Invasive Plant Rules in Sterling Heights, MI (2026)

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

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Prohibited Species

Sterling Heights' Property Maintenance Code names specific noxious weeds, Canada thistle, poison ivy, giant hogweed, ragweed, and more, plus any grass over six inches, as a nuisance owners must remove.

Sterling Heights Noxious Weed Species List

Some Restrictions

Sterling Heights City Code § 202 (Property Maintenance Code — "Noxious weeds" definition)

Noxious weeds: Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), dodders (any species of Cuscuta), mustards (charlock, black mustard, and Indian mustard, species of Brassica or Sinapis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis), perennial sowthistle (Sonchus arvensis), hoary alyssum (Berteroa incana), giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum), ragweed (Ambrosia elatior l.), and poison ivy (R...

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