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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cirsium vulgare | Bull thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Euonymus alatus | Burning-bush, Winged spindle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Petasites hybidus | Butterbur | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Kalopanax septemlobus | Castor aralia | Plants | Tree | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Houttuynia cordata | Chameleon plant | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bush-clover | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mitten crab | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established | |
| Bellamya chinensis | Chinese Mystery Snail | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silver Grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 3 - Established |
| Wisteria sinensis | Chinese wisteria | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Dioscorea oppositifolia (D. polystachya, D. batatas) | Chinese yam | Plants | Vine | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Akebia quinata | Chocolate vine, Five-leaf Akebia | Plants | Vine | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Imperata cylindrica | Cogon grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Berberis vulgaris | Common barberry, European barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common buckthorn | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Cyprinus carpio | Common carp | Fish | Aquatic Vertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
| Vinca minor | Common periwinkle, Lesser periwinkle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Phragmites australis | Common reed grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
