Dutch Creek Lane is shown here lined with Japanese stiltgrass. Roadsides and right-of-ways provide a corridor for the movement of invasive plants.

Resources for Invasive Plants

Virginia Invasive Plant Species Information, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Natural Heritage Division

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas, Swearingen, J.M. and J.P. Fulton. 2022. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas,
Field Guide. Passiflora Press. 200 pp

A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests, James H. Miller, et al., U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rpt SRS-119, (slightly revised 2015)

A Management Guide for Invasive Plants in Southern Forests, James H. Miller, et al., U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rpt SRS 131, (2015)

Mistaken Identity? Invasive Plants and their Native Look-Alikes, Sarver et al., published by Delaware Department of Agriculture, (2008)

invasive.org, University of Georgia – Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health

Real Estate Resources: Homeowners’ Guide to Invasive Plants by Brad Sowell


Resources for Native Plants

Virginia bluebells in flower

Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, Lawrence Newcomb (1989)

Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants, C. Colston Burrell (2006)

Plant Virginia Natives – Virginia Regional Native Plant Campaign Guides

Piedmont Native Plants – A Guide for Landscapes and Gardens, Plant Northern Piedmont Natives Regional Campaign

Native Plants for Northern Virginia, Plant NOVA Natives Regional Campaign

Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont: A Naturalist’s Guide to the Carolinas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, Timothy P. Spira (2011)

USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Natural Resources Conservation Services

Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses, James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller (2019)

The Natural Communities of Virginia, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, Natural Heritage Division

Native Plants of the Southeast: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 460 Species for the Garden, Larry Mellichamp (2014)

Wildflowers of the Western Chesapeake – A Guide to Common and Rare Native Species, Richard H Wiegand (2011)

Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants, Douglas W. Tallamy (2009)

Natures Best Hope, Douglas W. Tallamy (2020)

The Nature of Oaks, Douglas W. Tallamy (2021)

Native Plants Finder, Homegrown National Park

Native Plants, Piedmont Master Gardeners