Invasive & Non-Native Plants in Wisconsin
These non-native plants are among the most commonly recorded spreading in Wisconsin. Many crowd out the plants local wildlife depends on. The good news: there's a native you can plant instead.
Common buckthorn
4,151 sightingsRhamnus cathartica · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Common mullein
3,636 sightingsVerbascum thapsus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Queen Anne's lace
3,463 sightingsDaucus carota · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Climbing nightshade
3,390 sightingsSolanum dulcamara · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Carolina horsenettle, American black nightshade, Watermelon nightshade (native Solanum)
Dames rocket
3,303 sightingsHesperis matronalis · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Red clover
3,237 sightingsTrifolium pratense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Buffalo clover, Carolina clover (native Trifolium)
Common motherwort
3,193 sightingsLeonurus cardiaca · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Garlic mustard
3,168 sightingsAlliaria petiolata · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Ground ivy
3,056 sightingsGlechoma hederacea · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Bladder campion
2,802 sightingsSilene latifolia · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Widowsfrill, Sleepy silene, Royal catchfly (native Silene)
Canada thistle
2,577 sightingsCirsium arvense · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Field thistle, Swamp thistle, Tall thistle (native Cirsium)
Butter and eggs
2,375 sightingsLinaria vulgaris · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Bull thistle
2,348 sightingsCirsium vulgare · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: Field thistle, Swamp thistle, Tall thistle (native Cirsium)
Bird's-foot trefoil
2,305 sightingsLotus corniculatus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.
Chicory
2,267 sightingsCichorium intybus · non-native to the U.S.
Plant instead: a Wisconsin native that fits the same spot.