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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quercus acutissima | Sawtooth oak | Plants | Tree | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Symplocos paniculata | Sapphireberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Tamarix ssp. (T. chinensis, T. parviflora, T. ramossima) | Saltcedar, Tamarisk | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Orconectes rusticus | Rusty crayfish | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established | |
| Elaeagnus angustifolia | Russian olive | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Glyceria maxima | Reed manna grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed canarygrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple loosestrife | Plants | Terrestrial Plants | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Corydalis incisa | Purple keman, Incised fumewort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Digitalis purpurea | Purple foxglove | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Princess tree, Empress tree | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ampelopsis brevipedunculata | Porcelainberry | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Macleaya cordata | Plume poppy | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Broussonetia papyrifera | Paper mulberry | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Cynanchum rossicum | Pale swallow-wort | Plants | Vine | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Photinia villosa | Oriental Photinia | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Buddleja davidii | Orange-eye butterfly-bush | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Ceratocystis fagacearum | Oak wilt (fungus) | Fungi | Fungi/Pathogen | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Acer platanoides | Norway Maple | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
