China is the largest country in eastern Asiacontains habitats that range from cold temperate to tropical rainforest. The Chinese have a long history of plant cultivationdomestication. Although most cultivated plants in China are native species, many are non-native plants introduced throughout Chinese history for food, medicine, horticultureornamental purposes (Xie et al., 2001; AxmacherSang, 2013). The Catalogue of Alien Plants in China records a total of 14,710 alien plants (LinMa, 2022). Among these, some, such as cornpotato, are used as food to meet the demands of China’s large population. Non-native plants that have established populationscolonized local environments are called naturalized plants. Previous studies indicate that the number of naturalized plant species in China ranges from 861 (Jiang et al., 2011) to 933 (Yan et al., 2019). Of those, between 126 (Liu et al., 2005) to 402 (Ma, 2020a) have been designated as Invasive Alien Plants (hereafter, invasive plants) (Weber et al., 2008). In China, invasive plants have been detrimental to the conservation of biodiversitynative ecosystems, particularly since the 1990s (An et al., 2007; Wan et al., 2011). Thus, it is critical to use multidisciplinary, nation-wide approaches to investigate invasive plants in China. Here we present an analysis of 403 invasive plant species based on the Alien Invasive Flora of Chinaother recently published works.