Invasive Plants and RIP

Shrubs

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes
Japanese Barberry	Berberis thunbergii	♠ More Info
Bamboo	Phyllostachys aureosulcata	£ ♠ Several varieties. Yellow groove Phyllostachys aureosulcata is the most common. More Info
Bush Honeysuckle (Amur)	Lonicera maackii	♠ More Info
Japanese Holly	Ilex crenata	£ More Info
Japanese Knotweed	Polygonum cuspidatum	changed to Fallopia japonica, a name not yet widely used . More Info
Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	♠ More Info
Privet	Ligustrum spp.	£ ♠ Other privet species also; none are native. More Info
Autumn Olive	Elaeagnus umbellata	£ More Info
Rose of Sharon	Hibiscus syriacus	♠ More Info
Wineberry	Rubus phoenicolasius	A native raspberry, unsimilar in appearance, occurs in Sligo. More Info
Winged euonymus	Euonymus alatus	£ Sligo has a native Euonymus, Strawberry Bush. More Info

£ The plant is found in only a few areas, though it might be numerous there.
♠ Indicates the plant was listed by Dorothy Salisbury as present in Sligo in 1970, although she noted most as rare or infrequent. See the Salisbury List.

Vines

Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes
Asian bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus	No native bittersweet is known to exist. More Info
Asian Clematis	Clematis paniculata	Native clematis also exists; see the Native Plant Inventory.
English Ivy	Hedera helix	♠ On ground and also in trees. More Info
Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	♠ A native honeysuckle also exists; see the Native Plant Inventory. More Info
Kudzu	Pueraria lobata	♠ in about six sites. More Info
Mile-a-Minute	Polygonum perfoliatum	More Info
Porcelainberry	Ampelopsis brevipedunculata	Sligo has three species of similar-looking native Grape. More Info
Wintercreeper Creeping Euonymus	Euonymus fortunei	♠ More Info
Wisteria	Wisteria sinensis	More Info
Akebia	Akebia quinata	More Info
Japanese Hop	Humulus japonicus	Found with mile-a-minute, west side of soccer field on north side of Dennis. Escape from cultivation. More Info

♠ Indicates the plant was listed by Dorothy Salisbury as present in Sligo in 1970, although she noted most as rare or infrequent. See the Salisbury List.

Native vines include Poison Ivy, Grape, Greenbrier, and Virginia Creeper. We are saving these plants so as not to interfere with natural plant relationships. Please do not cut any vine until you know these native plants and have approval!

Herbs and Ground Covers

Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes
Bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare	More Info
Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense	More Info
Beefsteak Plant	Perilla frutescens	£ ♠ More Info
Garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata	♠ More Info
Lesser celandine	Ranunculus ficaria	More Info
Mugwort	Artemisia vulgaris	♠ More Info
Periwinkle	Vinca minor	♠ More Info
Stilt grass	Microstegium vimineum	More Info
Bishop's Weed Goutweed	Aegopodium podagraria	More Info
Gill-over-the-ground	Glechoma hederacea	♠ ♣ More Info
Indian Strawberry	Duchesnea indica	♠ ♣ More Info
Yellow Archangel or Golden Dead Nettle	Lamium galeobdolon	More Info Known only in section 6

Garden Bulbs - In some places crocus, snowdrops,and Star-of-Bethlehem are appearing frequently in grass and in the woods.
Liriope and day lilies are also present occasionally, but not enough to be considered invasive.

£ The plant is found in only a few areas, though it might be numerous there.
♠ Indicates the plant was listed by Dorothy Salisbury as present in Sligo in 1970, although she noted most as rare or infrequent. See the Salisbury List.
♣ Spreading from sun to lightly shaded woods. We are not attempting to rid it.

Aquatic Plants

Water Hyacinth	Eichhornia crassipes	* More Info
Water Lettuce	Pistia stratioites	♣ More Info
Water Primrose	Jussiaea sp.	£ More Info

* About 200 plants found and removed by resident Dominic Quattrocchi from the upper pond at Forest Glen, July 2006.
♣ About 10 plants found and removed by resident Dominic Quattrocchi from the upper pond at Forest Glen, July 2006.
£ Discovered in 2005 in six stormwater ponds. Permanent removal not attempted.

Trees

Common Name	Scientific Name	Notes
Tree of Heaven	Ailanthus altissima	♠ Please report this tree to the RIP Coordinator. More Info
Flowering Cherry	Prunus avium	Section 6. Several hybrids present. More Info
Mimosa	Albizia julibrissin	♠ More Info
Norway Maple	Acer plantanoides	♠ More Info
Princess Tree	Paulownia tomentosa	♠ £ More Info
White Mulberry	Morus alba	♠ Sligo has a native Red Mulberry, with much larger leaves. More Info
Yellow Buckeye	Aesculus flava	More Info
Siberian Elm	Ulmus pumila	More Info

£ The plant is found in only a few areas, though it might be numerous there.
♠ Indicates the plant was listed by Dorothy Salisbury as present in Sligo in 1970, although she noted most as rare or infrequent. See the Salisbury List.

Scientific names based mainly on websites and Brown and Brown's Woody Plants of Maryland, 1972. Compiled by Sally Gagne, April 2004; updated July 2005.