§ 97.074. INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES.


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  • Invasive plant species forbidden to be planted (Ranked M or H) List*
    Common Name
    Scientific Name
    Type of Plant
    Callery Pear
    Pyrus calleryana
    Tree
    Norway Maple
    Acer platanoides
    Tree
    Black Alder
    Alnus glutinosa
    Tree
    Amur Corktree
    Phellodendron amurense
    Tree
    Burning Bush
    Euonymus alatus
    Shrub
    Blunt Leaved Privet
    Ligustrum obtusifolium
    Shrub
    Glossy Buckthorn
    Rhamnus frangula
    Shrub
    Japanese Barberry
    Berberis thunbergii
    Shrub
    Sericea Lespedeza
    Lespedeza cuneata
    Shrub
    Oriental Bittersweet
    Celastrus orbiculatus
    Vine
    Crown Vetch
    Securigera varia
    Vine
    Japanese Honeysuckle
    Lonicera japonica
    Vine
    Kudzu
    Pueraria montana
    Vine
    Periwinkle
    Vinca minor
    Vine
    Wintercreeper
    Euonymus fortunei
    Vine
    Common Teasel
    Dipsacus fullonum
    Herbaceous
    Cutleaf Teasel
    Dipsacus laciniatus
    Herbaceous
    Dane’s Rocket
    Hesperis matronalis
    Herbaceous
    Japanese Knotweed
    Fallopia japonica
    Herbaceous
    Yellow Sweet Clover
    Melilotus officinalis
    Herbaceous
    White Sweet Clover
    Melilotus alba
    Herbaceous
    Chinese Maiden Grass
    Miscanthus sinensis
    Grass
    Ribbon Grass
    Phalaris arundinacea
    Grass
    Flowering Rush
    Butomus umbellatus
    Aquatic
    Yellow Iris
    Iris pseudacorus
    Aquatic
    * Full list of high and medium rated invasive species found on the Indiana Invasive Species Council (IISC) website: indianainvasivespecies.org
    (Ord. 8-2018, passed 6-9-18)