Numerous plants have been introduced to West Virginia in the United States, and many of them have become invasive species.
Invasive plants The following are some of invasive plant species established in West Virginia:
PictureScientific NameCommon 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 autumn olive, 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 List of trees naturalized in West Virginia Invasive species in the United States
References
External links USDA PLANTS Database USDA database showing county distribution of plant species in the US InvasiveSpecies.gov Information from the US National Invasive Species Council