Midwest

 

Alliaria petiolata 

Invader Scientific and Common Name Alternative Scientific Name Alternative Common Name Plant Type Sources
Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard)
Senecio aureus Golden ragwort Missouri Botanic Garden
Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Missouri Botanic Garden
Diarrhena obovata American beakgrass Missouri Botanic Garden

Butomus umbellatus 

Invader Scientific and Common Name Alternative Scientific Name Alternative Common Name Plant Type Sources
Butomus umbellatus 
(flowering rush)
Juncus effusus  Common rush, soft rush Marginal Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Schoenoplectus pungens  Common threesquare Marginal Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem bulrush Marginal Midwest Invasive Plant Network

Lythrum salicaria  

Invader Scientific and Common Name Alternative Scientific Name Alternative Common Name Plant Type Sources
Lythrum salicaria  (purple loosestrife)
Liatris spicata ‘Kobold’ Blazing stars Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Liatris pychnostachya  Blazing stars Marginal Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Vernonia fasciculata  Prairie ironweed Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Asclepias incarnata  Swamp milkweed Marginal Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Juncus effusus Soft rush Marginal Missouri Botanic Garden
Filipendula rubra Queen of the prairie Missouri Botanic Garden
Lythrum alatum Winged loosestrife Missouri Botanic Garden

Phalaris arundinacea

Invader Scientific and Common Name Alternative Scientific Name Alternative Common Name Plant Type Sources
Phalaris arundinacea (ribbon grass)
Spartina pectinata ‘Aureomarginata’  Variegated prairie cord grass Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Carex morrowii Ice dance sedge Midwest Invasive Plant Network
Selsleria autumnalis Autumn moor grass Midwest Invasive Plant Network

Rhamnus cathartica

Invader Scientific and Common Name Alternative Scientific Name Alternative Common Name Plant Type Sources
Rhamnus cathartica (European buckthorn)
Crataegus viridis Green hawthorn Missouri Botanic Garden
Bumelia lanuginosum Gum bumelia Missouri Botanic Garden
Euonymus atropupureus Wahoo Missouri Botanic Garden