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.
Resource Table
| Classification | Common Name | Other Common Names | Scientific Name | Other Scientific Names | Habitat | Resources | Videos | Weed ID slides ppt (AGR 375) | National Distribution Map | Look-Alike Species |
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| Restricted | Amur maple | Acer ginnala | Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala | F, G, R, S, U | Link | Video | Acer ginnala | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | Japanese chaff flower | Achyranthes japonica | A, F, G, R, W | Link | Achyranthes japonica | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | bishop's goutweed | Aegopodium podagraria | G, F, R, S, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Aegopodium podagraria | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | tree-of-heaven | Ailanthus altissima | F, R, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Ailanthus altissima | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | fiveleaf akebia | Chocolate vine | Akebia quinata | F, R, U, W | Link | Akebia quinata | National Map | |||
| Restricted | garlic mustard | Alliaria petiolata | F, G, R, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Alliaria petiolata | National Map | |||
| Restricted | black alder | European alder | Alnus glutinosa | F, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Video | Alnus glutinosa | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | porcelain berry | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | F, R, S, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Video | Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | wild chervil | Anthriscus sylvestris | A, F, G, R, S | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Anthriscus sylvestris | National Map | |||
| Restricted | wormwood | Artemisia absinthium | A, G, U | Link | Artemisia absinthium | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Japanese barberry | Berberis thunbergii | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Berberis thunbergii | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | common barberry | Berberis vulgaris | A, F, G, R, S, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Berberis vulgaris | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | hill mustard | Bunias orientalis | A, G, R | UWEX Factsheet | Video | Bunias orientalis | National Map | |||
| Restricted | creeping bellflower | Campanula rapunculoides | F, G, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Campanula rapunculoides | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Siberian peashrub | Caragana arborescens | F, G | Link | Caragana arborescens | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | narrow leaf bittercress | Cardamine impatiens | F, G, R, S, W | Link | Cardamine impatiens | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | plumeless thistle | Carduus acanthoides | A, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet | Video | Carduus acanthoides | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Restricted | musk thistle | nodding thistle | Carduus nutans | A, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet | Carduus nutans | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Restricted | - Asian bittersweet | Celastrus orbiculatus | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Celastrus orbiculatus | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | diffuse knapweed | Centaurea diffusa | A, G, R | Link 1 Link 2 | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | brown knapweed | Centaurea jacea | A, G, R | Link | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | black knapweed | Centaurea nigra | A, G, R | Link 1 Link 2 | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Tyrol knapweed | Centaurea nigrescens | A, G, R | Link | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | yellow star thistle | Centaurea solstitialis | A, G, R | Link | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | spotted knapweed | Centaurea stoebe | Centaurea biebersteinii, Centaurea maculosa | A, G, R | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Centaurea spp. | National Map | ||
| Restricted | greater celandine | celandine | Chelidonium majus | F, U | Link | Chelidonium majus | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Canada thistle | Cirsium arvense | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Cirsium arvense | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | marsh thistle | European marsh thistle | Cirsium palustre | G, W | UWEX Factsheet 1 UWEX Factsheet 2 Link | Cirsium palustre | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | bull thistle | Cirsium vulgare | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet | Cirsium vulgare | National Map | PDF 1 PDF 2 |
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| Prohibited/ Restricted | poison hemlock | Conium maculatum | F, G, R, S, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Video | Conium maculatum | National Map | |||
| Restricted | crown vetch | Securigera varia | Coronilla varia | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Securigera varia | National Map | ||
| Restricted | hound's tongue | Cynoglossum officinale | F, G, R, S, W | Link | Cynoglossum officinale | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Scotch broom | Cytisus scoparius | G, R, S | Link 1 Link 2 | Cytisus scoparius | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | Queen Anne's-lace | wild carrot | Daucus carota | A, G, R, U | Link | Daucus carota | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Grecian foxglove | Digitalis lanata | F, G, R, S, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Digitalis lanata | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Chinese yam | Indian Yam | Dioscorea polystachya | F, W | Link | Dioscorea polystachya | National Map | |||
| Restricted | common teasel | Dipsacus fullonum | Dipsacus sylvestris | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Dipsacus spp. | National Map | ||
