Second printing with minor changes to several pages, July 2004.

Citation for this publication:
Swearingen, J., K. Reshetiloff, B. Slattery, and S. Zwicker, 2002. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas. National Park Service and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. 82 pp.

Acknowledgements
This publication was produced through the dedication and cooperation of many partners:

National Park Service, National Capital Region, Center for Urban Ecology:

Jil Swearingen

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office:

Kathryn Reshetiloff, Susan M. Zwicker, Britt Slattery, Laurie Hewitt (Graphic Design and Layout)

Fact Sheet Contributors:

Laurie Anne Albrecht, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council (jetbead)
Peter Bergstrom, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office (parrot feather)
Richard Hammerschlag, U.S. Geological Survey (marsh dewflower)
Roy Miller, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife (hydrilla)
Michael Naylor, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (water chestnut)
Kathryn Reshetiloff, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office (Japanese honeysuckle, periwinkle, sawtooth oak, white mulberry)
Brent Steury, National Park Service, National Capital Region (marsh dewflower)
Edith Thompson, Maryland Department of Natural Resources (Bradford pear, butterfly bush, chinese silvergrass, daylily)
Julie Thompson, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office (privet)

Reviewers:

Carole Bergmann, Montgomery County Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning,
Kevin Heffernan, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Polly Lehtonen, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Roy Miller, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife
Katherine Munson, Worcester County (Maryland) Department of Comprehensive Planning
Caroline Myers, Maryland Department of the Environment
Michael Naylor, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Wildland Invasive Species Team
Ann F. Rhoads, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
Louisa Rogoff Thompson, Maryland Native Plant Society
Bonnie Waggoner, National Park Service, National Capital Region

Funding provided by:

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

with matching contributions by:

Plant Conservation Alliance
The Nature Conservancy, MD–D.C. Chapter
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Chesapeake Bay Trust
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
City of Bowie, Maryland
Worcester County (Maryland) Department of Comprehensive Planning

Technical Assistance

Olivia Kwong, Society for Ecological Restoration/Plant Conservation Alliance

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Last updated: 10 December 2004