Alternatives to Invasive Species
Many of the species listed as invasive in Rhode Island are readily available at local nurseries as well as through retail catalogues. To avoid purchasing invasive plants, you can ask nursery staff which plants are native, non-native, or non-native and invasive. There are many excellent online resources that may be helpful.
Below are several excellent sources of information for alternatives to invasive plants.
| Alternatives to Invasive Species (PDF, 100kb), New England Wild Flower Society list of native plant alternatives to invasive or potentially invasive non-native plants in the landscape. 2003. |
| Alternatives for Ornamental Plant Species (PDF, 1.6M), Edited by Timothy M. Abbey. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for the Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group. September 2004. |
| EarthWorks Alternative Plant List for Exotic Invasive Plants of Eastern Massachusetts (html). Adapted for Eastern Massachusetts and expanded from the Invasive Plant Council of New York State’s “Alternative Plant List for the Top 10 Invasives.” |
