Invasive Plant Fact Sheets
Click on a thumbnail to view and download each Fact Sheet. You’ll find information about the invasive plant including habitat preferences, identification, and control options. PRISM will be releasing more Fact Sheets in 2025.
Invasive Trees
Invasive Shrubs
Invasive Vines
Invasive Grasses
Invasive Forbs
Fact Sheets from Other Organizations
Trees
Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) – Hawkeye CWMA
Shrubs
Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus) – Penn State Extension
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) – Penn State Extension
Japanese Knotweed (Reynoutria japonica) – Penn State Extension
Vines
Chocolate Vine / Fiveleaf Akebia (Akebia quinata) – Invasive.org
Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis and Wisteria floribunda) – Invasive.org
Grasses
Bamboos (Phyllostachys spp. and Bambusa spp.) – Clemson Cooperative Extension
Fountain Grass (Cenchrus purpurascens) – Lower Hudson PRISM
Joint-head Grass (Arthraxon hispidus var. hispidus) – USDA Forest Service Weed of the Week
Forbs
Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense) – Purdue Extension
Common Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) – UCONN Extension
Italian Arum (Arum italicum) – Cowlitz County Noxious Weed Control Board (WA)
Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum) – Purdue Extension