• The foreground shows the battlefield in winter. Thicketty Mountain, a landmark used by both armies, is in the distance. The Green River Road, used by both armies to reach the cow pens, is on the right.

    Cowpens

    National Battlefield South Carolina

Invasive Plants

Golden Bamboo

Golden Bamboo

Of the 536 species of plants at the park, 151 of them are non-native.

 
Chinese Privet

Chinese Privet

Invasive plants are non-native plants whose growth habits are highly threatening to native plant life. Invasive plants lower ecosystem biodiversity by monopolizing soil nutrients, water, and changing habitat types.

 
Autumn Olive

Autumn Olive

Some of the most aggressive, and notable invasive species in the park include Phyllostachys aurea (Golden bamboo), Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn olive), Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle—right), Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose), Ligustrum spp. (Privet), and Microstegium vimineum (Japanese stiltgrass).

Did You Know?

Gunsmoke makes it difficult to tell which army is firing.

In the American Revolution, both the American and British armies wore bright colored uniforms so that they could help distinguish who they were shooting at through the gunsmoke.