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