North Carolina Invasive Plants

Invasive Trees

Brazilian Peppertree

Camphor Tree

Chinese Parasol Tree

Paper Mulberry

Russian Olive

Tallow Tree

Popcorn Tree

Trifoliate Orange

Hardy Orange

Callery Pear

Bradford Pear

Chinaberry Tree

Glossy Buckthorn

Princess Tree

Paulownia

Silk Tree

Mimosa

Tree-of-Heaven

Tungoil Tree

Invasive Shrubs

Autumn Olive

Hen's Eyes

Japanese/Glossy Privet

Japanese Knotweed

Leatherleaf Mahonia

Sacred Bamboo

Nandina

Silverthorn

Thorny Olive

Winged Burning Bush

Chinese/European/Border/California Privet

Bush Honeysuckles

Coral Ardisia

Japanese Barberry

Japanese Meadowsweet

Nonnative Roses

Shrubby Nonnative Lespedezas

Tropical Soda Apple

Invasive Forbs

Big Blue Lilyturf

Chinese Lespedeza

Crown Vetch

Coltsfoot

Nodding Plumeless Thistle

Alligatorweed

Creeping Liriope

Garlic Mustard

Spotted Knapweed

Invasive Vines

Amur Peppervine

Porcelain Berry

Five-Leaf Akebia

Chocolate Vine

Japanese Honeysuckle

Nonnative Wisterias

Oriental Bittersweet

Climbing Yams

Nonnative Ivy

Kudzu

Winter Creeper

Vincas

Periwinkles

Invasive Grasses and Canes

Chinese Silver Grass

Congograss

Bamboos

Nepalese Browntop

Weeping Lovegrass

Johnsongrass

Giant Reed

Tall Fescue

Japanese Stiltgrass

Invasive Ferns

Japanese Climbing Fern