Invasive Species in Vermont: Tools for Identification and Eradication
Difficult to control and at times tricky to identify, invasives pose a severe threat to native plants and animals in forest communities by outcompeting and aggressively monopolizing light, nutrients, soil, moisture, and space.
The fact sheets below provide identification and eradication information on some of the most common invasives in Vermont.
General Resources on Invasive Species
- Vermont-specific Invasives Website listing resources and events
- Aquatic Nuisance Species in Vermont
- The Nature Conservancy Wise on Weeds Program
Specific Species Information (Alphabetical)
The resources listed below describe identification and eradication of many of Vermont’s Class A and B Noxious Weeds.
Black Swallow-wort
Common and Glossy Buckthorn
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Common Buckthorn
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet on Common and Glossy Buckthorns
Common Reed
Eurasian Watermilfoil
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Eurasian Watermilfoil
- Invasive.org Eurasian Watermilfoil Page
Exotic Bush Honeysuckles
Fanwort
Garlic Mustard
- Vermont Master Gardener Information on Garlic Mustard
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Garlic Mustard
- Columbia University Webpage on Garlic Mustard
- USDA Forest Service Garlic Mustard Fact Sheet (PDF)
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet on Garlic Mustard
Goutweed
Hydrilla
Japanese Barberry
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Japanese Barberry
- USDA Forest Service Japanese Barberry Fact Sheet (PDF)
- Invasive.org Japanese Barberry Page
Japanese Honeysuckle
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Japanese Honeysuckle
- University of Maine Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet on Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Knotweed
Multiflora Rose
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Multiflora Rose
- Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership Fact Sheet on Multiflora Rose (PDF)
- PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Web Page on Multiflora Rose
Norway Maple
- PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Web Page on Norway Maple
- National Park Service Web Page on Norway Maple
Oriental Bittersweet
- Invasive Plant Species Working Group Fact Sheet on Oriental Bittersweet (PDF)
- PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Web Page on Oriental Bittersweet
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Oriental Bittersweet
Pale Swallow-wort
Purple Loosestrife General
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Purple Loosestrife
- Government of British Columbia Web page on Purple Loosestrife
- Invasive.org Purple Loosestrife Page
Russian/Autumn Olive
- National Park Service Web Page on Russian/Autumn Olive
- Invasive.org Web Page on Russian/Autumn Olive with Many Pictures
Smooth Bedstraw
- University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Fact Sheet on Smooth Bedstraw (PDF)
- Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District Web Page on Smooth Bedstraw
Tree-of-Heaven
- Plant Conservation Alliance Fact Sheet on Tree-of-Heaven
- USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet on Tree-of-Heaven (PDF)
Water Chestnut
Wild Chervil
- University of Vermont Extension Fact Sheet on Wild Chervil (PDF)
- USDA Forest Service Fact Sheet on Wild Chervil (PDF)
