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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian honeysuckle | 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 |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree-of-heaven | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Myosotis scorpioides | True forget-me-not, water forget-me-not | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Ludwigia hexapetala | Uruguayan primrose willow | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Trapa natans | Water Chestnut | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ludwigia adscendens | Water primrose | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolus | Wavyleaf basketgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Viburnum lantana | Wayfaring tree | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Morus alba | White mulberry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Populus alba | White poplar | Plants | Tree | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild chervil | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Pastinaca sativa | Wild parsnip | Plants | Terrestrial Plants | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper, Climbing spindle-tree | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Lamium galeobdolon | Yellow archangel | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Digitalis grandiflora | Yellow foxglove | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
