Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Maine
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Maine. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Rugosa rose
2,747 sightingsRosa rugosa · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina rose, Swamp rose, Smooth rose (native Rosa)
Bird vetch
1,541 sightingsVicia cracca · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American vetch (native Vicia)
Climbing nightshade
1,523 sightingsSolanum dulcamara · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina horsenettle, American black nightshade, Wild potato (native Solanum)
Red clover
1,368 sightingsTrifolium pratense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Queen Anne's lace
1,301 sightingsDaucus carota · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Maine native that fits the same spot.
Coltsfoot
1,115 sightingsTussilago farfara · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Maine native that fits the same spot.
Rabbitfoot clover
949 sightingsTrifolium arvense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Purple loosestrife
924 sightingsLythrum salicaria · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Winged lythrum (native Lythrum)
Oriental bittersweet
910 sightingsCelastrus orbiculatus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American bittersweet (native Celastrus)
Common tansy
900 sightingsTanacetum vulgare · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Lake Huron tansy (native Tanacetum)
Common gypsyweed
822 sightingsVeronica officinalis · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Thymeleaf speedwell, Skullcap speedwell, American speedwell (native Veronica)
Oxeye daisy
789 sightingsLeucanthemum vulgare · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Maine native that fits the same spot.
Butter and eggs
782 sightingsLinaria vulgaris · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Maine native that fits the same spot.
White clover
782 sightingsTrifolium repens · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Common mullein
777 sightingsVerbascum thapsus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Maine native that fits the same spot.