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Invasive Plant Control in the North Carolina Sandhills

NCSWMA Photo Gallery
To assist with identification of invasive plant species in the Sandhills region of North Carolina, this page provides descriptions and photos of regional non-native invasive plant species.

Ailanthus altissima - Tree-of-heaven

Albizia julibrissin - Mimosa, Silk Tree

Alternanthera philoxeroides - Alligatorweed

Ampelopsis brevipedunculata - Porcelainberry

Arundo donax - Giant Reed

Cassia obtusifolia - Sickle Pod

Dioscorea batatas - Chinese Yam

Elaegnus pungens - Thorny Olive

Eragrostis curvula - Weeping Lovegrass

Hedera helix - English ivy

Lespedeza bicolor - Shrubby Lespedeza

Lespedeza cuneata - Chinese Lespedeza

Ligustrum japonicum - Japanese Privet

Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle

Ipomoea spp. - Morning Glory

Melia azedarach - Chinaberry

Microstegium vimineum - Japanese Stilt Grass

Murdannia keisak - Aneilema

Myriophyllum aquaticum - Parrot's Feather 

Nandina domestica - Sacred bamboo

Phyllostachys aurea - Golden Bamboo

Polygonum caespitosum - Bristled Knotweed

Sapium sebiferum - Chinese Tallowtree

Sorghum halepense - Johnsongrass 

Vinca major - Periwinkle

Wisteria spp. - Wisteria


Before and After Photos

View photos of 2007 control sites before and after NCSWMA management team's efforts to control of non-native invasive plant species (NIS) within the Sandhills region of North Carolina.
North Carolina Sandhills Weed Management Area