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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miscanthus sinensis | Chinese Silver Grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 3 - Established |
| Imperata cylindrica | Cogon grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Phragmites australis | Common reed grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Eragrostis curvula | Weeping lovegrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolus | Wavyleaf basketgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Brachypodium sylvaticum | Slender false brome | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Pennisetum alopecuroides | Fountain grass, Chinese fountain grass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Myosotis scorpioides | True forget-me-not, water forget-me-not | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Leucojum aestivum | Summer snowflake | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Euphorbia esula | Leafy spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Salvia glutinosa | Sticky sage | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Lysimachia clethroides | Gooseneck yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Dipsacus laciniatus | Cut-leaf teasel | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Arum italicum | Italian arum | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Wild chervil | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Silphium perfoliatum | Cup-plant, cup rosinweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Lysimachia punctata | Spotted loosestrife, Large yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Polygonum cuspidatum, Polygonum sachalinensis and Polygonum × bohemica | Knotweed: Japanese knotweed, giant knotweed and Bohemian knotweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lythrum virgatum | European wand loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
