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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperata cylindrica | Cogon grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leaved pepper-grass | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Bythotrephes longimanus | Spiny waterflea | Aquatic Invertebrate | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Ludwigia adscendens | Water primrose | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Ludwigia peploides | Floating primrose willow, creeping water primrose | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Ludwigia hexapetala | Uruguayan primrose willow | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | Broadleaf/variable-leaf watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Murdannia keisak | Marsh dewflower | Plants | Plants | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Nandina domestica | Heavenly bamboo | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat | |
| Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolus | Wavyleaf basketgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Didymosphenia geminata | Didymo | Algae & Cyanobacteria | Algae & Cyanobacteria | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides | Fountain grass, Chinese fountain grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Achyranthes japonica | Japanese Chaff Flower | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Ceratocystis fagacearum | Oak wilt (fungus) | Fungi | Fungi/Pathogen | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Tamarix ssp. (T. chinensis, T. parviflora, T. ramossima) | Saltcedar, Tamarisk | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow's Honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Myosotis scorpioides | True forget-me-not, water forget-me-not | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Phalaris arundinacea | Reed canarygrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Ailanthus altissima | Tree-of-heaven | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese wisteria | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
