Japanese Honeysuckle

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Japanese Honeysuckle	leatherflower, Clematis viorna			United States Department of Agriculture
	Carolina jasmine, Gelsemium sempervirens			United States Department of Agriculture
	trumpet honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens			United States Department of Agriculture
	sweetbay magnolia, Magnolia virginiana			United States Department of Agriculture
	purple passionflower, Passiflora incarnata			United States Department of Agriculture

Purple Loosestrife

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Purple Loosestrife	swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata			United States Department of Agriculture
	sweet pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia			United States Department of Agriculture
	purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea			United States Department of Agriculture
	gayfeather, Liatris spicata			United States Department of Agriculture
	grass-leaved blazing star, Liatris pilosa			United States Department of Agriculture
	green-headed coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata			United States Department of Agriculture
	New York ironweed, Vernonia novaboracensis			United States Department of Agriculture

Miscanthus species

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Miscanthus species	split-beard bluestem, Andropogon ternarius			United States Department of Agriculture
	switchgrass, Panicum virgatum			United States Department of Agriculture
	sugarcane plumegrass, Saccharum giganteum			United States Department of Agriculture
	little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium			United States Department of Agriculture
	Indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans			United States Department of Agriculture

Lesser Celandine

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Lesser Celandine	spring beauty, Claytonia virginica			United States Department of Agriculture
	yellow ragwort, Senecio aureus			United States Department of Agriculture
	Other spring ephemerals, if nursery propagated			United States Department of Agriculture

Porcelainberry

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Porcelainberry	gray dogwood, Cornus racemosa			United States Department of Agriculture
	Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia			United States Department of Agriculture
	swamp haw viburnum, Viburnum nudum			United States Department of Agriculture

Butomus umbellatus

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Flowering rush, Butomus umbellatus	Spike rush, Eliocharis palustris			Penn State Extension

Egeria densa

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Brazilian waterweed, Anacharis, Egeria densa	Elodea canadensis			Penn State Extension

Eichhornia crassipes

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes	Spatterdock, Nuphar lutea			Penn State Extension

Eichhornia azurea

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Anchored water hyacinth, Eichhornia azurea	Spatterdock, Nuphar lutea			Penn State Extension

Hydrilla verticillata

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Hydrilla, Water thyme, Hydrilla verticillata	Coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum			Penn State Extension

Hydrocharis morsus-ranae

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
European frogbit, Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata			Penn State Extension

Ipomoea aquatica

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Water spinach, Ipomoea aquatica	Fragrant water lily, Nymphaea odorata			Penn State Extension

Iris pseudacorus

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Yellow flag or Pale yellow iris, Iris pseudacorus	Blue flag iris, Iris versicolor			Penn State Extension

Lagarosiphon major

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Oxygen weed (Elodea crispa), Lagarosiphon major	Elodea, Elodea canadensis			Penn State Extension

Ludwigia peruviana

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Peruvian primrose, Ludwigia peruviana	Water willow, Justicia americana			Penn State Extension

Lythrum salicaria

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria	Pickerelweed, Pontederia cordata			Penn State Extension

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Parrot feather, Myriophyllum aquaticum	Coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum			Penn State Extension

Myriophyllum spicatcum

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatcum	Elodea canadensis			Penn State Extension

Nymphoides peltata

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata	Spatterdock, Nuphar lutea			Penn State Extension

Pistia stratiotes

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Water lettuce, Pistia stratiotes	Floating leaf pondweed, Potamogeton natans			Penn State Extension

Trapa natans

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Water chestnut, Trapa natans	Floating-leaf pondweed, Potamogeton natans			Penn State Extension

Carassius auratus

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Goldfish, Carassius auratus	Golden shiner, Notemigonius crysolucas			Penn State Extension

Cyprinus carpio

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Koi, Cyprinus carpio	Fathead Minnow, Rosy-red Strain, Pimephales promelas			Penn State Extension

Wisteria sinensis

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Chinese wisteria (Wisteria sinensis) Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda)	American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Euonymus alatus

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Winged burning bush (Euonymus alatus)	Strawberry bush (Euonymus americanus)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Lonicera japonica

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)	Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)	Common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	American lotus (Nelumbo lutea)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Monnier waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Colocasia esculenta

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Wild taro, coco yam (Colocasia esculenta)	Common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	American lotus (Nelumbo lutea)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Monnier waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Eichhornia crassipes

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Waterhyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)	Common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	American lotus (Nelumbo lutea)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Monnier waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Hydrilla verticillata

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Hydrilla or waterthyme (Hydrilla verticillata)	Common arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	American lotus (Nelumbo lutea)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Monnier waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Goldenclub (Orontium aquaticum)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Fragrant waterlily (Nymphaea odorata)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Hooded pitcherplant (Sarracenia minor)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
	Yellow pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)			The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Alocasia spp

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Elephant Ear Alocasia spp, Colocasia spp.	Arrowhead			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
	Crinum Lily			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
	Tuckahoe			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Arundo donax

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Giant Cane Arundo donax	Evergreen Yaupon			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
	Roughleaf Dogwood			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Eleagnus angustifolia

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Russian Olive Eleagnus angustifolia	Cherry Laurel			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
	Texas Persimmon			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Ligustrum

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Waxleaf Ligustrum Ligustrum japonicum/Ligustrum lucidum	Texas Sage			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
	Barbados Cherry			City of Austin and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

lythrum salicaria

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Purple loosestrife, lythrum salicaria	Great blue lobelia, Lobelia siphilitica			Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
	Blazing star, Liatris spicata			Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council
	Obedient plant, Physostegia virginiana			Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council

Ludwigia peruviana

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Peruvian Primrose willow (Ludwigia peruviana)	Sandweed (Hypericum fasciculatum)			Lake County Department of Public Resources, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area of Lake County

Colocasia esculenta

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Wild Taro (Colocasia esculenta)	Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis)			Lake County Department of Public Resources, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area of Lake County

Cyperus involucratus

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Umbrella Flat Sedge (Cyperus involucratus)	String-Lily (Crinum americanum)			Lake County Department of Public Resources, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area of Lake County

Urena lobata

Invader Scientific and Common Name	Alternative Scientific Name	Alternative Common Name	Plant Type	Sources
Caesar’s Weed, also known as Caesarweed (Urena lobata)	Salt Marsh mallow (Kosteletzkya virginica)			Lake County Department of Public Resources, Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area of Lake County

 

* USFWS’s “Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservatio Landscaping ” resouce does not give 1-to-1 invader to alternative recommendations. All other sources’s recommendations are complied above. List also does not have species organized by common and scientific names. List also needs to be synthesized so recommendations are not repetitve (several organizations make the same recommendations for the same species)

Title	Author	Geographic Scope
Kick the Invasive Exotic Gardening Habit with Great Native Plant Alternatives	United States Department of Agriculture	Mid-Atlantic Region
Pocket Guide to Mid-Atlantic Water Garden Species	Diane J. Olsen, Penn State Extension	Mid-Atlantic Region
A Homeowners Guide to Preventing the Introduction and Spread of Invasive Species	The University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health	Georgia
Central Texas Invasive Plants Volunteer Field Guide	Watershed Protection Development Review	Texas
Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Kentucky’s Least Wanted Plants	Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council	Kentucky
Greener Choices: Alternatives to Invasive-Exotic Plants	Lake County Department of Public Resources and the Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area  of Lake County	Lake County, FL