Invasive Plants
For the current list of invasive plants, see OAC 901:5-30-01. A five-person invasive plant advisory committee will review potential future additions to the invasive plant list.
The following plants are designated as invasive in Ohio. No person shall sell, offer for sale, propagate, distribute, import or intentionally cause the dissemination of any invasive plant in Ohio. The invasive plants are first designated by the plant's botanical name and then by the plant's common name. The botanical name is the official designation for the plant.
- Ailanthus altissima; tree of heaven
- Alliaria petiolata; garlic mustard
- Ampelopsis brevipedunculata; porcelainberry
- Azolla pinnata; pinnate mosquitofern
- Berberis vulgaris; common barberry
- Butomus umbellatus; flowering rush
- Celastrus orbiculatus; Asian bittersweet
- Centaurea stoebe ssp. micranthos; spotted knapweed
- Dipsacus fullonum; common teasel
- Dipsacus laciniatus; cutleaf teasel
- Egeria densa; Brazilian waterweed
- Eichhornia azurea; anchored water hyacinth
- Elaeagnus angustifolia; Russian olive
- Elaeagnus umbellata; autumn olive
- Epilobium hirsutum; hairy willowherb
- Fallopia japonica; Japanese knotweed
- Ficaria verna; lesser celandine
- Heracleum mantegazzianum; giant hogweed
- Hesperis matronlis; dames rocket
- Hydrilla verticillata; hydrilla
- Hydrocharis morsus-ranae; European frogbit
- Hygrophila polysperma; Indian swampweed
- Iris pseudacorus; yellow flag iris
- Lagarosiphon major; African oxygen weed
- Ligustrum vulgare; common privet (effective January 1, 2026)
- Limnophila sessiliflora; Asian marshweed
- Lonicera japonica; Japanese honeysuckle
- Lonicera maackii; amur honeysuckle
- Lonicera morrowii; morrow's honeysuckle
- Lonicera tatarica; tatarian honeysuckle
- Lythrum salicaria; purple loosestrife
- Lythrum virgatum; European wand loosestrife
- Marsilea guadrifolia; European water-clover
- Microstegium vimineum; Japanese stiltgrass
- Monochoria hastata; arrowleaf false pickerelweed
- Monochoria vaginalis; heartshape false pickerelweed
- Morus alba; white mulberry
- Myriophyllum aquaticum; parrot feather watermilfoil
- Myriophyllum spicatum; Eurasian watermilfoil
- Najas minor; brittle waternymph
- Nymphoides peltata; yellow floating heart
- Ottelia alismoides; duck lettuce
- Paulownia tomentosa; princess tree
- Persicaria perfoliata; mile-a-minute
- Phalaris arundinacea; reed canary grass (unless sold for use as animal feed)
- Phragmites australis ssp. australis; common reed
- Pistia stratiotes; water lettuce
- Potamogeton crispus; curly pondweed
- Pueraria montana var. lobata; kudzu
- Pyrus calleryana; callery pear
- Rhamnus cathartica; European buckthorn
- Rosa multiflora; multiflora rose
- Sagittaria sagittifolia; arrowhead
- Salix fragilis; crack willow
- Salvinia minima; common salvinia
- Salvinia molesta; giant salvinia
- Sparganium erectum; simple bur-reed
- Stratiotes aloides; water soldier
- Trapa natans; water chestnut
- Typha angustifolia; narrowleaf cattail
- Typha x glauca; hybrid cattail
- Ulmus pumila; Siberian elm
- Vincetoxicum nigrum; black swallowwort