Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Georgia
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Georgia. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Chinese privet
2,792 sightingsLigustrum sinense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Japanese honeysuckle
2,421 sightingsLonicera japonica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Trumpet honeysuckle, Yellow honeysuckle, Limber honeysuckle (native Lonicera)
White clover
2,094 sightingsTrifolium repens · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Beale's barberry
2,054 sightingsMahonia bealei · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Hollyleaved barberry, Creeping barberry (native Mahonia)
Sacred bamboo
1,866 sightingsNandina domestica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Silktree
1,691 sightingsAlbizia julibrissin · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Kudzu
1,596 sightingsPueraria montana · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
English ivy
1,385 sightingsHedera helix · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Henbit deadnettle
1,278 sightingsLamium amplexicaule · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Blue fieldmadder
1,276 sightingsSherardia arvensis · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.
Garden vetch
1,192 sightingsVicia sativa · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina vetch, Fourleaf vetch, Pygmyflower vetch (native Vicia)
Chinese holly
1,166 sightingsIlex cornuta · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Dahoon, Georgia holly, American holly (native Ilex)
Thorny olive
1,147 sightingsElaeagnus pungens · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Silverberry (native Elaeagnus)
Sericea lespedeza
1,061 sightingsLespedeza cuneata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Creeping lespedeza, Slender lespedeza, Hairy lespedeza (native Lespedeza)
Purple deadnettle
1,044 sightingsLamium purpureum · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Georgia native that fits the same spot.