INVASIVE PLANTS BANNED IN OHIO - OH Department of Agriculture |
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has the authority through the state legislature rule making process and the Ohio Administrative Code to regulate (1) invasive plant species from commercial sale and (2) prohibited noxious weeds. Lists of both types of plants are available at the ODA website. This website focuses primarily on plant species identified by the ODA as invasive. Many of these species have already been assessed as Invasive by the OIPC.
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RELEVANT ODA RULES Rule 901:5-30-01 - Invasive species Rule 901:5-37-01 - Prohibited noxious weeds Rule 901:5-27-06 - Prohibited noxious weed seeds |
The following plants are considered invasive in the State of Ohio effective January 7, 2018 except as otherwise noted. The newest additions as of 2023 are indicated with * and aquatic species are indicated as (Aq).
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Ailanthus altissima, tree-of-heaven
Alliaria petiolata, garlic mustard *Ampelopsis brevipedunculata, porcelainberry *Azolla pinnata, pinnate mosquitofern (Aq) 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 (Aq) *Eichhornia azurea, anchored water hyacinth (Aq) Elaeagnus angustifolia, Russian olive Elaeagnus umbellata, autumn olive Epilobium hirsutum; hairy willow herb [Frangula alnus (syn. Rhamnus frangula), glossy buckthorn - REMOVED] *Fallopia japonica, Japanese knotweed Ficaria verna, lesser celandine Heracleum mantegazzianum, giant hogweed Hesperis matronlis, dame's rocket Hydrilla verticillata, hydrilla (Aq) Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, European frogbit (Aq) *Hygrophila polysperma, Indian swampweed (Aq) *Iris pseudacorus, yellow flag iris *Lagarosiphon major, African oxygen weed (Aq) *Ligustrum vulgare, common privet (Effective Jan. 1, 2026) *Limnophila sessiliflora, Asian marshweed (Aq) 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 (Effective January 7, 2019) |
*Marsilea quadrifolia, European water-clover (Aq)
Microstegium vimineum, Japanese stiltgrass *Monochoria hastata, arrowleaf false pickerelweed (Aq) *Monochoria vaginalis, heart shape false pickerelweed (Aq) *Morus alba, white mulberry Myriophyllum aquaticum, parrotfeather water milfoil (Aq) Myriophyllum spicatum, Eurasian water-milfoil (Aq) *Najas minor, brittle waternymph (Aq) Nymphoides peltata, yellow floating heart *Ottelia alismoides, duck lettuce (Aq) *Paulownia tomentosa, princess tree *Persicaria perfoliata, mile-a-minute *Phalaris arundinacea, reed canary grass (unless sold for use as animal feed) Phragmites australis spp. australis, common reed *Pistia stratiotes, water lettuce (Aq) Potamogeton crispus, curly-leaved pondweed (Aq) Pueraria montana var. lobata, kudzu Pyrus calleryana, Callery pear (Effective January 7, 2023) Rhamnus cathartica, European buckthorn Rosa multiflora, multiflora rose *Sagittaria sagittifolia, arrowhead (Aq) *Salix fragilis, crack willow *Salvinia minima, common salvinia (Aq) *Salvinia molesta, giant salvinia (Aq) *Sparganium erectus, simple bur-reed (Aq) *Stratiotes aloides, water soldier (Aq) Trapa natans, water chestnut (Aq) Typha angustifolia, narrow-leaved cattail Typha x glauca, hybrid cattail *Ulmus pumila, Siberian elm Vincetoxicum nigrum, black swallowwort |