Invasive/Exotic Weeds of Concern to Georgia

Aquatic Forbs

hydrilla - Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle
giant salvinia - Salvinia molesta D. S. Mitchell

Ferns

Japanese climbing fern - Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. ex Murr.) Sw.

Forbs

garlic mustard - Alliaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande
Tropical spiderwort - Commelina benghalensis L.
exotic lespedezas - Lespedeza bicolor & L. cuneata
small broomrape - Orobanche minor Smith
tropical soda apple - Solanum viarum Dunal

Grass/Grasslike

giant reed - Arundo donax L.
cogongrass - Imperata cylindrica (L.) Beauv.
Nepalese browntop - Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus
golden bamboo - Phyllostachys aurea Carr. ex A. & C. Rivière
itchgrass - Rottboellia cochinchinensis (Lour.) W.D. Clayton

Shrubs

autumn olive - Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
Chinese prives - Ligustrum sinense Lour.

Trees

tree of heaven - Ailanthus altissima (P. Mill.) Swingle
mimosa - Albizia julibrissin Durazz.
Chinaberrytree - Melia azedarach L.
tallow tree - Triadica sebifera (L.) Small

Vines

oriental bittersweet - Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb.
Japanese honeysuckle - Lonicera japonica Thunb.
kudzu - Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr.
wisteria - Wisteria sinensis (Sims) DC. & W. floribunda (Willd.) DC.


							The Georgia Invasive Species Task Force is a joint project of The University of Georgia's Bugwood Network, Georgia Dept. of Agriculture, Georgia Forestry Commission, Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service and USDA APHIS PPQ.

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