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Lygodium japonicum (Thunb. exMurr.) Sw. <br />Japanese climbing fern <br />Lythrum salicaria L. <br />Purple loosestrife <br />Mahonia beali (Fortune) Carriere <br />Leatherleaf Mahonia <br />Miscanthus sinensis Andersson <br />Chinese silver grass <br />Morus alba L. <br />White mulberry <br />Myriophyllum spicatum Komarov <br />Eurasian watermilfoil <br />Nandina domestica Thunb. <br />Nandina <br />Persicaria longiseta (de Bruijn) Moldenke (= Polygonum caespitosum <br />Oriental ladies thumb <br />Blume) <br />Persicaria maculata (Rafinesque) S.F. Gray (= Polygonum persicaria L.) <br />Lady's thumb <br />Phyllostachys spp. <br />Exotic bamboo <br />Poncirus trifoliata (L.) Raf. <br />Hardy- Orange <br />Pseudosasa japonica (Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud.) Makino ex Nakai <br />Arrow bamboo <br />Pyrus calleryana Decne. <br />Bradford pear <br />Rhodotypos scandens (Thunb.) <br />Makino jetbead <br />Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. <br />Wineberry <br />Solanum viarum Dunal <br />Tropical soda apple <br />Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. <br />Johnson grass <br />Spiraea japonica L.f. <br />Japanese spiraea <br />Stellaria media (L.) VIII. <br />Common chickweed <br />Veronica hederifolia L. <br />Ivyleaf speedwell <br />Vinca major L. <br />Bigleaf periwinkle <br />Vinca minor L. <br />Common periwinkle <br />Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC <br />Japanese wisteria <br />Xanthium strumarium L. <br />Common cocklebur <br />Youngia japonica (L.) DC <br />Oriental false hawksbeard <br />Rank 3 - Lesser Threat <br />Exotic plant species that spread into or around disturbed areas, and are presently considered a low threat to <br />native plant communities in NC. <br />198 Appendix D <br />