Invasive Plant Rules in Flint, MI (2026)

1 verified invasive plant rules for Flint, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Prohibited Species

Flint's code names ten specific noxious weed species, from Canada thistle to poison sumac, plus a catch-all for any plant the City Administrator deems a nuisance.

Flint's Noxious Weed Species List

Some Restrictions

Flint, MI Code of Ordinances § 39-42

NOXIOUS WEEDS. Canada thistle (Circium arvensis), dodders (any species of Cuscuta), mustards (Charlock, black mustard and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Caucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), ragweed (Ambrosia elatior l.) and poison ivy (Rhus toxicodendron), poison sumac (Toxicoden...

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