Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Chicago bans 14 plants to protect local flora

The City of Chicago Tuesday banned 14 plants as "invasive species" that

threaten native plant life.

The list includes:

  • Akebia quinata - Chocolate Vine
  • Ampelopsis brevipendiculata - Elegans Porcelain Berry Vine
  • Anthriscus sylvestris - Wild Chervil
  • Celastrus orbiculatus - Oriental Bittersweet
  • Humulus japonicus - Japanese Hops
  • Leymus arenarius - Lyme Grass
  • Ligustrum spp. - Privet
  • Miscanthus sacchariflorus - Amur Silver Grass
  • Paulownia tomentosa - Princess Tree
  • Phellodendron amurense - Amur Corktree
  • Phellodendron japonica - Japanese Corktree
  • Polygonum cuspidatum - Japanese Knotweed
  • Quercus acutissima - Sawtooth Oak
  • Ranunculus ficaria - Lesser Celandine

See the following link for the full article text: http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=125281