The following list is a compilation of Illinois state law invasive plant lists and DNR invasive plant lists organized in alphabetical order by Latin name as provided by MIPN.  It was last updated on May, 2015.
Illinois State Law identifies the following:

• AQ – Illinois Aquatic Injurious Plant Species
  
• N – Illinois Noxious Weed
  
• E = Illinois Exotic Weed
  

Items on the DNR Invasive Plant List for Illinois are indicated with an

• A – General Invasive plant
  

Each species is linked to the Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States, a collaborative project between the National Park Service and the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health.  

	Last Updated May 2015
	Common Name	Scientific Name	IL Law	IL List
	Amur maple	Acer ginnala		A
	Norway maple	Acer platanoides		A
	Japanese chaff flower	Achyranthes japonica		A
	tree of heaven	Ailanthus altissima		A
	garlic mustard	Alliaria petiolata		A
	wild garlic	Allium vineale		A
	common ragweed	Ambrosia artemisifolia5	N
	giant ragweed	Ambrosia trifida5	N
	mosquito fern	Azolla pinnata	Aq
	Japanese barberry	Berberis thunbergii		A
	field brome	Bromus arvensis		A
	smooth brome	Bromus inermis		A
	bald brome	Bromus racemosus		A
	rye brome	Bromus secalinus		A
	cheatgrass	Bromus tectorum		A
	flowering rush	Butomus umbellatus	Aq
	musk thistle	Carduus nutans	N	A
	caulerpa or Mediterranean killer algae	Caulerpa taxifolia	Aq
	Asian bittersweet, oriental bittersweet	Celastrus orbiculatus		A
	spotted knapweed	Centaurea biebersteinii, Centaurea maculosa or Centaurea stoebe		A
	chicory	Cichorium intybus		A
	Canada thistle	Cirsium arvense	N	A
	bull thistle	Cirsium vulgare		A
	sweet autumn virginsbower	Clematis terniflora		A
	poison hemlock	Conium maculatum		A
	Wild carrot, Queen Anne's lace	Daucus carota		A
	Chinese yam	Dioscorea polystachya (oppositifolia)		A
	common teasel	Dipsacus fullonum		A
	cutleaf teasel	Dipsacus laciniatus		A
	Brazilian waterweed	Egeria densa	Aq	A
	anchored water hyacinth	Eichhornia azurea	Aq
	Russian olive	Elaeagnus angustifolia		A
	thorny olive	Elaeagnus pungens		A
	autumn olive	Elaeagnus umbellata		A
	burning bush	Euonymus alatus		A
	wintercreeper	Euonymus fortunei		A
	leafy spurge	Euphorbia esula		A
	tall fescue	Festuca elatior / Schenodorus arundinacea / Festuca arundinacea		A
	meadow fescue	Festuca pratensis		A
	glossy buckthorn	Frangula alnus / Rhamnus frangula	E	A
	Creeping Charlie, ground ivy	Glechoma hederacea		A
	English ivy	Hedera helix		A
	orange day-lily, tawny day-lily	Hemerocallis fulva		A
	dame's rocket	Hesperis matronalis		A
	hydrilla	Hydrilla verticillata	Aq
	European frogbit	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Aq
	Indian swampweed, miramar weed	Hygrophilia polysperma	Aq
	St. John's wort	Hypericum perforatum		A
	Chinese water spinach	Ipomoea aquatic	Aq
	yellow iris	Iris pseudacorus	Aq
	Korean lespedeza	Kummerowia stipulacea		A
	oxygen−weed, African elodea or African waterweed	Lagarosiphon major	Aq
	bicolor lespedeza	Lespedeza bicolor		A
	sericea lespedeza	Lespedeza cuneata		A
	oxeye daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare / Chrysanthemum leucanthemum		A
	blunt leaved privet, border privet	Ligustrum obtusifolium		A
	common privet	Ligustrum vulgare		A
	Asian marshweed	Limnophila sessiliflora	Aq
