Since I've worked on identifying what I have, I made a huge list of invasives vs natives present, and it helps a lot keeping track of what I have. Most of the natives are common but a few I was pleasantly surprised to see. This is my list of invasives vs natives currently in Georgia, US zone 8.
by jadeeyesblueskies
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Not a formal list like this. I should do it though; it’s a good idea. I do have a photo album on my phone of pictures of invasives that I’ve found so I can more easily recognize them for removal when I’m in my yard
What a great idea! I’m going to do one this year to keep me focused. Thank you!
Yes.
I keep a note on my phone with the scientific names, yes. Common names tend to cause comfusion.
i would be so depressed.
yes you can use this, set to your region, and get a data set https://universalfqa.org/
I do have a list of every native plant and tree I have in my yard. I don’t list the invasives. Thankfully if I had a list of invasives, it would be very, very short.
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Thankfully the number of invasives in my yard is small so I don’t need to.
Mostly just bittersweet and Japanese stiltgrass. Anything else is ephemeral and I pull it on sight.
Once found a baby ailanthus! Eck!
Buckthorn, Amur honeysuckle as fence/screens and wild white mulberry, almost nothing else. It’s going to take years to get it under control and replaced with natives
I hate Japanese honeysuckles. The wooded space behind our house is full of them.
Of my natives, yes! It might have photos, bloom times, and care tips too…
I have around 350 species in my yard, so I keep records on locations and quantities. I also have printed signs throughout the yard so I can recall what is what.
how did you identify the southern wood violet?
I have a Google Sheets spreadsheet
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of every living thing identified on our property over the years, including plants (volunteer or planted). Broken down by various categories (annual, perennial, trees, class/order of animal, etc). And I’m tracking how it changes year over year as I add in more natives and remove invasives. I’ve already found new bugs, butterflies, beetles, and bees compared to last year, and spring has only just begun!