OHIO’S 10 GRR-ARGH-IEST PLANTS
(Invasive Plants of Ohio)
According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources these are the 10 most horrible terrible awful no-good nasty plants in all of Ohio. Detailed information about them can be gotten from the Ohio Invasive Plants Council LINK HERE). The following are illustrations to help you identify the creeps.
AUTUMN-OLIVE (Elagnus umbellata)
autumn olive
BUSH HONEYSUCKLES
(Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera mackii; Tartarian honeysuckle L. tartarica)
amur honeysuckle plant
amur honeysuckle flower
Tartarian honeysuckle flower
BUCKTHORNS
(glossy buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula; common buckthorn, R. catharticus)
glossy buckthorn
common buckthorn
COMMON REED GRASS (Phragmites australis)
phragmites habitat
phragmites
GARLIC MUSTARD (Alliaria petiolata)
garlic mustard
JAPANESE HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera japonica)
Japanese honeysuckle
Japanese honeysuckle flower
JAPANESE KNOTWEED (Polygonum cuspidatum)
Japanese knotweed habitat
Japanese knotweed
MULTIFLORA ROSE (Rosa multiflora)
multiflora rose
multiflora rose flowers
multiflora rose stipules
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria)
purple loosestrife
purple loosestrife flower (long-styled form)
purple loosestrife flower (mid-styled form)
purple loosestrife flower (short-styled form)
REED CANARY GRASS (Phalaris arundinacea)
reed canary grass
reed canary grass flowers
reed canary grass ligule