Non-Native Invasive Plants

Many kinds of non-native plants are introduced to these riverbanks by stormwaters that transport them from weed patches or plantings higher in the watershed. Most can’t survive the habitat here. But the following non-native invasive plants have been found in the Silver Maple Floodplain Forest in abundance:

• beefsteak plant* (low plant)
• garlic mustard* (low plant)
• Japanese stiltgrass* (low plant)
• jetbead* (shrub)
• stinging nettle* (low plant)

Diseases, Pests, and Other Threats

Learn more about some of the ecological threats to the natural communities of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

See Making a Difference to learn about some of the ways park staff are addressing these threats—and ways you can help, too.