Description: Black swallow wort is a perennial vine with a single non-branching stem reaching lengths of 6 feet. Dark green leaves grow oppositely on the…
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Description: Tree of heaven is a rapidly growing deciduous tree reaching heights of up to 80 feet. It can be mistaken for sumac when young,…
Description: Multiflora rose is a thorny shrub with arching stems. It produces clusters of pale white flowers in late spring. A key feature for identification…
Asian bush honeysuckles (Lonicera maackii, L. morrowii, L. tatarica, L. x bella)
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Description: Honeysuckles are deciduous shrubs ranging from 6-15 feet tall at maturity. Shrubs leaf out early in spring, typically before native trees and shrubs. Several…
Description: Multi-stemmed deciduous to evergreen shrubs sometimes form small to medium sized trees. Leaves are up to 2 inches long and are shiny green above,…
Description: Woody shrubs can grow to trees reaching 20 feet tall. Distinctive yellow sapwood with pink/orange heartwood. Grey/brown bark with light lenticels giving bark a…
Description: Deciduous spiny shrub 2-8 feet tall with green to red (in some variants) oval shaped leaves. Flowers are pale yellow and yield glossy bright…
Description: Japanese knotweed is a herbaceous perennial plant, growing in dense patches between 3 and 15 feet in height. Japanese knotweed forms stout, zig-zag stalks…
Description: Phragmites is a perennial reed grass growing 5-10 feet at maturity. Phragmites grows in dense stands with a network of below-ground rhizomes. Stiff hollow…
Description: Purple loosestrife is a herbaceous perennial with opposite or whorled, lance-shaped, stalkless, leaves. Flowers are magenta and form long spikes. Stems are distinctly square…