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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macleaya cordata | Plume poppy | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Aegopodium podagraria | Goutweed, bishop's goutweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Impatiens glandulifera | Himalayan balsam, Policeman's helmet, Ornamental jewelweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Corydalis incisa | Purple keman, Incised fumewort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | Giant Hogweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Corydalis solida | Spring fumewort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Ornithogalum umbellatum | Common star-of-Bethlehem | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Lepidium latifolium | Broad-leaved pepper-grass | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Elsholtzia ciliata | Crested late summer mint, Vietnamese balm | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Digitalis grandiflora | Yellow foxglove | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Petasites japonicus | Fuki, Butterbur | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic mustard | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Digitalis purpurea | Purple foxglove | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Petasites hybidus | Butterbur | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Lespedeza cuneata | Chinese bush-clover | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Gypsophila paniculata | Tall baby's-breath | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Iris | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lysimachia vulgaris | Garden yellow-loosestrife | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Euphorbia lathyris | Mole plant, Caper spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
