WEEDS, as used in this subchapter, include the following and are designated exotic weeds under the Illinois Exotic Weed Act (525 ILCS 10/1 et seq.).
Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle |
Rosa multiflora | multiflora rose |
Lythrum salicaria | purple loosestrife |
Rhamnus cathartica | common buckthorn |
Rhamnus frangula | glossy buckthorn |
Rhamnus davurica | dahurian buckthorn |
Rhamnus japonica | Japanese buckthorn |
Rhamnus utilis | Chinese buckthorn |
Pueraria lobata | kudzu-vine |
Lonicera maackil, Lonicera tatarica, Lonicera morrowil, and Lonicera fragrantissima | exotic bush honeysuckles |
Elaeagnus umbellata, Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia | exotic olives |
all members of the Tamarix genus | salt cedar |
Conium maculatum | poison hemlock |
Heracleum mantegazzianum | giant hogweed |
Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet |
Ficaria verna | lesser celandine |
all members of the Dipsacus genus | teasel |
Fallopia japonica, syn. Polygonum cuspidatum; Fallopia sachalinensis; and Fallopia x bohemica, resp. | Japanese, giant and Bohemian knotweed |
(1960 Code, § 26-2-1) (Ord. 8994-2021, passed 10-19-2021)