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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Channa argus | Northern Snakehead | Fish | Aquatic Vertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum (linden 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 |
Viburnum sieboldii | Siebold's viburnum (Siebold's arrowwood) | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Perilla frutescens | Beefsteak plant | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Corbicula fluminea | Asian Clam | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Primula japonica | Japanese primrose | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Phellodendron amurense | Amur corktree | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender false brome | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Salix atrocinerea | Gray willow, large gray willow | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
Euphorbia esula | Leafy spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Adelges tsugae | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | 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 |
Agrilus planipennis | Emerald Ash Borer | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
Humulus japonicus | Japanese hops | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
Aegopodium podagraria | Goutweed, bishop's goutweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |