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Achillea tomentosa
Woolly Yarrow
1 Cultivar
Aegopodium podograria
Bishops' Weed
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Gout Weed
,
Ground Elder
1 Cultivar
Ailanthus altissima
Tree of Heaven
Akebia quinata
Chocolate Vine
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Five Leaf Akebia
5 Cultivars
Albizia julibrissin
Mimosa
2 Cultivars
Alisma plantgo-aquatica
European Water Plantain
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Mad-Dog Weed
,
Water Plantain
1 Cultivar
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic Mustard
,
Garlicwort
,
Hedge Garlic
,
Jack-in-the-Bush
,
Mustard Root
,
Poor Man's Mustard
,
Sauce-Alone
Amorpha fruticosa
Bastard Indigo
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Indigo Bush
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Indigo Bush Amorpha
1 Cultivar
Ampelopsis arborea
Buckvine
,
Cow Itch
,
Pepper Vine
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata
Porcelain Berry
,
Porcelain Vine
1 Cultivar
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal Grass
Apocynum cannabinum
Dogbane
,
Indian Hemp
Arundinaria variegata
Golden Bamboo
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Running Bamboo
Cardamine corymbosa Hook. f.
Bittercress
,
New Zealand Bittercress
Celastrus orbiculatus
Asian Bittersweet
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Chinese Bittersweet
,
Oriental Bittersweet
1 Cultivar
Clematis paniculata
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Daucus carota
Queen Anne's Lace
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Wild Carrot
Elaeagnus pungens
Silverthorn
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Thorny Elaeagnus
2 Cultivars
Eleagnus umbellata
Autumn Elaeagnus
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Autumn Olive
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Japanese Silverberry
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Spreading Oleaster
Euonymus
Burning Bush
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Hearts-a-bustin'
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Spindle Tree
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Strawberry Bush
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Wahoo
7 Cultivars
Euonymus fortunei
Japanese Euonymus
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Wintercreeper Euonymus
6 Cultivars
Euphorbia cyparissias
Cypress Spurge
Ficaria verna
Fig Buttercup
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Lesser Celandine
Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.
Fringed Quickweed
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Hairy Galinsoga
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Shaggy Soldier
Glyceria maxima 'Variegata'
Variegated Manna Grass
Hedera helix
Common Ivy
,
English Ivy
8 Cultivars
Houttuynia cordata
Chameleon Plant
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Rainbow Plant
3 Cultivars
Imperata cylindrica rubra
Japanese Blood Grass
1 Cultivar
Imperata cylindrica var. koenigii
Japanese Blood Grass
1 Cultivar
Inula britannica L.
British Elecampane
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British Yellowhead
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Elecampane
,
Meadow Fleabane
Inula helenium
Elecampane
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cypress Vine
,
Cypressvine Morningglory
2 Cultivars
Lespedeza bicolor
Shrub Bushclover
Ligustrum japonicum
Curlyleaf Ligustrum
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Japanese Privet
3 Cultivars
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese Privet
1 Cultivar
Ligustrum vulgare
Ligustrum
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Privet
Lonicera japonica
Hall's Honeysuckle
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Japanese Honeysuckle
4 Cultivars
Lygodium japonica
Japanese Climbing Fern
Mahonia bealei
Leatherleaf Mahonia
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Oregon Grape
Marsilea mutica 'Variegata'
Variegated Water Clover
Melia azedarach
Chinaball Tree
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Chinaberry
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China Tree
1 Cultivar
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Parrot Feather
Nephrolepis exaltata
Bostonfern
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Boston Fern
3 Cultivars
Nymphoides pelatum
Floating Heart
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Yellow Floating Heart
Paulownia tomentosa
Empress Tree
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Princess Tree
Pilea nummulariifolia
Creeping Charlie
Pilosella officinarum
Mouse-ear Hawkweed
Pleiodlastus variegatus
Compact White Striped Bamboo
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(current)
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