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10 Most Unwanted Plants Multiflora rose Wanted for murder Known as "the strangler" this aggressive plant spreads its long stalks into every available space. Its neighbors slowly die. Dangerous -- armed with thorns! The blossoms are pinkish white. The leaves are green Canada thistle Cut-leaved teasel European buckthorn Garlic mustard Gray dogwood Purple loosestrife Reed canary grass White sweet clover Wild parsnip drawing by Elizabeth Plonka