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The Invaders of Texas are hosted by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the Texas Forest Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. They have several local chapters that are dedicated to finding and removing invasive plant species.
Some common invasive plants in our area are:
Giant Reed, Arundo donax L. Cornlike stems forming distinct clumps to 20 feet tall. Seeds infertile. Spreads by rhizomes.
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Chinese/European Privet, Ligusturm sinense Lour. semievergreen to evergreen shrubs to 30 feet tall. Aggressive forming dense thickets. Spreads by root sprouts or widely by bird dispersal of abundant seeds.
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Japanese/Glossy Privet Ligustrum japonicum Thumb. Evergreen to 20-35 feet tall. forms thickets, less abundant than Chinese variety. Colonize by root sprouts or bird/animal dispersal of seeds.
Nandina/Sacred Bamboo, Nandina domestica Thunb. Evergreen to 8 feet with multiple bushy stems. Occurs under forest canopies and near forest edges. Colonizes by root sprouts and animal-dispersal of seeds.
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Chinaberry, Melia azedarach L. dedicious tree up to 50 feet tall, introduced as ornamental, spreads by root sprouts or bird-dispersal of abundant seeds.
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Source: Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests by James H. Miller, USDA & Forest Service, General Technical Report SRS-62
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