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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Cabomba caroliniana | Fanwort | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Channa argus | Northern Snakehead | Fish | Aquatic Vertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold's viburnum (Siebold's arrowwood) | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Malus sieboldii (M. toringo) | Toringo crabapple | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Bellamya chinensis | Chinese Mystery Snail | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Perilla frutescens | Beefsteak plant | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Corbicula fluminea | Asian Clam | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender false brome | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Primula japonica | Japanese primrose | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Phellodendron amurense | Amur corktree | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Salix atrocinerea | Gray willow, large gray willow | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Adelges tsugae | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
Euphorbia esula | Leafy spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Agrilus planipennis | Emerald Ash Borer | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild chervil | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper, Climbing spindle-tree | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Humulus japonicus | Japanese hops | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
Aegopodium podagraria | Goutweed, bishop's goutweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |