora rose | P |
| Tamaricaceae | Tamarix parviflora | small-flower tamarisk | P |
| Tamaricaceae | Tamarix ramosissima | salt-cedar | P |
| Poaceae | Sorghum halepense | Johnson grass | P |
| Celastraceae | Euonymus fortunei | Chinese spindle-tree | P |
| Poaceae | Schedonorus arundinaceus | tall mountain-fescue | P |
| Poaceae | Schedonorus pratensis | meadow mountain-fescue | P |
Recommended books on control of invasive species.
- Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest: An Illustrated Guide to Their Identification and Control – Czarapata, Univ. of WI Press, 2005
- The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook - Packard & Mutel, Island Press, 2005
- Missouri Vegetation Management Manual - Smith, Missouri Department of Conservation, 1997
Fact Sheet
The information on this page is available in the following fact sheet.
Invasive Plant Fact Sheet (PDF)
