PlantWise: Native Alternatives for Invasive Plants

PlantWise is a partnership between the National Park Service, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, The Garden Club of America and The National Invasive Species Council to prevent harmful invasive plants from invading natural areas. Special thanks to our PlantWise Associate, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, for providing this list from the publication Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants by C. Colston Burrell and the Houston Advanced Research Center for their financial support of this project.

Ready to replace that Russian olive? Use the Invasive to Native Translator to find native alternatives for common invasive plants.

Invasive to Native Translator
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List all invasive species for which there are alternatives or select invasive species using the scientific or common name menu below.