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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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[[Mugwort]]
[[Mugwort]]


[[Black Swallow Wort]]
[[Black Swallowwort]]


== Aquatic ==
== Aquatic ==
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![[File:Rosa multiflora flowers1.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Multiflora_Rose]]<br>[[Multiflora Rose]]
![[File:Rosa multiflora flowers1.jpg|frameless|200x200px|link=Multiflora_Rose]]<br>[[Multiflora Rose]]
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![[File:Lonicera morrowii 5.JPG|frameless|200x200px]][[Bush Honeysuckle]]
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![[File:Berberis thunbergii fruits.JPG|frameless|200x200px]][[Japanese Barberry]]
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![[File:Reynoutria japonica in Brastad 1.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Japanese Knotweed]]
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![[File:Elaeagnus umbellata Oliwnik baldaszkowy 2019-09-15 02.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Autumn Olive]]
![[File:Euonymus alatus 2016-04-28 8965.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Winged Euonymus]]
![[File:Ligustrum vulgare in Aveyron (14).jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[European Privet Hedge|European Privet]]
![[File:Celastrus orbiculatus 5501194.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Asian Bittersweet]]
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![[File:Garlic Mustard (34130349315).jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Garlic Mustard]]
![[File:Artemisia vulgaris - mugwort 0081.jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Mugwort]]
![[File:Mile-a-minute-weed (28816288035).jpg|frameless|200x200px]][[Mile-a-Minute]]
![[File:Vincetoxicum nigrum01.jpg|frameless|187x187px]][[Black Swallowwort]]
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== 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].

Revision as of 21:20, 16 January 2024

This is a guide to the invasive plant species frequently found in the Acton, Massachusetts area.

Trees

Glossy Buckthorn

Norway Maple

Tree of Heaven

Common Buckthorn

Bushes

Multiflora Rose

Bush Honeysuckle

Japanese Barberry

Japanese Knotweed

Autumn Olive

Winged Euonymus

European Privet Hedge

Vines

Asian Bittersweet

Mile-A-Minute

Undergrowth

Garlic Mustard

Mugwort

Black Swallowwort

Aquatic

Water Chestnut

Pictoral Guide

File:Frangula OM11.JPG
Glossy Buckthorn
File:2020 year. Herbarium. Acer platanoides. img-001.jpg
Norway Maple
File:Ailanthus altissima 20200721a.jpg
Tree of Heaven
File:Rhamnus cathartica 2.jpg
Common Buckthorn
File:Rosa multiflora flowers1.jpg
Multiflora Rose
File:Lonicera morrowii 5.JPGBush Honeysuckle File:Berberis thunbergii fruits.JPGJapanese Barberry File:Reynoutria japonica in Brastad 1.jpgJapanese Knotweed
File:Elaeagnus umbellata Oliwnik baldaszkowy 2019-09-15 02.jpgAutumn Olive File:Euonymus alatus 2016-04-28 8965.jpgWinged Euonymus File:Ligustrum vulgare in Aveyron (14).jpgEuropean Privet File:Celastrus orbiculatus 5501194.jpgAsian Bittersweet
File:Garlic Mustard (34130349315).jpgGarlic Mustard File:Artemisia vulgaris - mugwort 0081.jpgMugwort File:Mile-a-minute-weed (28816288035).jpgMile-a-Minute File:Vincetoxicum nigrum01.jpgBlack Swallowwort

Additional Information Sources for Invasive Plant Species