| Restricted | cut-leaved teasel | Dipsacus laciniatus | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Dipsacus spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Russian olive | Elaeagnus angustifolia | A, F, G, R, S | Link | Elaeagnus angustifolia | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | autumn olive | Elaeagnus umbellata | A, F, G, R, S | Link 1 Link 2 | Elaeagnus umbellata | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | hairy willowherb | Epilobium hirsutum | G, W | Link | Epilobium hirsutum | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | helleborine orchid | Epipactis helleborine | F, W | Link | Epipactis helleborine | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | winged burning bush | Euonymus alatus | F, R , S, U, W | Link | Euonymus alatus | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | wintercreeper | Euonymus fortunei | F, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Euonymus fortunei | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | cypress spurge | Euphorbia cyparissias | A, G, R, S | Link | Euphorbia cyparissias | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | leafy spurge | Euphorbia esula | A, G, R, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Euphorbia esula | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Japanese knotweed | Reynoutria japonica | Polygonum cuspidatum, Fallopia japonica | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Reynoutria spp | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | giant knotweed | Reynoutria sachalinensis | Polygonum sachalinense, Fallopia sachalinensis | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Reynoutria spp | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Bohemian knotweed | Reynoutria x bohemica | Polygonum x bohemicum, Fallopia x bohemica | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Reynoutria spp | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | sickleweed | Falcaria vulgaris | F, R | Link | Falcaria vulgaris | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | lesser celandine | fig buttercup | Ficaria verna | Ranunculus ficaria | F, R, U, W | Link | Video | Ficaria verna | National Map | |
| Restricted | queen of the meadow | Filipendula ulmaria | G, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Filipendula ulmaria | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | glossy buckthorn | Frangula alnus | Rhamnus frangula | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Frangula alnus | National Map | |||
| Restricted | hemp nettle | brittlestem hemp nettle | Galeopsis tetrahit | G, R, S | Link | Galeopsis tetrahit | National Map | |||
| Restricted | white bedstraw | smooth bedstraw | Galium mollugo | G, R, S, U | Link | Video | Galium mollugo | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | rough mannagrass | tall mannagrass, reed mannagrass | Glyceria maxima | R, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Glyceria maxima | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | English ivy | Hedera helix | F, R, U | Link | Hedera helix | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | giant hogweed | Heracleum mantegazzianum | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Link | Heracleum mantegazzianum | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | dame's rocket | Hesperis matronalis | F, G, R, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Hesperis matronalis | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Japanese hop | Humulus japonicus | A, F, G, R, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Humulus japonicus | National Map | |||
| Restricted | Balfour's touch-me-not | Impatiens balfourii | F, G, R, S, W | Link | Impatiens balfourii | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | policeman's helmet | Impatiens glandulifera | F, G, S, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Impatiens glandulifera | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | field scabiosa | blue buttons | Knautia arvensis | G, R | Link | Knautia arvensis | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | perennial pepperweed | broadleaved pepperweed | Lepidium latifolium | A, G, R, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Lepidium latifolium | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | sericea lespedeza | Chinese lespedeza | Lespedeza cuneata | Lespedeza sericea | F, G, R, S | UWEX Factsheet Link | Lespedeza cuneata | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | Russian knapweed | Leuzea repens | Rhaponticum repens, Acroptilon repens, Centaurea repens | A, G, R | Link 1 Link 2 | Centaurea spp. | National Map | |||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | lyme grass | sand ryegrass | Leymus arenarius | Elymus arenarius | dunes | Link | Leymus arenarius | National Map | ||
| Not Regulated | privet | Ligustrum spp. | F, R, U | Link | Ligustrum spp. | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | dalmatian toadflax | Linaria dalmatica | A, G, R | Link | Linaria dalmatica | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Japanese honeysuckle | Lonicera japonica | F, G, R, S, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Lonicera japonica | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Amur honeysuckle | Lonicera maackii | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet | Video | Lonicera spp | 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 | UWEX Factsheet | Video | Lonicera spp | National Map | ||
| Not Regulated | birdsfoot trefoil | Lotus corniculatus | G, R, U | Link | Lotus corniculatus | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | moneywort | creeping Jenny | Lysimachia nummularia | A, G, R, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Lysimachia nummularia | National Map | |||
| Restricted | garden yellow loosestrife | Lysimachia vulgaris | R, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Lysimachia vulgaris | National Map | ||||
| Restricted or Prohibited | purple loosestrife (R), wanded loosestrife (P) | Lythrum salicaria Lythrum virgatum | A, G, R, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link 1 Link 2 | Lythrum salicaria | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | white sweet clover, yellow sweet clover | Melilotus albus Melilotus officinalis | A, G, S | Link 1 Link 2 | Melilotus spp | National Map 1 National Map 2 | ||||
| Prohibited | Japanese stilt grass | Microstegium vimineum | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Microstegium vimineum | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | Amur silvergrass | Miscanthus sacchariflorus | G, R | Link | Miscanthus sacchariflorus | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | white mulberry | Morus alba | A, F, R, S, U, W | Link | Video | Morus alba | National Map | |||
