Wisteria Sinensis
This plant is also known as Chinese wisteria. The hanging, clustered purple flowers remind anime lovers of Demon Slayer, but these vines are not great for the U.S. Wisteria sinensis takes up space that could have been used by native plants, and it chokes out older trees by wrapping them in thick and heavy vines.
Native to China and East Asia, Wisteria sinensis was introduced to the U.S. in the early 1900s and is now found across 19 states. It’s a perennial that may look like the native wisteria, but the invasive version produces fuzzy pods for its seeds. To kill the plant, all of the roots have to be pulled out. If a single root is left in the ground, it will eventually sprout again.
