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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Channa argus | Northern Snakehead | Fish | Aquatic Vertebrate | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Cardamine impatiens | Narrowleaf bittercress | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Rosa multiflora | Multiflora rose | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Lonicera morrowii | Morrow's Honeysuckle | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Euphorbia lathyris | Mole plant, Caper spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum) | Mile-a-minute, Asiatic tearthumb | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Murdannia keisak | Marsh dewflower | Plants | Plants | Tier 1 - Threat |
| Viburnum dilatatum | Linden viburnum (linden arrowwood) | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Ficaria verna | Lesser celandine, Fig buttercup | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Euphorbia esula | Leafy spurge | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 3 - Established |
| Pueraria montana | Kudzu | Plants | Vine | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Polygonum cuspidatum, Polygonum sachalinensis and Polygonum × bohemica | Knotweed: Japanese knotweed, giant knotweed and Bohemian knotweed | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Rhodotypos scandens | Jetbead | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 3 - Established |
| Wisteria floribunda | Japanese wisteria | Plants | Vine | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Clematis terniflora | Japanese virgin's-bower, Yam-leaved virgin's-bower, Sweet autumn virgin's-bower | Plants | Vine | Tier 3 - Established |
| Microstegium vimineum | Japanese stiltgrass | Plants | Grass-like Plant | Tier 4 - Widespread |
| Spiraea japonica | Japanese spiraea, Japanese meadowsweet | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 5 - Watch |
| Viburnum plicatum | Japanese snowball | Plants | Shrub or woody bush | Tier 2 - Emerging |
| Primula japonica | Japanese primrose | Plants | Other Herbaceous | Tier 2 - Emerging |
