Eastern Non-native Invasive Plants

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Photos by Randy Cyr

 These are the most dominant invasives in my area (the Carolinas). Please make a note that others are welcome to add to this section.   I remember Russ talking about a problem in WV. This should get the ball rolling...

Captions and photos by Randy Cyr (unless otherwise noted)

 

nonnative.jpg (102311 bytes) Almost every plant in this clearing is a nonnative invasive (SC).
kudzu1.jpg (79485 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 1; 1st summer Ghastly sentinels watch over the dead (Pueraria montana).
kudzu2.jpg (71142 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 2; winter (note abandoned house in left background).
kudzu3.jpg (113880 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 3; winter, Abandoned house engulfed by Kudzu.
kudzu4.jpg (125471 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 4; 2d summer.
kudzu5.jpg (80899 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 5; 2d summer.
kudzu6.jpg (55908 bytes) The Kudzu Jungle 6 (inside abandoned house).
For anyone so inclined, please find below some useful invasive species links.

http://www.invasivespecies.gov/council/nmptoc.shtml

http://plants.usda.gov/plants/

http://www.nemw.org/ANSstatelaws.htm#flo

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/

http://invader.dbs.umt.edu/Noxious_Weeds/

http://ridgwaydb.mobot.org/gw/LinkstoInvasiveSpecies.asp

http://www.mobot.org/ 

http://www.se-eppc.org/fslist.cfm

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/fia/manual/sections/Section%204%20Subplot.pdf