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Appendix D <br />Invasive Exotic Species List and Related Resources <br />The following list of invasive species comes from the North Carolina Native Plant Society, whose purpose is <br />to promote enjoyment and conservation ofNorth Carolina's native plants and their habitats through education, <br />protection, propagation, and advocacy (http: / /www.ncwildflower.org//). This list is available on their website <br />and was compiled by Misty Franklin, with review and input from biologists in the following agencies: NC <br />Natural Heritage Program, NC DENR Aquatic Weed Control Program, NC Exotic Pest Plant Council, US <br />Fish &Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy, NC Zoo, NC Botanical Garden, and UNC Herbarium. <br />Rank 1 - Severe Threat <br />Exotic plant species that have invasive characteristics and spread readily into native plant <br />communities, displacing native vegetation. <br />Scientific name <br />Common name <br />Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle <br />Tree of Heaven <br />Albizia julibrissin Durz. <br />Mimosa <br />Alliaria petiolata (Bleb.) Cavara & Grande <br />Garlic- mustard <br />Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. <br />Alligatorweed <br />Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. <br />Asian bittersweet <br />Elaeagnus angustifolia L. <br />Russian olive <br />Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. <br />Autumn olive <br />Hedera helix L. <br />English ivy <br />Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle <br />Hydrilla <br />Lespedeza bicolor <br />Bicolor lespedeza <br />Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.- Cours.) G. Don <br />Sericea lespedeza <br />Ligustrum sinense Lour. <br />Chinese privet <br />Lonicera fragrantissima Lind/. & Paxton <br />Fragrant honeysuckle <br />Lonicera japonica Thunb. <br />Japanese honeysuckle <br />Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus <br />Japanese stilt -grass <br />Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand. -Mazz. <br />Asian spiderwort <br />Myriophyllum aquaticum (Veil.) Verdc. <br />Parrotfeather <br />Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. &Zucc. exSteud. <br />Princess tree <br />Phragmites australis (Cay.) Trin. ssp. australis <br />Common reed <br />Polygonum cuspidatum Seib. &Zucc. <br />Japanese knotweed <br />Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. <br />Kudzu <br />196 Appendix D <br />