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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lysimachia punctata | Spotted loosestrife, Large yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Lysimachia vulgaris | Garden yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple loosestrife | Plants | Terrestrial Plants | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lythrum virgatum | European wand loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Macleaya cordata | Plume poppy | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Mahonia bealei | Beales barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Malus hupehensis | Tea crabapple, chinese crabapple | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Malus sieboldii (M. toringo) | Toringo crabapple | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese stiltgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silver Grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 3 - Established |
| Morus alba | White mulberry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Murdannia keisak | Marsh dewflower | Plants | Plants | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Myosotis scorpioides | True forget-me-not, water forget-me-not | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf/variable-leaf watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian Watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Najas minor | Brittle naiad | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 3 - Established |
| Nandina domestica | Heavenly bamboo | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat | |
| Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolus | Wavyleaf basketgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Orconectes rusticus | Rusty crayfish | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established | |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum | Common star-of-Bethlehem | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
