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 maackii | Amur Honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Clematis terniflora | Japanese virgin's-bower, Yam-leaved virgin's-bower, Sweet autumn virgin's-bower | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Najas minor | Brittle naiad | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 3 - Established |
| Euphorbia cyparissias | Cypress spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Adelges tsugae | Hemlock Woolly Adelgid | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
| Euphorbia esula | Leafy spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Euonymus fortunei | Winter Creeper, Climbing spindle-tree | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Agrilus planipennis | Emerald Ash Borer | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Terrestrial Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild chervil | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Humulus japonicus | Japanese hops | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Aegopodium podagraria | Goutweed, bishop's goutweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silver Grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 3 - Established |
| Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum) | Mile-a-minute, Asiatic tearthumb | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Trapa natans | Water Chestnut | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 3 - Established |
| Dreissena polymorpha | Zebra Mussel | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established |
| Paulownia tomentosa | Princess tree, Empress tree | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
| Eriocheir sinensis | Chinese mitten crab | Aquatic Invertebrate | Tier 3 - Established | |
| Pyrus calleryana | Bradford pear | Plants | Tree | Tier 3 - Established |
