Species Information
Below is an alphabetical listing (by scientific name) of some of the invasive species in our region. Click on the column header to sort by that column or search using the filter below.
Species (Scientific) | Species (Common) | Biological Category | Type | Status |
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Cirsium vulgare | Bull thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Centaurea stoebe | Spotted knapweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Dipsacus fullonum | Fuller's teasel, common teasel, venuscup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Morus alba | White mulberry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex, Roundleaf chastetree | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat |
Lycorma delicatula | Spotted Lanternfly | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 1 - Threat |
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae | Frogbit | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Glyceria maxima | Reed manna grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
Carex kobomugi | Asiatic sand sedge, Japanese sedge | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
Crassula helmsii | Swamp crop, Pygmyweed | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Impatiens glandulifera | Himalayan balsam, Policeman's helmet, Ornamental jewelweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
Imperata cylindrica | Cogon grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
Bythotrephes longimanus | Spiny waterflea | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leaved pepper-grass | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
Ludwigia adscendens | Water primrose | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Ludwigia peploides | Floating primrose willow, creeping water primrose | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Ludwigia hexapetala | Uruguayan primrose willow | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf/variable-leaf watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |