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Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus, Paradise-tree, Tree of Heaven, Tree-of-Heaven, White Snakeroot
Leaves Leaves Form Form Young trees Young trees Leaflets with red rachis (Summer, Mitchell Co., NC) Leaflets with red rachis (Summer, Mitchell Co., NC) Pinnately compound leaf (Summer, Mitchell Co., NC) Pinnately compound leaf (Summer, Mitchell Co., NC) Ailanthus altissima Ailanthus altissima

Akebia quinata

Chocolate Vine, Five Leaf Akebia, Five-leaf Chocolate Vine, Raisin Vine
Five parted compound leaves. Five parted compound leaves. Akebia quinata Akebia quinata Akebia quinata Akebia quinata Cucumber shaped fruits with white flesh and black seeds. Cucumber shaped fruits with white flesh and black seeds. Akebia quinata Akebia quinata Akebia quinata Akebia quinata
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Albizia julibrissin

Mimosa, Persian Silk Tree, Pink Silk Tree, Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Albizia julibrissin Leaves and Flower Albizia julibrissin Leaves and Flower
6 Cultivars/Varieties

Alliaria petiolata

Garlic Mustard, Garlicwort, Hedge Garlic, Mustard Root, Poor Man's Mustard
Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata White flowers (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring White flowers (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Side view of raceme (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Side view of raceme (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Stem (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Stem (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Stem with hairs (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Stem with hairs (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Heart-shaped dentate leaf (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring Heart-shaped dentate leaf (Cocke County, TN)-Mid Spring

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alligatorweed, Alligator Weed, Pig Weed
Form in water Form in water Flower head Flower head Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Flower detail Flower detail Leaf close-up Leaf close-up Stem Stem

Aralia elata

Angelica Tree, Japanese Angelica Tree
Form Form Aralia Elata Aralia Elata Form Form Panicles of white flowers Panicles of white flowers Cluster of small round purple drupes Cluster of small round purple drupes Aralia elata Aralia elata
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Arundo donax

Giant Reed, Giant Reed Grass, Spanish reed
Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Arundo donax Form Form
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis bealei

Leatherleaf Mahonia
Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Mahonia bealei Form Form

Berberis thunbergii

Japanese Barberry, Thunberg's Barberry
Japanese barberry Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Berberis thunbergii Showy red fruits. Showy red fruits.
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea'

Japanese barberry, Purple Japanese barberry, Purple leaf barberry, Red barberry
Red Barberry plant form Red Barberry plant form Red Barberry Red Barberry Red Barberry Red Barberry Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow' Berberis thunbergii var. atropurpurea 'Rose Glow'

Berberis thunbergii 'Aurea'

Golden Barberry, Golden Japanese Barberry
Form of a shrub with yellow leaves Form of a shrub with yellow leaves Form Form Shrub with yellow leaves used in a shrub border Shrub with yellow leaves used in a shrub border

Causonis japonica

Bushkiller, Japanese Cayratia Herb, Sorrel Vine, Yabu Garashi
Compound leaves Compound leaves Flowers Flowers Flower detail Flower detail Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Leaves showing petiole of leaflets Fruits Fruits Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril Underside of leaf, stem with long tendril

Celastrus orbiculatus

Asian Bittersweet, Chinese Bittersweet, Oriental Bittersweet
Red fruit close-up (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Red fruit close-up (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Leaves and fruit (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Leaves and fruit (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Leaves Leaves Branch with fruits (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Branch with fruits (Alleghany County, NC)-Mid Fall Leaves Leaves Flowers appear in clusters in the leaf axils, a few of the flowe Flowers appear in clusters in the leaf axils, a few of the flowe
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Cirsium arvense

Canada thistle, Creeping Thistle, Field Thistle, Swamp Thistle, Thistle
Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Rosette of spiny leaves Rosette of spiny leaves Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Pink thistle flowers & spiny leaves Rosette of spiny leaves Rosette of spiny leaves

Cirsium vulgare

Bull Thistle, Common Thistle
Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare Cirsium vulgare

Cynodon

Bermudagrass, Bermuda Grass, Hybrid Bermudagrass
Tifway Bermuda Lawn Tifway Bermuda Lawn hand holding rhizomatous shoots of fine-textured grass hand holding rhizomatous shoots of fine-textured grass hand holding flowering shoots of fine-textured grass hand holding flowering shoots of fine-textured grass
10 Cultivars/Varieties

Cytisus scoparius

Common Broom, English Broom, Portuguese Broom, Scotch Broom, Scottish Broom, Striated Broom
Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius Cytisus scoparius
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive, Russian-olive
Form Form Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia Elaeagnus angustifolia flowers flowers leaves leaves leaves and flowers leaves and flowers

Elaeagnus umbellata

Autumnberry, Autumn Elaeagnus, Autumn Olive, Japanese Silverberry, Russian Olive, Spreading Oleaster
Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata Eleagnus umbellata leaves leaves leaf leaf

Eragrostis curvula

African lovegrass, Boer Lovegrass, Curved Lovegrass, Weeping Lovegrass, Weeping Love Grass
Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis curvula Eragrostis cilianensis Eragrostis cilianensis

Euonymus alatus

Burning Bush, Corky Spindletree, Corky spindle tree, Winged Euonymus, Winged Spindle Tree
Form Form Fall form Fall form Fall form Fall form Spring foliage and flowers Spring foliage and flowers Leaves Leaves Fruits Fruits
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Euphorbia esula

Green Spurge, Leafy Spurge, Wolf's Milk
Form Form Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem Native habitat Native habitat

Hedera helix

Baltic Ivy, Branching Ivy, California Ivy, Common Ivy, English Ivy, Glacier Ivy, Hahn's Self Branching English Ivy, Needlepoint Ivy, Sweetheart Ivy
Hedera helix Hedera helix Form Form Leaves and stem (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Leaves and stem (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Stem and end buds (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Stem and end buds (The Meadows, Charlottesville, VA)-Late Winter Hedera helix Hedera helix Hedera helix Hedera helix
12 Cultivars/Varieties

Hydrilla verticillata

Florida Elodea, Hydrilla, Waterthyme
Form in bloom Form in bloom Infestation in FL Infestation in FL Floating on water Floating on water Stem and leaves in a whorl Stem and leaves in a whorl Small 6-petal flowers Small 6-petal flowers Whorl of leaves at end of stem Whorl of leaves at end of stem

Imperata cylindrica

Cogongrass, Cogon Grass, Japanese Blood Grass
Form in bloom Form in bloom Form in Thailand Form in Thailand Leaf blades Leaf blades 'Red Baron' form 'Red Baron' form
1 Cultivar/Variety

Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'

Japanese Blood Grass
Imperata cylindrica rubra Imperata cylindrica rubra
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lespedeza bicolor

Bicolor Lespedeza, Shrub Bushclover, Shrubby Lespedeza
Lespedeza bicolor Lespedeza bicolor Purple pea-like flowers Purple pea-like flowers Form Form Form Form Trifolate leaves with small point at the tip are lighter on the Trifolate leaves with small point at the tip are lighter on the Dried indehiscent legume fruits with one seed inside. Dried indehiscent legume fruits with one seed inside.
1 Cultivar/Variety

Lespedeza cuneata

Chinese Bushclover, Chinese Lespedeza, Sericea, Sericea Lespedeza
Plant Plant Flower detail Flower detail Flowers Flowers Foliage Foliage Stems Stems Stem Stem

Ligustrum japonicum

Japanese Privet, Privet, Wax-leaf Privet
Shiny green leaves and clusters of white flower buds. Shiny green leaves and clusters of white flower buds. Large, rounde shrub with panicles of white flowers. Large, rounde shrub with panicles of white flowers. Hand grasping shiny leaves with rounded apices. Hand grasping shiny leaves with rounded apices. Leafy branch. Leaves have creamy margins. Leafy branch. Leaves have creamy margins. Cut leafy branch next to a penny. Leaves have creamy blotches. Cut leafy branch next to a penny. Leaves have creamy blotches. Close-up of panicle of small white flowers with exserted anthers Close-up of panicle of small white flowers with exserted anthers
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum japonicum 'Recurvifolium'

Crinkle Leaf, Crinkle-Leaf Privet, Curly Leaf Japanese Privet, Curved-Leaf Privet

Ligustrum sinense

Chinese Privet
Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Hand cradling leafy branch with clusters of small white flowers. Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Shrub with wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Wand-like branches with panicles of white flowers Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Closeup of small white flowers each with 2 exserted stamens Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Leafy branches with masses of white flowers in panicles. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes. Branches weighted down with masses of blue-black drupes.
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

Variegated Chinese Privet, Variegated Privet
Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Branch with buds Branch with buds Leafy shrub with variegated foliage. Flower buds are emerging. Leafy shrub with variegated foliage. Flower buds are emerging. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Shrub (overtopping a house) with variegated foliage. Shrub (overtopping a house) with variegated foliage. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation. Leafy shoot showing green, gray-green, and cream variegation.

Linaria vulgaris

Brideweed, Butter and Eggs, Common Toadflax, Jacob's Ladder, Wild Snapdragon, Yellow Toadflax
Form Form Leaves and flowers Leaves and flowers Flowers Flowers Form Form Fruit Fruit Fruit closeup Fruit closeup

Lonicera japonica

Chinese Honeysuckle, Gold-and-silver Honeysuckle, Hall's Honeysuckle, Honeysuckle, Japanese Honeysuckle
Growth habit Growth habit Branches and flowers Branches and flowers Flowers in axillary pairs Flowers in axillary pairs Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica buds, flowers, and stems buds, flowers, and stems
4 Cultivars/Varieties

Ludwigia hexapetala

Creeping Water Primrose, Large-Flower Primrose Willow, Primrose Willow, Six Petal Water Primrose, Uruguay Primrose Willow
Form in flower Form in flower 6-petal flower 6-petal flower Flower and lanceolate leaves Flower and lanceolate leaves Leaves in a rosette Leaves in a rosette Back of flower, stems with hairs Back of flower, stems with hairs Stem and leaves Stem and leaves

Ludwigia longifolia

Longleaf Primrose Willow, Primrose Willow
Ludwigia longifolia Ludwigia longifolia

Lythrum salicaria

Purple Loosestrife
Mass planting Mass planting Lythrum salicaria Lythrum salicaria

Melia azedarach

Bead Tree, China Ball Tree, Chinaball Tree, Chinaberry, Chinaberry Tree, China Tree, Japanese Bead Tree, Paradise Tree, Pride-of-India
close up of flowers close up of flowers flowers and fruits flowers and fruits form form Flowers Close-up Flowers Close-up Tree Growth Tree Growth Melia azedarach Melia azedarach
3 Cultivars/Varieties

Microstegium vimineum

Asian Stiltgrass, Chinese Packing Grass, Flexible Sesagrass, Japanese Grass, Japanese Stiltgrass, Nepal Microstegium, Packing Grass, Stilt Grass, Vietnamese Stillgrass
Form Form Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Fruits forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Flowers (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Seeds forming (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Fall Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaf attachment and stem (Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, PA)-Mid Leaves Leaves

Miscanthus sinensis

Chinese Silvergrass, Chinese Silver Grass, Eulalia, Japanese silver grass, Maidengrass, Maiden Grass, Susuki
Showy white seed heads in the fall. Showy white seed heads in the fall. Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Miscanthus sinensis Form Asheville, NC Form Asheville, NC Weedy growing along a curb Weedy growing along a curb
21 Cultivars/Varieties

Myriophyllum aquaticum

Brazilian Water-Milfoil, Parrot Feather, Parrot Feather Milfoil, Red-Stemmed Parrot Feather
Leaf Leaf In mass In mass Stem Stem Close up of leaf pattern Close up of leaf pattern Stem and leaf Stem and leaf Close up of foliage Close up of foliage

Myriophyllum spicatum

Eurasian watermilfoil, Spike Watermilfoil
Form in water Form in water Infestation Infestation Leaves Leaves Flowers Flowers Leaves and stem Leaves and stem

Nandina domestica

Chinese Sacred Bamboo, Heavenly Bamboo, Nandina, Sacred Bamboo
Growing Form Growing Form Fruits Fruits Nandina domestica 'Harbor Belle' Nandina domestica 'Harbor Belle' 'Moon bay' under Sun Form 'Moon bay' under Sun Form Nandina domestica Nandina domestica Nandina domestica Nandina domestica
14 Cultivars/Varieties

Nymphoides peltata

Floating Heart, Yellow Floating Heart
Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum Nymphoides pelatum

Paspalum notatum

Bahiagrass, Common Bahia
Form in bloom Form in bloom Leaves Leaves Leaf blade detail Leaf blade detail Typical Y-shaped inflorescence. Typical Y-shaped inflorescence. Double spike inflorescence Double spike inflorescence Spikelets Spikelets
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Paulownia tomentosa

Empress Tree, Princess Tree, Royal Empress Tree, Royal Paulownia
Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Tree Tree Paulowina tomentosa Paulowina tomentosa Flowers Flowers Paulownia tomentosa Paulownia tomentosa Paulowina tomentosa Paulowina tomentosa
1 Cultivar/Variety

Perilla frutescens

Beefsteak Plant, Perilla, Shiso
Leaves Leaves Perilla frutescens 'Purple Shiso' Perilla frutescens 'Purple Shiso' Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Leaves Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves
2 Cultivars/Varieties

Persicaria perfoliata

Asiatic Smartweed, Asiatic Tearthumb, Devil's Tail, Giant Climbing Tearthumb, Mile-a-minute, Mile-a-Minute Weed
Stem and Leaves Stem and Leaves Leaf Leaf Form Form Form Form Form Form Leaves and Fruit Leaves and Fruit
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