English Ivy | Hedera helixEvergreen; 3 to 5-lobed, waxy leaves with lighter colored veins. Long trailing stems can run along the ground or grow vertically up tree or hillsides…
Field Bindweed | Convolvulus arvensisTrailing perennial vine that branches and can form mats. Leaves are arrow-shaped and alternating with white or pink flower petals that are somewhat…
Kudzu | Pueraria lobataClimbing, semi-woody perennial vine. Alternate, lobed leaves 4” in length. Small, individual, purple and fragrant hanging clusters of flowers.
Mile-a-minute | Polygonum perfoliatum (Persicaria perfoliata)Annual; reddish stems have downward pointing hooks/barbs. Light green alternate leaves, shaped like an equilateral triangle. Small, white, subtle…
Old Man’s Beard | Clematis vitalbaPerennial, woody vine. Creamy white flowers in summer, 1” wide. Seed heads persist through winter; hairy looking seed heads.
Perennial Peavine | Lathyrus latifoliusPerennial; stems and leaf stems are broad and winged. Stems have long, well developed tendrils. 4-15 unscented, red-violet, white, or pink pea-like…
Puncturevine | Tribulus terrestrisSummer annual; highly branched, spreads radially from the crown. Stems are green to reddish brown. Leaves are opposte, 3-7 pairs of leaflets per leaf…
How to Report an Invasive SpeciesLook for new invaders every time you are outdoors. Scan the area and pay special attention to: