2018 2013
Species Observances Percentage of plots Observances Percentage of plots
Multiflora rose10185.623974.5
Nonnative bush honeysuckles4538.112037.4
Japanese honeysuckle4336.410332.1
Garlic mustard4134.76319.6
Japanese stiltgrass, Nepalese browntop4033.99529.6
Autumn olive2117.85517.1
Oriental bittersweet1512.7206.2
Creeping jenny1411.9206.2
Reed canarygrass119.33210
Black locust108.53811.8
European privet108.5226.9
Common buckthorn75.930.9
Tree of heaven75.972.2
Japanese barberry65.161.9
Canada thistle54.2123.7
Bull thistle32.5103.1
Common barberry10.851.6
Dames rocket10.8123.7
English ivy10.810.3
Silktree10.8----
Glossy buckthorn----30.9
Japanese meadowsweet----20.6
European cranberrybush----20.6
Siberian elm----10.3
Japanese knotweed----10.3
Russion olive----10.3
Table 3.—Invasive plant species found on FIA plots in Indiana, 2018 and 2013