Invasive Plant Rules in Minnesota (2026)
12 rules on the books across Minnesota, 10 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Prohibited Species
Plants that are banned or regulated in your area, including Japanese knotweed, kudzu, purple loosestrife, and other species that threaten native ecosystems.
Coon Rapids
Heavy RestrictionsGrowing or allowing the growth of Noxious weeds anywhere in the City of Coon Rapids is a misdemeanor and a nuisance…
Read full rule →Eagan
Significant RestrictionsEagan bans planting four tree species anywhere in the city unless they occur naturally: female ginkgo, box elder…
Read full rule →Apple Valley
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Apple Valley, Minnesota, § 94.35 lists noxious weeds including Buckthorn, Purple Loosestrife, Leafy…
Read full rule →Brooklyn Park
Some RestrictionsNew landscaping in Brooklyn Park cannot use nine listed tree and shrub species under Table 152.1012.2, including Common…
Read full rule →Eden Prairie
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Eden Prairie, City Code § 9.71, Subdivision 1 defines weeds to include Minnesota's noxious weed list…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Some RestrictionsMinneapolis zoning requires all landscaping installed under site plan review, plus required trees for new one-, two…
Read full rule →Minnetonka
Some RestrictionsIn the City of Minnetonka, Hennepin County, Minnesota, noxious weeds are a declared public nuisance under Minnetonka…
Read full rule →Plymouth
Some RestrictionsPlymouth's wetland buffer strip rules, Section 21670.08 of the Zoning Ordinance, let the City reject buffer vegetation…
Read full rule →Saint Paul
Some RestrictionsSaint Paul bans noxious weeds from boulevard gardens under Legislative Code § 105.04, adopting the state's Minn. Rules…
Read full rule →Stearns County
Few RestrictionsStearns County does not maintain a general list of banned invasive plants. Instead, within mapped native plant…
Read full rule →Front Yard Gardens
Whether your city allows vegetable gardens, wildflower meadows, or native plant landscapes in the front yard, including any height limits or appearance standards.
Eagan
Light RestrictionsFront yard vegetable and edible gardens are lawful landscaping in the City of Eagan under City Code § 10.21, but the…
Read full rule →Minneapolis
Light RestrictionsMinneapolis protects front-yard native plant gardens: a "managed natural landscape" of native or ornamental plants…
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