Indiana Invasive Plant List Created by the Invasive Plant Advisory Committee of the Indiana Invasive Species Council List established by IISC 9-26-2012; updated as of 10-9-2012

Common Name Latin Name Rank Common Name Latin Name Rank Aquatics Grasses anchored water hyacinth Eichhornia azurea High Chinese silver grass Miscanthus sinensis Medium arrowhead Sagittaria sagittifolia * common reed Phragmites australis High Asian marshweed Limnophila sessiliflora High Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum High Brazilian elodea Egeria densa High miscanthus hybrid Miscanthus x gigantea Caution brittle naiad Najas minor High reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea High caulerpa Caulerpa taxifolia * small carpgrass Arthraxon hispidus High Chinese waterspinach Ipomoea aquatica High tall fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus Medium curly-leaved pondweed Potamogeton crispus High Shrubs duck lettuce Ottelia alismoides High Amur honeysuckle Lonicera maacki High Eurasian watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum High Amur privet Ligustrum amurense Caution European frogbit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae High autumn olive Elaeagnus umbellata High exotic bur-reed Sparganium erectum * Bell's honeysuckle Lonicera x bella High flowering rush Butomus umbellatus High bicolor lespedeza Lespedeza bicolor Medium giant salvinia Salvinia auriculata * blunt leaved privet Ligustrum obtusifolium High giant salvinia Salvinia biloba * burning bush Euonymus alatus Medium giant salvinia Salvinia herzogii * California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium Caution giant salvinia Salvinia molesta * Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense Caution heartshape Monochoria vaginalis * common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica High hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata High common privet Ligustrum vulgare Caution miramar weed Hygrophilia polysperma High glossy buckthorn Frangula alnus High monochoria Monochoria hastata * Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii High mosquito fern Azolla pinnata * Morrow's honeysuckle Lonicera morrowii High narrow-leaved cattail Typha angustifolia High multiflora rose Rosa multiflora High oxygen weed Lagarosiphon major * Russian olive Elaeagnus angustifolia Medium parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum High sericea lespedeza Lespedeza cuneata High purple loosestrife Lythrum salicaria High Tatarian honeysuckle Lonicera tatarica High water chestnut Trapa natans High Trees yellow floating hearts Nymphoides peltata High Amur cork tree Phellodendron amurense High Forbs (Wildflowers) black alder Alnus glutinosa High bouncing bet Saponaria officinalis Medium callery pear Pyrus calleryana High Canada thistle Cirsium arvense High Norway maple Acer platanoides High common teasel Dipsacus fullonum High sawtooth oak Quercus acutissima Caution crown vetch Coronilla varia High Siberian elm Ulmus pumila Medium cut-leaved teasel Dipsacus laciniatus High tree of heaven Ailanthus altissima High dame's rocket Hesperis matronalis High white mulberry Morus alba High garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata High Vines giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Medium Asian bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus High goatsrue Galega officinalis Medium black swallow-wort Cynanchum louiseae High Japanese chaff flower Achyranthes japonica High Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya High Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica High English ivy Hedera helix Medium Korean lespedeza Kummerowia stipulacea Medium Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica High leafy spurge Euphorbia esula High Japanese hops Humulus japonicus High mugwort Artemisia vulgaris High kudzu Pueraria montana High narrowleaf bittercress Cardamine impatiens Medium large-leaved periwinkle Vinca major Caution pepperweed Lepidium latifolium High pale swallow-wort Cynanchum rossicum High spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe High vetch Viccia cracca Medium St. John's wort Hypericum perforatum Low wintercreeper Euonymus fortunei High striate lespedeza Kummerowia striata Medium periwinkle Vinca minor Medium white sweet clover Melilotus alba Medium yellow iris Iris pseudacorus High * Federal noxious weed that was not assessed yellow sweet clover Melilotus officinalis Medium