Buckthorn Replacements
Native alternatives to invasive buckthorn that provide similar structure, wildlife value, and year-round interest without destroying your ecosystem.
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Leatherwood (Dirca Palustris) -
Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia Laciniata) -
Canada Anemone (Anemone Canadensis) -
Pale Purple Coneflower (Echinacea Pallida) -
Appalachian Sedge (Carex Appalachica) -
Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) -
American Ipecac (Porteranthus stipulatus) -
Virgina Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum Virginianum) -
Spikenard (Aralia Racemosa) -
Wild Quinine (Parthenium Integrifolium) -
Prairie Cinquefoil (Drymocallis Arguta) -
Penn Sedge (Carex Pensylvanica) -
Palm Sedge (Carex Muskingumensis) -
Maximilian Sunflower (Helianthus Maximiliani) -
Many-flowered Woodrush (Luzula Multiflora) -
Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum pedatum) -
Late Figwort (Scrophularia Marilandica) -
Common Milkweed (Asclepias Syriaca) -
Black Chokeberry (Aronia Melanocarpa) -
Prairie Coreopsis (Coreopsis Palmata) -
Virginia Wild Rye (Elymus Virginicus) -
Smooth Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum Biflorum) -
Wild Ginger (Asarum Canadense) -
Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus Heterolepis)