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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celastrus orbiculatus | Oriental bittersweet | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum, Vincetoxicum nigrum) | Black swallowwort | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Clematis terniflora | Japanese virgin's-bower, Yam-leaved virgin's-bower, Sweet autumn virgin's-bower | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Vitex rotundifolia | Beach vitex, Roundleaf chastetree | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow's Honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lonicera tatarica | Tatarian honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Lonicera x bella | Showy fly honeysuckle/Bell's honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Symplocos paniculata | Sapphireberry | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Amorpha fruticosa | False indigo bush | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Ligustrum obtusifolium | Border Privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Viburnum plicatum | Japanese snowball | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| 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 |
| Caragana arborescens | Siberian peashrub | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Cytisus scoparius | Scotch broom | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Photinia villosa | Oriental Photinia | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Euonymus europaeus | European spindle-tree (spindle-tree) | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Ligustrum sinense | Chinese privet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
