Invasive Species Resources

Weed Management Resources


Invasive weed management is different for everyone. Treatments are often based on specific weeds and property types. 

The fact sheets and Best Management Practice (BMP) guides below help identify common invasive weeds and provide recommendations on how to control them.

We recommend exploring these resources and identifying the treatment method that best fits the unique infestation you are trying to control.


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American Pokeweed
Phytolacca Americana
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Canada Thistle
Cirsium Arvense
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False Brome
Brachypodium Sylvaticum
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Garlic Mustard
Alliaria Petiolata
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Giant Hogweed
Heracleum Mantegazzianum
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Hawkweeds
Hieracium
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Indigobush
Amorpha Fruticosa
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Invasive Blackberry
Rubus Procerus & Rubus Laciniatus
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Invasive Ivy
Hedera Helix, Hedera Hibernica, Hedera Colchica
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Knotweeds
Fallopia × Bohemica, F. Sachalinensis, F. Polygonum, F. Japonica
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Lesser Celandine
Ranunculus Ficaria L.
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Meadow Knapweed
Centaurea Jacea × Nigra
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Old Man's Beard / Traveler's Joy
Clematis Vitalba
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Puncturevine
Tribulus Terrestris
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Reed Canarygrass
Phalaris Arundinacea
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Rush Skeletonweed
Chondrilla Juncea
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Scotch Broom
Cytisus Scoparius
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Spurge Laurel
Daphne Laureola
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Tansy Ragwort
Senecio Jacobaea
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Tree of Heaven
Ailanthus Altissima
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Water Primrose
Ludwigia Hexapetala & Ludwigia Peploides
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Yellow Archangel
Lamiastrum Galeobdolon

Other Management Resources

The following websites and documents feature useful information and photographs to help identify and control weeds.

If you have trouble identifying a plant, be sure to take a sample to your local extension office, Conservation District, or Master Gardeners. You may be eligible for assistance with removing certain weeds.