Invasive Species Master Resource Table
The table below contains resources for all NR40 listed terrestrial invasive species covered by the Wisconsin Invasive Plant Identification Resource page.
Key to habitat column codes (where each species can be found on the landscape; modified from Wisconsin DNR’s Wiscland 2.0 2014 project):
- A – agricultural
- F – forest
- G – grassland (old field, prairie, pasture)
- R – roadside, right-of-way
- S – savanna
- U – urban
- W – wetland, riparian, floodplain
Resource Table
| Classification | Common Name | Other Common Names | Scientific Name | Other Scientific Names | Habitat | Factsheets | Videos | Statewide Distribution Map | National Distribution Map | Look-Alike Species |
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| Restricted | Amur maple | Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Japanese chaff flower | Achyranthes japonica | A, F, G, R, W | Factsheet | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | bishop's goutweed | Aegopodium podagraria | G, F, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | tree-of-heaven | Ailanthus altissima | F, R, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | fiveleaf akebia | Chocolate vine | Akebia quinata | F, R, U, W | Factsheet | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | |||
| Restricted | garlic mustard | Alliaria petiolata | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | black alder | European alder | Alnus glutinosa | F, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | porcelain berry | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | F, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | wild chervil | Anthriscus sylvestris | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | A, G, U | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | common barberry | Berberis vulgaris | A, F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | hill mustard | Bunias orientalis | A, G, R | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | creeping bellflower | Campanula rapunculoides | F, G, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Siberian peashrub | Caragana arborescens | F, G | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | narrow leaf bittercress | Cardamine impatiens | F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | plumeless thistle | Carduus acanthoides | A, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 | Video | State Map | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Restricted | musk thistle | nodding thistle | Carduus nutans | A, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 | State Map | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Restricted/ Prohibited | - common bittersweet (R) - Asian loeseneri bittersweet (P) | Celastrus orbiculatus Celastrus loeseneri | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | diffuse knapweed | Centaurea diffusa | A, G, R | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | brown knapweed | Centaurea jacea | A, G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | black knapweed | Centaurea nigra | A, G, R | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Tyrol knapweed | Centaurea nigrescens | A, G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Russian knapweed | Centaurea repens | A, G, R | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | yellow star thistle | Centaurea solstitialis | A, G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | spotted knapweed | Centaurea stoebe | Centaurea biebersteinii, Centaurea maculosa | A, G, R | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | greater celandine | celandine | Chelidonium majus | F, U | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Canada thistle | Cirsium arvense | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | marsh thistle | European marsh thistle | Cirsium palustre | G, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 | State Map | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Prohibited/ Restricted | poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | crown vetch | Coronilla varia | Securigera varia | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | hound's tongue | Cynoglossum officinale | F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Scotch broom | Cytisus scoparius | G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | queen Anne's lace | wild carrot | Daucus carota | A, G, R, U | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Grecian foxglove | Digitalis lanata | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Chinese yam | Indian Yam | Dioscorea batatas Dioscorea oppositifolia | Dioscorea polystacha | F, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | cut-leaved teasel | Dipsacus laciniatus | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | common teasel | Dipsacus sylvestris | Dipsacus fullonum | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | Russian olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | autumn olive | Elaeagnus umbellata | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | hairy willow herb | Epilobium hirsutum | G, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | helleborine orchid | Epipactis helleborine | F, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | winged burning bush | Euonymus alatus | F, R , S, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | cypress spurge | Euphorbia cyparissias | A, G, R, S | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | leafy spurge | Euphorbia esula | A, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Japanese knotweed | Fallopia japonica | Polygonum cuspidatum | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | giant knotweed | Fallopia sachalinensis | Polygonum sachalinense | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Bohemian knotweed | Fallopia x bohemicum | Fallopia x bohemica, Polygonum bohemicum | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | queen of the meadow | Filipendula ulmaria | G, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | glossy buckthorn | Frangula alnus | Rhamnus frangula | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | hemp nettle | brittlestem hemp nettle | Galeopsis