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Beefsteak Plant
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2025
Managing Invasive Common Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) in the Midwest US
Natural History of Ecological Restoration
2024
Common Buckthorn
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
2024 Invasive Plant Species Survey Report
Invasive Plant Survey of Missouri Natural Areas in Ozark Highlands & Mississippi Lowlands
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2024
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Horticulture Could Facilitate Invasive Plant Range Infilling and Range Expansion with Climate Change
BioScience Vol. 73, Issue 9
2023
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Shifting Hotspots: Climate Change Projected to Drive Contractions and Expansions of Invasive Plant Abundance Habitats
Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Conservation Biogeography
2023
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Invasive Plant Management in Eastern North American Forests: A Systematic Review
Forest Ecology and Management
2023
Clean Drain Dry
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Eurasian Watermilfoil
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Hydrilla
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
A Landowner Tour: Controlling Invasives
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2023
Heavenly Bamboo
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
PlayCleanGo
PlayCleanGo
EDDMaps Training
EDDMapS
MPF Webinar: Invasive Plant ID & Control Methods
Missouri Prairie Foundation
2023
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Grow Native! Transforming a Yard from Invasives to Natives with Carrie Coyne
Grow Native!
2022
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NAISMA YouTube Channel
NAISMA
2024
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Missouri Prairie Foundation YouTube Channel
Missouri Prairie Foundation
2013
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Top 25 Statewide Invasive Plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2022
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Osage Plains Top 15 Expanding Invasive Plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2022
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Mississippi Lowlands Expanding Invasive Plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2022
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Big Rivers Top 9 Expanding Invasive Plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2022
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Ozarks Top 15 Expanding invasive plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2022
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Control Options for Chinese Privet
University of Alabama Extension
2018
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Woody Invasives
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
2022
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General Guidelines for the Control of Invasive Plants
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2018
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Weed ID Guide
University of Missouri
2022
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Control and Identification of Invasive Species: A Management Guide for Missouri
Missouri Botanical Garden
2008
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Identification, Removal, & Alternatives for Invasive Trees and Shrubs (and Vines)
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2019
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Mistaken Identity?
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
2008
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MIPN's Invasive Plant Control Database
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
2022
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Emerging Invasives in Missouri
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2016
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Management of Invasive Plants & Pests of Illinois
Morton Arboretum and University of Illinois Extension
2018
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MDC Fact Sheets
Missouri Department of Conservation
2022
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Keep a Lookout Flyers
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
2012
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Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants of the Midwest
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
2021
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Garlic Mustard in the Midwest: An Overview for Managers
Midwest Invasive Plant Network
2021
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Introduction to Invasive Plant Threats
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
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Invasive Plant Species Profiles
USDA National Invasive Species Information Center
2022
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Invasive Species Maps
USDA Forest Service
2009
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Distribution Maps
University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
2022
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An Analysis of Agrostis and Panicum Species in the Northeastern U.S.
Plant Ecology
2011
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Wetland and Riparian Plant Communities at Risk of Invasion by Transgenic Herbicide-resistant Agrostis spp. in Central Oregon
Plant Ecology
2012
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Escape and Establishment of Transgenic Glyphosateresistant Creeping Bentgrass
Journal of Applied Ecology
2008
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Invasive Plant Suppresses the Growth of Native Tree Seedlings by Disrupting Belowground Mutualisms
PLOS Biology
2006
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Garlic Mustard Inhibits Ectomycorrhizal Fungi in its Introduced Range
Journal of Ecology
2008
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Developing biological control of Alliaria petiolata
Natural Areas Journal
2001
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Aspects of the Ecology of Garlic Mustard in Central Illinois
Restoration Ecology
1996
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Response of Garlic Mustard to Summer Herbicide Treatment
Natural Areas Journal
1994
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Natural Mortality of Garlic Mustard
Natural Areas Journal
1993
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Experimental Control of Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata
Natural Areas Journal
1991
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Vegetation Management Guideline: Garlic Mustard, Alliaria petiolata
Natural Areas Journal
1991
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Invasive Plant Attack: Euonymus fortunei ‘Coloratus’
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2017
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Wintercreeper Control
Missouri Department of Conservation
2017
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An Assessment of Japanese Honeysuckle in Northern U.S. Forests
USDA Forest Service
2015
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Vegetation Management Guideline: Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica Thunb.)
Natural Areas Journal
1992
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Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica): A Literature Review of Management Practices
Natural Areas Journal
1984
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Privet: Identification, Impact and Management
Clemson University
2021
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Invasive Bush Honeysuckle Vulnerable in Late Fall
Missouri Department of Conservation
2015
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25 Ways to Remove Bush Honeysuckle
Ohio Invasive Plant Council
2009
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Detailed Invasive Bush Honeysuckle Information
Missouri Botanical Garden
2016
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Curse of the Bush Honeysuckles
Missouri Department of Conservation
2008
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Native Alternatives to Bush Honeysuckle
Grow Native!
