The paper presents the results of assessing the invasive activity of 10 species of lianoid shrubs from the collection of the Botanical Garden of the Southern Federal University: Ampelopsis aconitifolia Bge., Campsis radicans (L.) Seem., Celastrus orbiculata Thnb., Clematis vitalba L., Hedera helix L., Lonicera acuminata Wall., Parthenocissus inserta (A.Kern.) Fritsch, Periploca graeca L., Vitis labrusca L., Vitis vinifera L. Ecological and biological properties and the degree of naturalization of these species are estimated.