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 x bella | Showy fly honeysuckle/Bell's honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Prunus avium | Bird cherry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lythrum salicaria | Purple loosestrife | Plants | Terrestrial Plants | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Wisteria sinensis | Chinese wisteria | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Potamogeton crispus | Curly-leaf pondweed | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Polygonum cuspidatum, Polygonum sachalinensis and Polygonum × bohemica | Knotweed: Japanese knotweed, giant knotweed and Bohemian knotweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese stiltgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Myriophyllum spicatum | Eurasian Watermilfoil | Plants | Aquatic Invasives | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Phragmites australis | Common reed grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lonicera japonica | Japanese honeysuckle | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic mustard | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rhamnus cathartica | Common buckthorn | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Pastinaca sativa | Wild parsnip | Plants | Terrestrial Plants | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Acer platanoides | Norway Maple | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Berberis thunbergii | Japanese barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Berberis vulgaris | Common barberry, European barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rubus phoenicolasius | Wineberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
