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 |
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Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Centaurea jacea | Brown knapweed, Brown starthistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Elaeagnus umbellata | Autumn Olive | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Centaurea nigra | Black knapweed, Lesser knapweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Euonymus alatus | Burning-bush, Winged spindle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Cirsium vulgare | Bull thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Cirsium arvense | Canada thistle | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Centaurea stoebe | Spotted knapweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Black Locust | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Dipsacus fullonum | Fuller's teasel, common teasel, venuscup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Morus alba | White mulberry | Plants | Tree | Tier 4 - Widespread |
Leucojum aestivum | Summer snowflake | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
Lysimachia clethroides | Gooseneck yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
Lysimachia punctata | Spotted loosestrife, Large yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
Lythrum virgatum | European wand loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
Amorpha fruticosa | False indigo bush | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
Macleaya cordata | Plume poppy | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
Buddleja davidii | Orange-eye butterfly-bush | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
Mahonia bealei | Beales barberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |