Invasive Plants
The Problem of Invasive Plants
Invasives crowd out beneficial native species, alter soil composition and harm water quality. Invasive plants can be also harmful to native wildlife.
This guide can help you to learn to identify the invasives threatening our native woodlands.
Lake Gardner Area's Most Wanted Invasive Plants!
Glossy Buckthorn
(Frangula alnus)
Oriental Bittersweet
(Celastrus orbiculatus)
Burning Bush/Winged Euonymus (Euonymus alatus)
(Barberis thunbergii)
(Rosa multiflora)
More Lake Gardner Area Invasive Plants!
Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
Border Privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)
Morrow’s Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii)
Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)
RESOURCES
Massachusetts Invasive Plants Advisory Group (https://massnrc.org/mipag/invasive.htm)
NH Extension (https://extension.unh.edu/)
Masswoods.org (https://masswoods.org/outsmart-species)
UConn Invasive Plant List (https://cipwg.uconn.edu/invasive_plant_list/)
Mass Audubon (https://www.massaudubon.org/nature-wildlife/invasive-plants-in-massachusetts)
Want to help?
Look for outdoor volunteer opportunities!
Plant native plants in your yard/garden
Remove invasive plants on your property