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Other Exotic Pest Plants Invading Temperate Southeastern Forests and Their Margins |
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Miller, James H. 2003. Nonnative invasive plants of southern forests: a field guide for identification and control. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS–62. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 93 p. | |
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Areas Invading |
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| Trees | ||
| Norway maple | Acer platanoides | TN, KY, NC, VA |
| Paper mulberry | Broussonetia papyrifera | Entire Southeast |
| Camphortree | Cinnamomum camphora | TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC |
| Glossy buckthorn | Frangula alnus | TN, KY |
| White poplar | Populus alba | Entire Southeast |
| Siberian elm | Ulmus pumila | Entire Southeast, except MS, SC, NC |
| Tungoil tree | Vernicia fordii | LA, MS, AL, GA, FL |
| Shrubs | ||
| Coral ardisia | Ardisia crenata | LA, FL |
| Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | TN, KY, GA, SC, NC, VA |
| Japanese knotweed | Polygonum cuspidatum | Entire Southeast, except TX, AL, FL |
| Wineberry, Wine raspberry | Rubus phoenicolasius | AR, TN, KY, VA, GA, SC, NC |
| Japanese spiraea, Meadowsweet | Spiraea japonica | TN, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Vines | ||
| Fiveleaf akebia, Chocolate vine | Akebia quinata | LA, KY, VA, NC, SC, GA |
| Porcelian berry, Amur peppervine | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | GA, NC, KY, VA |
| Purple crownvetch | Coronilla varia | Entire Southeast, except LA |
| Grasses | ||
| Vasey's grass | Paspalum urvillei | Entire Southeast |
| Johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense | Entire Southeast |
| Forbs and Subshrubs | ||
| Spotted knapweed | Centaurea biebersteinii | AR, LA, AL, KY, TN, VA, NC, SC, FL |
| Dames rocket | Hesperis matronalis | AR, TN, KY, VA, NC, GA |
| Purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | Entire Southeast, Except LA, GA, SC |
| Mila-a-minute, Asiatic tearthumb | Polygonum perfoliatum | VA |
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 |  |  |  | Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller (Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.: Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08. | |