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This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
Ageratina altissima, also known as white snakeroot, [3] richweed, [3] or white sanicle, [4] is a poisonous perennial herb in the family Asteraceae, native to eastern and central North America. An older binomial name for this species is Eupatorium rugosum , but the genus Eupatorium has undergone taxonomic revision by botanists , and some species ...
Joe-Pye weed, boneset, white snakeroot [4] Eutrochium spp., Eupatorium spp., Eupatorium purpureum; Eupatorium perfoliatum; Eupatorium ageratoides: Perennial 8 9 no feral minor C, F Buckwheat [4] Fagopyrum esculentum: Annual 7 8 can be, dark honey with distinct flavor, granulates quickly rarely cultivated now minor F Blue vine [citation needed]
Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
Euonymus alatus - Burning bush. New York allows the sale of this plant if it is labeled invasive. Sterile cultivars have also been developed. This species is ranked 81.25 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [20] Fallopia japonica - Japanese knotweed. This species is ranked 97.94 (Very High) on the NYS Threat Assessment scale. [21] [22]
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is warning communities about eight new invasive species they have identified throughout the state. The plant species − kudzu, mile-a-minute, Japanese stiltgrass ...
Vigorous growth is also a hallmark of many non-native and invasive plants, and burning bush also checks this box and can grow to 30-feet tall and wide when it is not regularly pruned.
The Idaho Department of Agriculture has around 300 introduced or exotic species listed with 36 classified as noxious weeds. The legal designation of noxious weed for a plant in Idaho can use these four criteria: [89] It is present in but not native to state-province-ecosystem. It is potentially more harmful than beneficial to that area.