tetrahit | G, R, S | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | white bedstraw | smooth bedstraw | Galium mollugo | G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | rough mannagrass | tall mannagrass, reed mannagrass | Glyceria maxima | R, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | giant hogweed | Heracleum mantegazzianum | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | dame's rocket | Hesperis matronalis | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Japanese hop | Humulus japonicus | A, F, G, R, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Balfour's touch-me-not | Impatiens balfourii | F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | policeman's helmet | Impatiens glandulifera | F, G, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | field scabiosa | blue buttons | Knautia arvensis | G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | perennial pepperweed | broadleaved pepperweed | Lepidium latifolium | A, G, R, W | Factsheet Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | sericea lespedeza | Chinese lespedeza | Lespedeza cuneata | Lespedeza sericea | F, G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | lyme grass | sand ryegrass | Leymus arenarius | Elymus arenarius | F, dune | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | dalmatian toadflax | Linaria dalmatica | A, G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Amur honeysuckle | Lonicera maackii | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | - Bell's honeysuckle - Morrow’s honeysuckle - Tatarian honeysuckle | showy bush honeysuckle | Lonicera x bella Lonicera morrowii Lonicera tatarica | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | moneywort | creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia | Lysimachia nummelaria | A, G, R, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | garden yellow loosestrife | Lysimachia vulgaris | R, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | A, G, R, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Japanese stilt grass | Microstegium vimineum | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | white mulberry | Morus alba | A, F, R, S, U, W | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | aquatic forget-me-not | Myosotis scorpioides | W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | woodland forget-me-not | Myosotis sylvatica | Myosotis sylvaticum | F, R, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | wavy leaf basket grass | Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius | F, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | wild parsnip | Pastinaca sativa | G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | princess tree | Paulownia tomentosa | F, R, U, W | Factsheet Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | mile-a-minute vine | Persicaria perfoliata | Persicaria perfoliatum | F, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | butterfly dock | Petasites hybridus | F, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Amur cork tree | Phellodendron amurense | F, S, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | phragmites | common reed | Phragmites australis | A, R, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | burnet saxifrage | Scarlet pimpernel | Pimpinella saxifraga | F, G, R | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | white poplar | Populus alba | A, F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | kudzu | Pueraria montana | Pueraria lobata | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | Callery pear | Pyrus callerana | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | sawtooth oak | Quercus acutissima | F, G, S | Factsheet 1 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | lesser celandine | fig buttercup | Ranunculus ficaria | F, R, U, W | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Restricted | common buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica | F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | bristly locust | Rose acacia | Robinia hispida | F, G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Himalayan blackberry | Rubus armeniacus | F, G, S, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | wineberry | wine raspberry | Rubus phoenicolasius | A, F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | seaside goldenrod | Solidago sempervirens | F, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense | A, G, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | medusahead | Taeniatherum caput-medusae | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | common tansy | Tanacetum vulgare | F, G, R, U, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | goldencreeper | red hailstone | Thladiantha dubia | A, G, R, W | Factsheet | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | spreading hedgeparsley | Torilis arvensis | F, G, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Japanese hedgeparsley | erect hedge-parsley | Torilis japonica | F, G, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara | F, G, R, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | narrow-leaf cattail | Typha angustifolia | R, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | hybrid cattail | Typha x glauca | R, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Siberian elm | Ulmus pumila | A, F, G, R, S, W | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |||
| Restricted | garden valerian | garden heliotrope | Valeriana officinalis | F, G, R, U, W | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | black swallow-wort | Louise's swallow-wort | Vincetoxicum nigrum | Cynanchum louiseae | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Video | State Map | National Map | |
| Prohibited | pale swallow-wort | European swallow-wort | Vincetoxicum rossicum | A, F, G, R, S | Factsheet | State Map | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Japanese wisteria | Wisteria floribunda | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | State Map | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | chinese wisteria | Wisteria sinensis | F, G, R, S, U | Factsheet 1 Factsheet 2 | Not Present in Wisconsin | National Map |