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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phellodendron amurense | Amur corktree | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Lonicera maackii | Amur Honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Corbicula fluminea | Asian Clam | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Carex kobomugi | Asiatic sand sedge, Japanese sedge | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex, Roundleaf chastetree | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Mahonia bealei | Beales barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Kolkwitzia amabilis | Beautybush | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Perilla frutescens | Beefsteak plant | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Prunus avium | Bird cherry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Centaurea nigra | Black knapweed, Lesser knapweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum, Vincetoxicum nigrum) | Black swallowwort | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Pyrus calleryana | Bradford pear | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
| Egeria densa | Brazilian elodea | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Najas minor | Brittle naiad | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 3 - Established |
| Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leaved pepper-grass | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf/variable-leaf watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Centaurea jacea | Brown knapweed, Brown starthistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
