Other invasive, exotic plants in Buford Park (partial list)

Grasses

  •  Velvet grass(Holcus lanatus)
  • Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)
  • Colonial bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris)
  • tall oatgrass (Arrhenatherum elatius)
  • medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae)

Shrubs & small trees

  • Giant Knotweeds (Polygonum spp.)
  • English hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
  • Sweet cherry (Prunus avium)
  • Domestic pear (Pyrus communis)

Flowering weeds

  • Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
  • Slender thistle (Cardus tenuiflorus/pycnocephalus)
  • Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
  • St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
  • English ivy (Hedera spp.)
  • Pennyroyal (Menthium spp.)
  • Ox-eyed daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
  • Wild carrot (Daucus carota)
  • False dandelion(Hypochaeris radicata)
  • Parentucellia (Parentucellia viscosa)
  • Narrow-leaved plantain (Plantago lanceolata)

Thanks to Bruce Newhouse, Friends of Buford Park Stewardship Technical Advisory Committee, and Jason Blazar, Friends of Buford Park Stewardship Coordinator.