Eyes of Paint Branch
Conservation, Education, and Action for the Paint Branch and Its Watershed
Inventory of Biodiversity and Significant Habitats in the Paint Branch Watershed
By John M. Parrish, Field Botanist/Ecologist 2001
Biodiversity Survey
- Flora of the Paint Branch Watershed
- 1.1 Woody Plants
- 1.2 Ferns and Fern-Allies
- 1.3 Watershed Orchids
- 1.4 Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Plants
- 1.5 Restricted/Sensitive Plant communities
- 1.6 Woody Plants
- Fauna of the Paint Branch Watershed
- Threats and Management Needs Threats Management Needs and Recommentations
- Future Study Needs
1.6.3 Good Hope Watershed Herbaceous Invasives (non-natives)
Common Name / Latin Name
- Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata
- Tall Fescue Festuca elatior
- Ground Ivy Glecoma hederacea
- Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva
- Chinese LespedezaLespedeza cuneata
- Stilt GrassMicrostegium vimineum
- Beefsteak Mint Perilla frutescens
- Mile-a-minute VinePolygonum perfoliatum
- Lady's Thumb Polygonum persicaria
- Lesser Celandine Ranunculus ficaria
1.6.3 Good Hope Watershed Woody Invasives (non-natives)
Common Name / Latin Name 1. Norway Maple Acer platanoides |
Type Tree |
| 2. Tree of Heaven Ailanthus altissima | Tree |
| 3. Mimosa Albizzia julibrissin | Tree |
| 4. Porcelain-berryAmpelopsis brevipedunculata | Vine |
| 5. Japanese Barberry Berberis thunbergii | Shrub |
| 6. Catalpa Catalpa speciosa | Tree |
| 7. Asiatic Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus | Vine |
| 8. Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata | Shrub |
| 9. Winged Euonymus Euonymus alatus | Shrub |
| 10. English Ivy Hedera helix | Vine |
| 11. Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica | Vine |
| 12. Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii | Shrub |
| 13. Privet Ligustrum sp. | Shrub |
| 14. Morrow's Bush HoneysuckleLonicera morrowi | Shrub |
| 15. Apple/Crab Apple Malus sp. | Tree |
| 16. White Mulberry Morus alba | Tree |
| 17. Princess Tree Paulownia tomentosa | Tree |
| 18. Sweet Cherry* Prunus avium | Tree |
| 19. Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora | Shrub |
| 20. Wineberry Rubus phoenicolasius | Shrub |
| 21. Wisteria Wisteria sinensis | Vine |
*Sweet Cherry is the only plant on this list that is not considered disruptive to native ecosystems.
