Numerous non-native plants have been introduced to Maryland in the United States and many of them have become invasive species. The following is a list of some non-native invasive plant species established in Maryland.
Terrestrial plants
PictureScientific NameCommon NameAcer platanoidesNorway MapleAilanthus altissimaTree of HeavenAjuga reptansBugleweedAkebia quinataChocolate vineAlbizia julibrissinPersian silk treeAlliaria petiolataGarlic MustardAllium vinealeWild GarlicAmpelopsis brevipedunculataPorcelain BerryAralia elataJapanese angelica treeArctium minusBurdockArtemisia vulgarisMugwortArthraxon hispidusSmall carpetgrassArundo donaxGiant caneBerberis thunbergiiJapanese BarberryBromus tectorumCheatgrassBroussonetia papyriferaPaper MulberryCardamine impatiensNarrowleaf BittercressCarduus acanthoidesPlumeless ThistleCarduus nutansMusk ThistleCarex kobomugiAsiatic Sand SedgeCelastrus orbiculatusOriental BittersweetCentaurea maculosaSpotted KnapweedCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium vulgareBull ThistleClematis ternifloraSweet Autumn ClematisCommelina communisAsiatic dayflowerConium maculatumPoison hemlockConvolvulus arvensisField bindweedCortaderia selloanaPampas grassCynodon dactylonBermuda grassCytisus scopariusScotch broomDioscorea polystachyaChinese yamDipsacus fullonumFuller's teaselElaeagnus umbellataAutumn OliveEragrostis curvulaWeeping lovegrassEuonymus fortuneiWinter CreeperFatoua villosaMulberryweedFicaria vernaLesser CelandineGalanthus nivalisSnowdropReynoutria japonica (syn. Fallopia japonica)Japanese KnotweedFrangula alnusGlossy BuckthornHedera helixEnglish IvyHemerocallis fulvaDaylilyHeracleum mantegazzianumGiant HogweedHesperis matronalisDame's rocketHibiscus syriacusRose of SharonHumulus japonicusJapanese HopsIris pseudacorusYellow irisKoelreuteria paniculataGoldenrain treeLactuca serriolaPrickly lettuceLamium amplexicauleCommon henbitLamium galeobdolonYellow archangelLespedeza cuneataChinese bushcloverLigustrum sinenseChinese privetLigustrum vulgareCommon privetLonicera japonicaJapanese HoneysuckleLonicera maackiiAmur HoneysuckleLonicera morrowiMorrow's HoneysuckleLonicera standishiiStandish's HoneysuckleLiriope sp.LiriopeLonicera tataricaTatarian HoneysuckleLotus corniculatusBird's-foot trefoilLysimachia nummulariaCreeping jennyLythrum salicariaPurple LoosestrifeMahonia bealeiBeale's barberryMelilotus albusWhite sweet cloverMicrostegium vimineumJapanese StiltgrassMiscanthus sinensisChinese SilvergrassMollugo verticillataGreen carpetweedMorus albaWhite MulberryMorus australisChinese mulberryMurdannia keisakMarsh DayflowerOplismenus undulatifoliusWavyleaf BasketgrassOrnithogalum umbellatumStar-of-BethlehemPachysandra terminalisJapanese pachysandraPaulownia tomentosaPrincesstree, PaulowniaPennisetum alopecuroidesChinese fountaingrassPerilla frutescensPerillaPersicaria perfoliataMile-a-minutePhalaris arundinaceaReed CanarygrassPhragmites australisPhragmitesPhyllostachys aureaGolden bambooPhyllostachys aureosulcataYellow groove bambooPoncirus trifoliataTrifoliate orangePueraria montana var. lobataKudzuPyrus calleryanaCallery/Bradford PearQuercus acutissimaSawtooth oakRhodotypos scandensJetbeadRorippa sylvestrisYellow fieldcressRosa multifloraMultiflora RoseRubus phoenicolasiusWineberrySaccharum ravennaeRavennagrassSchoenoplectus mucronatusBog BulrushSecurigera variaCrown vetchSorghum bicolorShattercaneSorghum halepenseJohnsongrassSpiraea japonicaJapanese spiraeaStellaria mediaChickweedStellaria pallidaLesser chickweedTaraxacum officinaleCommon dandelionUrtica dioica subsp. dioicaEuropean stinging nettleVerbascum thapsusCommon mulleinVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellViburnum dilatatumLinden viburnumVinca majorGreater periwinkleVinca minorLesser periwinkleVitex rotundifoliaBeach vitexWisteria sinensisChinese WisteriaWisteria floribundaJapanese Wisteria
Aquatic plants Scientific NameCommon NameAlternanthera philoxeroidesAlligator weedDidymosphenia geminataDidymo, Rock SnotEgeria densaBrazilian WaterweedEichhornia crassipesWater HyacinthHydrilla verticillataHydrillaIris pseudacorusYellow irisMyriophyllum aquaticumParrot FeatherMyriophyllum spicatumEurasian Water-MilfoilPotamogeton crispusCurly Leaved PondweedPrymnesium parvumGolden AlgaeSalvinia molestaGiant SalviniaTrapa natansWater Chestnut
See also Invasive species in the United States
References
External links Invasive Plants in Maryland. University of Maryland Extension, Home and Garden Information Center. Maryland: Commonly Planted Invasive Plants. Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. marylandbiodiversity.com Maryland Biodiversity Project. Maryland Invasive Species Council. invasivespecies.gov United States Government.