ERG
Deer Control
Environment
Invasives
Beglin Garden
Table of Invasive Plants to Avoid & Native Alternatives
Click on the invasive's name for more information. Click on an alternative plant for a photo.
Invasive
Alternative
⛔ Burning Bush
Euonymous alatus
Wahoo
Euonymus atropurpureus
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
⛔ Japanese Barberry
Berberis thunbergii
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
⛔ Autumn Olive
Elaeagnus umbellatus
Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea, A. laevis
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Red-osier dogwood
Cornus serica
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
⛔ Bush Honeysuckle
Lonicera spp.
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
⛔ Oriental Bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
Running Strawberry
Euonymus obovatus
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Wild Grapes
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virgin's Bower
Clematis virginiana
⛔ Privet
Ligustrum spp.
Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
⛔ Japanese Knotweed
Fallopia japonica
Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
⛔ Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
Black Haw Viburnum
Viburnum prunifolium
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
⛔ Tree of Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
⛔ European High Bush Cranberry
Viburnum opulus
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Maple Leaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
American Highbush Cranberry
Viburnum trilobum
