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This is a guide to the invasive plant species frequently found in the Acton, Massachusetts area.
This is a guide to the invasive plant species frequently found in the Acton, Massachusetts area.
There is an older, less comprehensive [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Qdc6kGhXJJt-Ysk2ur7vsB5nWtp61v2osP29GydaT28/edit?usp=sharing quick introduction].
=== General Information Sources on Invasive Plant Species ===
* [https://cisma-suasco.org/ SuAsCo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA)]
* [https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/ USDA National Invasive Species Information Center]
* [https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/protecting-forest/invasive-species/invasive-plants.shtml US Forest Service Invasive Plants]


== Trees ==
== Trees ==
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[[Common Buckthorn]]
[[Common Buckthorn]]
[[Black Locust]] (mistakenly considered invasive)


== Bushes ==
== Bushes ==
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[[Mugwort]]
[[Mugwort]]


[[Black Swallow Wort]]
[[Black Swallowwort]]
 
[[Ajuga]]
 
[[False Lamium|False Lamium (Yellow Henbit)]]


== Aquatic ==
== Aquatic ==
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== Pictoral Guide ==
== Pictoral Guide ==
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![[File:Frangula OM11.JPG|frameless|200x200px|link=Glossy_Buckthorn]][[Glossy Buckthorn]]
![[File:Frangula OM11.JPG|frameless|200x200px|link=Glossy_Buckthorn]]<BR>[[Glossy Buckthorn]]
![[File:2020 year. Herbarium. Acer platanoides. img-001.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Norway_Maple]][[Norway Maple]]
![[File:2020 year. Herbarium. Acer platanoides. img-001.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Norway_Maple]]<BR>[[Norway Maple]]
![[File:Ailanthus altissima 20200721a.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Tree of Heaven]]
![[File:Ailanthus altissima 20200721a.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Tree_of_Heaven]]<BR>[[Tree of Heaven]]
![[File:Rhamnus cathartica 2.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Common Buckthorn]]
![[File:Rhamnus cathartica 2.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Common_Buckthorn]]<BR>[[Common Buckthorn]]
|-
![[File:Rosa multiflora flowers1.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Multiflora_Rose]]<br>[[Multiflora Rose]]
![[File:Lonicera morrowii 5.JPG|frameless|200x200px|link=Bush_Honeysuckle]]<br>[[Bush Honeysuckle]]
![[File:Berberis thunbergii fruits.JPG|frameless|200x200px|link=Japanese_Barberry]]<br>[[Japanese Barberry]]
![[File:Reynoutria japonica in Brastad 1.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Japanese_Knotweed]]<br>[[Japanese Knotweed]]
|-
![[File:Elaeagnus umbellata Oliwnik baldaszkowy 2019-09-15 02.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Autumn_Olive]]<br>[[Autumn Olive]]
![[File:Euonymus alatus 2016-04-28 8965.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Winged_Euonymus]]<br>[[Winged Euonymus]]
![[File:Ligustrum vulgare in Aveyron (14).jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=European_Privet_Hedge]]<br>[[European Privet Hedge|European Privet]]
![[File:Celastrus orbiculatus 5501194.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Asian_Bittersweet]]<br>[[Asian Bittersweet]]
|-
|-
![[File:Rosa multiflora flowers1.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Multiflora Rose]]
![[File:Garlic Mustard (34130349315).jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Garlic_Mustard]]<br>[[Garlic Mustard]]
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![[File:Artemisia vulgaris - mugwort 0081.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Mugwort]]<br>[[Mugwort]]
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![[File:Mile-a-minute-weed (28816288035).jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Mile-A-Minute]]<br>[[Mile-A-Minute]]
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![[File:Vincetoxicum nigrum01.jpg|frameless|187x187px|link=Black_Swallowwort]]<br>[[Black Swallowwort]]
|}
|}
== Additional Information Sources for Invasive Plant Species ==
* [https://cisma-suasco.org/ SuAsCo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA)]
* [https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/ USDA National Invasive Species Information Center]
* [https://www.fs.usda.gov/foresthealth/protecting-forest/invasive-species/invasive-plants.shtml US Forest Service Invasive Plants]
* There is an older, less comprehensive [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Qdc6kGhXJJt-Ysk2ur7vsB5nWtp61v2osP29GydaT28/edit?usp=sharing quick introduction].

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