Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Virginia
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Virginia. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Garlic mustard
5,317 sightingsAlliaria petiolata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Purple deadnettle
4,640 sightingsLamium purpureum · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Japanese honeysuckle
4,567 sightingsLonicera japonica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Trumpet honeysuckle, Limber honeysuckle, American fly honeysuckle (native Lonicera)
Multiflora rose
4,520 sightingsRosa multiflora · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina rose, Swamp rose, Climbing rose (native Rosa)
Ground ivy
4,237 sightingsGlechoma hederacea · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Wine raspberry
4,139 sightingsRubus phoenicolasius · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Chesapeake blackberry, Black raspberry, Purpleflowering raspberry (native Rubus)
White clover
4,002 sightingsTrifolium repens · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Kates Mountain clover, Running glade clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Tree of heaven
3,557 sightingsAilanthus altissima · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Amur honeysuckle
3,481 sightingsLonicera maackii · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Trumpet honeysuckle, Limber honeysuckle, American fly honeysuckle (native Lonicera)
Autumn olive
3,425 sightingsElaeagnus umbellata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Silverberry (native Elaeagnus)
Red clover
3,062 sightingsTrifolium pratense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Kates Mountain clover, Running glade clover, Buffalo clover (native Trifolium)
Chicory
3,012 sightingsCichorium intybus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Nepalese browntop
2,986 sightingsMicrostegium vimineum · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Common mullein
2,936 sightingsVerbascum thapsus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Virginia native that fits the same spot.
Birdeye speedwell
2,885 sightingsVeronica persica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Thymeleaf speedwell, Neckweed, Water speedwell (native Veronica)