| Restricted | aquatic forget-me-not | Myosotis scorpioides | W | Link | Myosotis spp. | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | woodland forget-me-not | Myosotis sylvatica | F, R, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Myosotis spp. | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Java waterdropwort | Vietnamese-parsley | Oenanthe javanica | W | Link 1 Link 2 | Oenanthe javanica | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | wavy leaf basket grass | Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius | F, W | Link DISC Factsheet | Oplismenus hirtellus | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | wild parsnip | Pastinaca sativa | G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Pastinaca sativa | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | princess tree | Paulownia tomentosa | F, R, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Paulownia tomentosa | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | mile-a-minute vine | Persicaria perfoliata | Polygonum perfoliatum | F, R, S, U, W | Factsheet Link | Persicaria perfoliata | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | butterfly dock | Petasites hybridus | F, W | Link | Petasites hybridus | National Map | ||||
| Not Regulated | reed canary grass | Phalaris arundinacea | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | Link | Phalaris arundinacea | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Amur cork tree | Phellodendron amurense | F, S, U, W | Link | Phellodendron amurense | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | phragmites | common reed | Phragmites australis subsp. australis | A, R, U, W | Link | Phragmites australis | National Map | |||
| Restricted | burnet saxifrage | Pimpinella saxifraga | F, G, R | Link | Pimpinella saxifraga | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | white poplar | Populus alba | A, F, G, R, S, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Video | Populus alba | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | kudzu | Pueraria montana | Pueraria lobata | F, G, R, S, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Pueraria montana | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | Callery pear | Pyrus callerana | F, G, R, S, U | Link | Pyrus calleryana | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | sawtooth oak | Quercus acutissima | F, G, S | Link | Quercus acutissima | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | common buckthorn | Rhamnus cathartica | F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Rhamnus cathartica | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | bristly locust | Rose acacia | Robinia hispida | F, G, R, S | Link | Robinia hispida | National Map | |||
| Restricted | black locust | Robinia pseudoacacia | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link 1 | Video | Robinia pseudoacacia | National Map | |||
| Restricted | multiflora rose | Rosa multiflora | A, F, G, R, S, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Rosa multiflora | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Himalayan blackberry | Rubus armeniacus | F, G, S, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Rubus armeniacus | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | wineberry | wine raspberry | Rubus phoenicolasius | A, F, G, R, S, W | Link | Video | Rubus phoenicolasius | National Map | ||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | seaside goldenrod | Solidago sempervirens | F, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Solidago sempervirens | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense | A, G, U, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Sorghum halepense | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | medusahead | Taeniatherum caput-medusae | A, F, G, R, S | Link | Taeniatherum caput-medusae | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | common tansy | Tanacetum vulgare | F, G, R, U, W | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Tanacetum vulgare | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | goldencreeper | red hailstone | Thladiantha dubia | A, G, R, W | Link | Video | Thladiantha dubia | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | spreading hedgeparsley | Torilis arvensis | F, G, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Torilis spp. | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | Japanese hedgeparsley | erect hedge-parsley | Torilis japonica | F, G, S, U | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Torilis spp. | National Map | ||
| Prohibited | coltsfoot | Tussilago farfara | F, G, R, U, W | Link | Tussilago farfara | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | narrow-leaf cattail | Typha angustifolia | R, W | Link | Typha spp | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Southern cat-tail | Typha domingensis | R, W | Link | Typha spp | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | Graceful cat-tail | Typha laxmannii | R, W | Link | Typha spp | State Map | ||||
| Restricted | hybrid cattail | Typha x glauca | R, W | Link | Typha spp | National Map | ||||
| Restricted | Siberian elm | Ulmus pumila | A, F, G, R, S, W | Link 1 Link 2 | Video | Ulmus pumila | National Map | |||
| Restricted | garden valerian | garden heliotrope | Valeriana officinalis | F, G, R, U, W | Link | Valeriana officinalis | National Map | |||
| Not Regulated | periwinkle | Vinca minor | F, U | Link | Vinca minor | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited/ Restricted | black swallow-wort | Louise's swallow-wort | Vincetoxicum nigrum | Cynanchum louiseae | A, F, G, R, S | UWEX Factsheet Link | Video | Vincetoxicum spp | National Map | |
| Prohibited | pale swallow-wort | European swallow-wort | Vincetoxicum rossicum | A, F, G, R, S | Link | Vincetoxicum spp | National Map | |||
| Prohibited | Japanese wisteria | Wisteria floribunda | F, G, R, S, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Wisteria spp. | National Map | ||||
| Prohibited | chinese wisteria | Wisteria sinensis | F, G, R, S, U | Link 1 Link 2 | Wisteria spp. | National Map | ||||
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