Invasive Plants Around Acton

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

Black Locust (mistakenly considered invasive)

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

Ajuga

False Lamium (Yellow Henbit)

Aquatic

Water Chestnut

Pictoral Guide

Glossy Buckthorn	Norway Maple	Tree of Heaven	Common Buckthorn
Multiflora Rose	Bush Honeysuckle	Japanese Barberry	Japanese Knotweed
Autumn Olive	Winged Euonymus	European Privet	Asian Bittersweet
Garlic Mustard	Mugwort	Mile-A-Minute	Black Swallowwort

Additional Information Sources for Invasive Plant Species

• SuAsCo Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA)
• USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
• US Forest Service Invasive Plants
• There is an older, less comprehensive quick introduction.