Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Tennessee
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Tennessee. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Amur honeysuckle
3,110 sightingsLonicera maackii · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Trumpet honeysuckle, Limber honeysuckle, Yellow honeysuckle (native Lonicera)
White clover
2,804 sightingsTrifolium repens · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Buffalo clover, Running glade clover, Running buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Japanese honeysuckle
2,731 sightingsLonicera japonica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Trumpet honeysuckle, Limber honeysuckle, Yellow honeysuckle (native Lonicera)
Chinese privet
2,428 sightingsLigustrum sinense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Purple deadnettle
2,408 sightingsLamium purpureum · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Red clover
2,266 sightingsTrifolium pratense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Buffalo clover, Running glade clover, Running buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Blue fieldmadder
2,024 sightingsSherardia arvensis · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Multiflora rose
1,941 sightingsRosa multiflora · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Climbing rose, Carolina rose, Swamp rose (native Rosa)
Ground ivy
1,884 sightingsGlechoma hederacea · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Silktree
1,853 sightingsAlbizia julibrissin · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Henbit deadnettle
1,717 sightingsLamium amplexicaule · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Birdeye speedwell
1,682 sightingsVeronica persica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Thymeleaf speedwell, Neckweed, Water speedwell (native Veronica)
Queen Anne's lace
1,613 sightingsDaucus carota · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: American wild carrot (native Daucus)
Tree of heaven
1,467 sightingsAilanthus altissima · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Tennessee native that fits the same spot.
Winter creeper
1,388 sightingsEuonymus fortunei · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Bursting-heart, Burningbush, Running strawberry bush (native Euonymus)