	fragrant honeysuckle	Lonicera fragrantissima		A
	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	E	A
	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maacki		A
	Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera maackii		A
	Morrow's honeysuckle	Lonicera morrowii		A
	Manchurian honeysuckle	Lonicera ruprechtiana		A
	trumpet honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens		A
	Standish’s honeysuckle	Lonicera standishii		A
	Tatarian honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera tatarica		A
	Bell's honeysuckle, Amur honeysuckle	Lonicera x bella		A
	goldflame hoenysuckle	Lonicera x heckrottii		A
	honeysuckle	Lonicera x minutiflora		A
	honeysuckle	Lonicera x notha		A
	fly honeysuckle	Lonicera x xylosteoides		A
	European fly honeysuckle, dwarf honeysuckle	Lonicera xylosteum		A
	moneywort	Lysimachia nummularia		A
	purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	E	A
	purple loosestrife	Lythrum salicaria	E	A
	osage-orange	Maclura pomifera		A
	yellow sweet clover	Melilotus officinalis		A
	spearmint	Mentha spicata		A
	peppermint	Mentha x piperita		A
	Japanese stiltgrass	Microstegium vimineum		A
	Chinese maiden grass, Chinese silvergrass	Miscanthus sinensis		A
	monochoria, arrowleaf, or false pickerelweed	Monochoria hastata	Aq
	heartshape or false pickerelweed	Monochoria vaginalis	Aq
	white mulberry	Morus alba		A
	parrot feather	Myriophyllum aquaticum	Aq
	Eurasian watermilfoil	Myriophyllum spicatum	Aq	A
	brittle naiad	Najas minor	Aq	A
	watercress	Nasturtium officinale / Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum		A
	yellow floating hearts	Nymphoides peltata	Aq
	star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum		A
	duck lettuce	Ottelia alismoides	Aq
	wild parsnip	Pastinaca sativa		A
	reed canary grass	Phalaris arundinacea		A
	common reed	Phragmites australis ssp australis		A
	Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis		A
	Japanese knotweed	Polygonum cuspidatum/Fallopia japonica		A
	white poplar	Populus alba		A
	curly-leaved pondweed	Potamogeton crispus	Aq	A
	kudzu	Pueraria montana var. lobata	E, N	A
	callery pear	Pyrus calleryana		A
	buckthorn	Rhamnus arguta	E
	common buckthorn	Rhamnus cathartica	E	A
	Dahurian buckthorn	Rhamnus davurica	E	A
	Japanese buckthorn	Rhamnus japonica	E	A
	Chinese buckthorn	Rhamnus utilis	E	A
	jetbead	Rhodotypos scandens		A
	black locust	Robinia pseudoacacia5		A
	multiflora rose	Rosa multiflora	E	A
	arrowhead	Sagittaria sagittifolia	Aq
	giant salvinia	Salvinia auriculata, biloba, or herzogii	Aq
	aquarium watermoss or giant salvinia	Salvinia molesta	Aq
	crownvetch	Securigera varia / Coronilla varia		A
	giant foxtail	Setaria faberia		A
	foxtail millet	Setaria italica		A
	bristly foxtail	Setaria verticillata		A
	green foxtail	Setaria viridis		A
	climbing nightshade, bittersweet nightshade	Solanum dulcamara		A
	perennial sow thistle	Sonchus arvensis	N
	sorghum almum	Sorghum almum	N
	Johnson grass	Sorghum halepense	N	A
	Exotic bur-reed	Sparganium erectum	Aq
	Spreading hedgeparsley	Torilis arvensis		A
	western salsify	Tragopogon dubius		A
	water chestnut	Trapa natans	Aq
	puncturevine	Tribulus terrestris		A
	Siberian elm	Ulmus pumila		A
	common mullein	Verbascum thapsus		A
	common vetch	Vicia sativa		A
	Japanese wisteria	Wisteria floribunda		A
	Chinese wisteria	Wisteria sinensis		A