Invasives in Southern Forests

Name: Invasives in Southern Forests
Rating: 3.8 (15 reviews)
Author: Charles T. Bargeron

By: Charles T. Bargeron

Reference

Features & Capabilities

This app is based on the U.S. Forest Service publication: A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests. Invasions of nonnative plants into forests of the Southern United States continue to go unchecked and only partially unmonitored. These infestations increasingly erode forest productivity, hindering forest use and management activities, and degrading diversity and wildlife habitat. Often called nonnative, exotic, nonindigenous, alien, or noxious weeds, they occur as trees, shrubs, vines, grasses, ferns, and forbs. This app provides information on accurate identification of the 56 nonnative plants and groups that are currently invading the forests of the 13 Southern States. Recommendations for prevention and control of these species is provided from the booklet, “A Management Guide for Invasive Plants of Southern Forests,” published by the Southern Research Station as a General Technical Report. Basic strategies for managing invasions on a specific site include maintaining forest vigor with minimal disturbance, constant surveillance and treatment of new unwanted arrivals, and finally, rehabilitation following eradication.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Charles T. Bargeron

Rating:

3.80

(15)

Version:

3.0.0 Last updated: 2025-12-07

Version code:

880220815

Creation date:

2012-01-25

Compatible devices:

Size:

300.15MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-05

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Developed by:

Charles T. Bargeron

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/invasives-in-southern-forests/id495852751

Website:

http://www.invasive.org/

User Reviews

Users praise the app for its high-quality photos, detailed descriptions, and broad, field-ready coverage that helps identify many invasive plants. However, recurring issues with crashes and slow startup, regional navigation problems, and content gaps/accuracy concerns frequently hinder usability.

Pros

High-quality, detailed photos that greatly aid field identification
In-depth, well-written plant descriptions with key characteristics and distribution info (plus glossary and sketches)
Comprehensive, field-ready coverage of invasive species with ongoing updates
Real-world usefulness: helps identify dozens of invasive plants in various settings

Cons

Stability/startup issues: crashes on launch and long or stalled initial database build
Regional navigation/coverage problems: difficulty changing regions and region-specific listing mismatches
Content gaps and accuracy concerns: cut-off info, missing some noxious species, and questionable inclusions

Recent reviews

This App provides users the capabilities for combating the invasion of the major non-native plants taking over their lands. That includes yard landscapes, city parks, suburban and rural home grounds, hunting leases, farms and ranches. River and stream banks are particularly vulnerable as invasive plant pathways since water is a main way their seeds spread and it is favorable habitat for establishment. Invasions by plants in the South is increasing by 9 percent per year. Is one of those problems facing humans everywhere. But where we face it is on lands we use and enjoy ourselves and will leave to the next generations. It is a problem that we can tackle individually and as communities, neighbors, States and corporate landowners. As authors of the books we are grateful to Chuck Bargeron and the UGA Invasive Center team for constructing this highly useful and portable tool. The capability to zoom in on the plant images gives you details not possible in the print copies. And concise methods for eliminating these plants are at your fingertips. A truly ideal step in ease of use for you. We all have worked to provide you with the latest knowledge and ways to stop the plant invasions on your lands and those that you enjoy. Updates are being formalized now. Be Safe, Jame (Jim) H Miller