List of invasive plant species in New Jersey
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Numerous plants have been introduced to New Jersey in the last four hundred years, and many of them have become invasive species
that compete with the natural plants and suppress their growth. Duke Farms
identified 55 invasive species
on its property and investigates methods to control them. Major invadors are:
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
that compete with the natural plants and suppress their growth. Duke Farms
Duke Farms
Duke Farms is an estate that was established by James Buchanan Duke, an American entrepreneur who founded Duke Power and the American Tobacco Company. It is located in Hillsborough, New Jersey.-History:...
identified 55 invasive species
Invasive species
"Invasive species", or invasive exotics, is a nomenclature term and categorization phrase used for flora and fauna, and for specific restoration-preservation processes in native habitats, with several definitions....
on its property and investigates methods to control them. Major invadors are:
- Norway mapleNorway MapleAcer platanoides is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and southwest Asia, from France east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran....
- Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)
- Garlic MustardGarlic MustardGarlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern India and western China...
- Aralia elataAralia elataAralia elata or Japanese Angelica-tree is a woody plant belonging to the Aralia family .-Description:It is an upright deciduous small tree or shrub growing up to 6 m in height, native to eastern Russia, China, Korea, and Japan....
(Japanese Angelica Tree) - Japanese Barberry
- Canada Thistle
- Euonymus alatusEuonymus alatusEuonymus alatus, known variously as Winged Spindle, Winged Euonymus or Burning Bush, is a deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia, in central and northern China, Japan, and Korea. The shrub grows to 2.5 m tall , often wider than tall...
(Burning Bush) - Japanese HoneysuckleJapanese HoneysuckleThe Japanese Honeysuckle is a species of honeysuckle native to eastern Asia including China , Japan, and Korea. It is a twining vine able to climb up to high or more in trees, with opposite, simple oval leaves long and broad...
- Microstegium vimineumMicrostegium vimineumMicrostegium vimineum, commonly known as Japanese stiltgrass or Nepalese browntop, is an annual grass that is common in a wide variety of habitats and is well adapted to low light levels.-Geographic range:...
(Japanese Stilt Grass) - Lesser CelandineLesser celandineLesser celandine is a low-growing, hairless perennial plant, with fleshy dark green, heart-shaped leaves. The plant is found throughout Europe and west Asia and is now introduced in North America. It prefers bare, damp ground and in the UK it is often a persistent garden weed...
- Multiflora RoseMultiflora RoseRosa multiflora is a species of rose native to eastern Asia, in China, Japan and Korea....
- Porcelain-berry
- Asian Bittersweet
- Spotted Knapweed
- Wild Teasel
- Autumn Olive
- Bush HoneysuckleLonicera maackiiLonicera maackii is a species of honeysuckle in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to temperate Asia in northern and western China , Mongolia, Japan , Korea, and southeastern Russia .It is listed as an endangered species in Japan...
- Purple LoosestrifePurple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria is a flowering plant belonging to the family Lythraceae, native to Europe, Asia, northwest Africa, and southeastern Australia. It should not be confused with other plants sharing the name loosestrife that are members of the family Primulaceae...
- Japanese KnotweedJapanese knotweedJapanese Knotweed is a large, herbaceous perennial plant, native to eastern Asia in Japan, China and Korea...
- Common Buckthorn
- Black LocustBlack locustRobinia pseudoacacia, commonly known as the Black Locust, is a tree in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States, but has been widely planted and naturalized elsewhere in temperate North America, Europe, Southern Africa and Asia and is...
- WineberryRubus phoenicolasiusRubus phoenicolasius is a species of raspberry native to northern China, Japan, and Korea. The species was introduced to Europe and North America as an ornamental plant and for its potential in breeding hybrid raspberries...
- Chinese SilvergrassMiscanthus sinensisMiscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese silver grass, Eulalia grass, maiden grass, zebra grass, Susuki grass, porcupine grass; syn. Eulalia japonica Trin., Miscanthus sinensis f. glaber Honda, Miscanthus sinensis var. gracillimus Hitchc., Miscanthus sinensis var....