2017
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Think About Tables
Missouri Botanical Garden
2016
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Say No to Honeysuckle
Great Rivers Greenway
2016
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Stop Honeysuckle
Magnificent Missouri
2015
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Effects of Aerial Glyphosate Applications for Controlling Lonicera maackii
Restoration Ecology
2017
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Invasion Ecology of Amur Honeysuckle
BioOne
2016
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Vegetation Management Guideline for Invasive Honeysuckles
Natural Areas Journal
1992
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Effective Control of Callery Pear
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2019
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Weed Control Methods Handbook: Tools and Techniques for Use in Natural Areas
The Nature Conservancy
2001
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Exotic Invasive Heavenly Bamboo
Missouri Department of Conservation
2015
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Feeding Behavior-Related Toxicity due to Nandina domestica in Cedar Waxwings
Veterinary Medicine International
2010
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Bamboo Control
University of Florida Extension
2018
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Identifying Native Bamboos
South Carolina Native Plant Society
2010
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A Management Guide for Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
USDA Forest Service
2015
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Grow Native! Top 10 Invasive Plants List
Grow Native!
2016
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Guidelines for Disposal of Terrestrial Invasive Plants
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the University of Connecticut
2014
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How to Identify Callery Pear
Missouri Department of Conservation
2021
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Efficacy of Five Herbicide Treatments for Control of Pyrus calleryana
Clemson University
2020
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Distinguishing Callery Pear from Native Lookalikes
Missouri Department of Conservation
2016
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Corteva Herbicide Guides
Corteva Agriscience
2021
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10 Native Missouri Trees to Plant in Place of Callery Pear
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2018
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Native vs. Exotic Sericeas
Hamilton Native Outpost
2015
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Johnson Grass vs. Native Look-Alikes
Missouri Department of Conservation
2015
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Vegetation management guideline: Johnson grass
The Nature Conservancy
1992
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Missouri's Thistles
Missouri Prairie Foundation
2007
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Native Thistles vs. Exotic Thistles
Missouri Department of Conservation
2015
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Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense): a literature review of management practices
The Nature Conservancy
1984
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Integrating Herbicides in Prairie and Grassland Management
Corteva Agriscience
2019
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Non-Target Herbicide Injury on Plants
Montana State University
2020
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Doubling Down on Invasive Plants — Integrated Approach to Control
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
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Identification, Control Methods, and Replacement Options for Invasive Plant Species
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2016
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Missouri’s Least Wanted Wetland Species
Missouri Department of Conservation
2016
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Grassland Invasives
Missouri Prairie Foundation
2016
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Handbook on Targeted Grazing
American Sheep Industry Association
2006
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Missouri Invasive Plant Assessment Presentation
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2019
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To Goat or Not to Goat . . . That is the Question
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2020
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Wildland Fire in Ecosystems
USDA Forest Service
2008
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Aquatic Invasive Plant Management
Purdue University
2003
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Managing Invasive Plants: Concepts, Principles, and Practices
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
2009
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Best Management Practices for Problem Plants in Grasslands
Missouri Prairie Journal
2009
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Invasipedia: The Nature Conservancy Management Documents
The Nature Conservancy and Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
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National Invasive Species Resources
National Invasive Species Information Center, USDA
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Illinois Nature Preserves Invasive Species Management Guidelines
Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois Nature Preserves Commission
2007
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Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database
U.S. Geological Survey
2021
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Status of Invasive Plants — Missouri
University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.
2022
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Missouri Noxious Weed Control
Missouri Department of Agriculture
2011
Common Reed
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Old-World Bluestems
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Johnson Grass
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Birdsfoot Trefoil
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Japanese Knotweed
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Spotted Knapweed
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Sweet Autumn Virginsbower
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Smooth Brome
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Invasive Wisterias
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Oriental Bittersweet
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Japanese Chaff Flower
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Japanese Honeysuckle
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Japanese Hop
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Wintercreeper (Climbing Euonymus)
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Invasive Teasels
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Autumn Olive
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Himalayan Blackberry
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Invasive Bush-Honeysuckles
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Japanese Stiltgrass
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Reed Canary Grass
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Invasive Privets
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Sericea Lespedeza
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Garlic Mustard
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Callery Pear
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Curly-Leaf Pondweed
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Kudzu
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Mimosa Tree (Silk Tree)
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Multiflora Rose
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Non-Native Thistles
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Purple Loosestrifes
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Russian Olive
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Tall Fescue
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Tree of Heaven
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Weeping Lovegrass
Missouri Invasive Plant Council
2021
Burning Bush
Missouri Invasive Plant Council