This list includes updates as ratified at the May 17, 2018 MISC Meeting.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
2 |
Acer platanoides |
Norway maple |
2, 3 |
Ailanthus altissima |
Tree of heaven |
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Akebia quinata |
Chocolate vine |
Albizia julibrissin |
Mimosa |
|
2 |
Alliaria petiolata |
Garlic mustard |
1, 3 |
Allium vineale |
Wild garlic |
2, 3 |
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata |
Porcelain berry |
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Aralia elata |
Japanese angelica tree |
2, 3 |
Artemisia vulgaris |
Mugwort |
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Arthraxon hispidus |
Small carpetgrass |
Arum italicum |
Italian arum |
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Bambusa vulgaris |
Common bamboo |
|
2 |
Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese barberry |
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Broussonetia papyrifera |
Paper-mulberry |
2 |
Cardamine impatiens
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Narrowleaf bittercress |
1, 2, 3 |
Carduus acanthoides |
Plumeless thistle |
1, 2, 3 |
Carduus nutans |
Musk thistle |
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Cayratia japonica |
Bushkiller |
2 |
Celastrus orbiculatus |
Oriental bittersweet |
2 |
Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos |
Spotted knapweed |
1, 2, 3 |
Cirsium arvense |
Canada thistle |
1, 2, 3 |
Cirsium vulgare |
Bull thistle |
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Conium maculatum |
Poison hemlock |
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Corydalis incisa |
Incised fumewort |
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Cytisus scoparius |
Scotch broom |
2 |
Elaeagnus umbellata |
Autumn olive |
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Euonymus alatus |
Winged burning Bush |
2 |
Euonymus fortunei |
Winter creeper |
2,3 |
Fallopia japonica |
Japanese knotweed |
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Geranium lucidum |
Shining geranium |
2 |
Hedera helix |
English ivy |
2 |
Hemerocallis fulva |
Daylily |
1,4 |
Heracleum mantegazzianum |
Giant hogweed |
2 |
Humulus scandens (Humulus japonicus) |
Japanese hops |
1,2,3 |
Imperata cylindrica |
Cogongrass |
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Kalopanax septemlobus |
Castor aralia |
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Lespedeza cuneata |
Sericea lespedeza |
Ligustrum lucidum |
Glossy privet |
|
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Ligustrum obtusifolium |
Border privet |
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Ligustrum spp. |
Privet |
2 |
Lonicera japonica |
Japanese honeysuckle |
2 |
Lonicera maackii |
Amur honeysuckle |
2 |
Lonicera morrowi |
Morrow’s honeysuckle |
2 |
* Lonicera standishii |
Standish’s honeysuckle |
2 |
Lonicera tatarica |
Tatarian honeysuckle |
1,2 |
Lythrum salicaria |
Purple loosestrife |
2 |
Microstegium vimineum |
Japanese stiltgrass |
2 |
Miscanthus sinensis |
Chinese silvergrass |
2 |
Morus alba |
White mulberry |
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Nandina domestica |
Sacred bamboo |
2 |
Murdannia keisak |
Marsh dayflower |
2 |
Oplismenus undulatifolius |
Wavyleaf basketgrass |
2 |
Paulownia tomentosa |
Princesstree, paulownia |
2,3 |
Perilla frutescens |
Perilla |
2 |
Persicaria perfoliata |
Mile-a-minute |
2 |
Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed canarygrass |
Phellodendron amurense |
Amur corktree |
|
1,2,3 |
Phragmites australis ssp. australis |
European common reed |
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Phyllostachys aurea |
Golden bamboo |
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Phyllostachys aureosulcata |
Yellow groove bamboo |
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Phyllostachys bambusoides |
Japanese timber bamboo |
2 |
Phyllostachys spp. |
Running bamboos |
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Poncirus trifoliata |
Trifoliate orange |
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Prunus avium |
Sweet cherry |
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Prunus cerasus |
Sour cherry |
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Prunus mahaleb |
Mahaleb cherry |
Prunus tomentosa |
Nanking cherry |
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Pseudosasa japonica |
Arrow bamboo |
2,3 |
Pueraria montana var. lobata |
Kudzu |
2,3 |
Pyrus calleryana |
Callery/Bradford Pear |
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Ranunculus ficaria (Ficaria verna) |
Lesser celandine, fig buttercup |
2,3 |
* Rhamnus cathartica |
Common buckthorn |
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Rhamnus frangula (Frangula alnus) |
Glossy buckthorn |
2 |
Rhodotypos scandens |
Jetbead |
2,3 |
Rosa multiflora |
Multiflora rose |
1,2,3,4 |
Rottboellia cochinchinensis |
Itchgrass |
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Rubus phoenicolasius |
Wine raspberry |
2 |
Schoenoplectus mucronatus |
Bog bulrush |
1,3 |
Sorghum bicolor |
Shattercane |
1,2,3 |
Sorghum halepense |
Johnsongrass |
2,3,4 |
* Tribulus terrestris |
Puncturevine |
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Tripidium ravennae (aka Erianthus ravennae, Ripidium ravennae, Saccharum ravennae) |
Ravennagrass |
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Viburnum dilatatum |
Linden viburnum |
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Viburnum plicatum (Viburnum plicatum var. tomentosum) |
Japanese snowball |
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Viburnum sieboldii |
Siebold’s arrowwood |
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Viburnum spp. |
Viburnum (exotics) |
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Vincetoxicum nigrum |
Black dog-strangling vine, black swallowwort |
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Vincetoxicum rossicum |
Dog-strangling vine, European swallowwort |
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Wisteria floribunda |
Japanese wisteria |
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Wisteria sinensis |
Chinese wisteria |
Wisteria x formosa |
Hybrid wisteria |
* Red Alert species: Species not yet established in Maryland but considered to be of high risk.
- Currently Regulated by state and/or federal law
- Widely recognized by biologists and natural resource managers to degrade natural resources and/or negatively impact native species
- Known to have a negative economic impact on agricultural or natural resources
- Known or potential negative impacts on human (or animal) health