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Invasive Species Table

(Click on the Scientific Name to get more detailed information on the species)

Scientific Name Common Name Family
Acer platanoides Norway maple ACERACEAE
Acer pseudoplatanus sycamore maple ACERACEAE
Ailanthus altissima tree-of-Heaven SIMAROUBACEAE
Akebia quinata five-leaf akebia LARDIZABALACEAE
Alliaria petiolata garlic mustard BRASSICACEAE
Ambrosia trifida great ragweed ASTERACEAE
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata porcelain-berry VITACEAE
Anaplophora glabripennis Asian long-horned beetle COLEOPTERA
Arthraxon hispidus joint-head arthraxon POACEAE
Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry BERBERIDACEAE
Bidens polylepis tickseed sunflower ASTERACEAE
Cabomba caroliniana Carolina fanwort CABOMBACEAE
Carcinus maenas green crab PORTUNIDAE
Carex kobomugi sedge CYPERACEAE
Celastrus orbiculata Oriental bittersweet CELASTRACEAE
Cirsium arvense Canada thistle ASTERACEAE
Clematis terniflora Japanese virgin's-bower RANUNCULACEAE
Commelina communis Asiatic dayflower COMMELINACEAE
Conium maculatum poison-hemlock APIACEAE
Convolvulus arvensis field bindweed CONVOLVULACEAE
Corbicula fluminea Asiatic clam CORBICULIDAE
Cygnus olor mute swan ANATIDAE
Dreissena polymorpha zebra mussel DREISSENIDAE
Duchesnea indica Indian mock-strawberry ROSACEAE
Egeria densa Brazilian waterweed HYDROCHARITACEAE
Eichhornia crassipes water hyacinth PONTEDERIACEAE
Elaeagnus umbellata autumn olive ELAEAGNACEAE
Euonymus alatus winged euonymus CELASTRACEAE
Festuca pratensis meadow fescue POACEAE
Hedera helix English ivy ARALIACEAE
Hemerocallis fulva orange daylily LILIACEAE
Hemigrapsus sanguinensis Japanese shore crab GRAPSIDAE
Humulus japonicus Japanese hop CANNABACEAE
Humulus lupulus common hop CANNABACEAE
Hydrilla verticillata hydrilla HYDROCHARITACEAE
Iris pseudacorus yellow iris IRIDACEAE
Ligustrum vulgare European privet OLEACEAE
Limus Maximus Leopard Slug
Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Lonicera maackii amur honeysuckle CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Lonicera morrowii Morrow’s honeysuckle CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle CAPRIFOLIACEAE
Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens floating seedbox ONAGRACEAE
Lymantria dispar European gypsy moth LYMANTRIIDAE
Lysimachia nummularia creeping Jennie PRIMULACEAE
Lythrum salicaria purple loosestrife LYTHRACEAE
Microstegium vimineum Japanese stilt grass POACEAE
Murdannia keisak marsh dewflower COMMELINACEAE
Myiopsitta monarchus monk parakeet PSITTACIDAE
Myocastor coypus nutria RODENTIA
Myriophyllum aquaticum parrot feather HALORAGACEAE
Myriophyllum spicatum Eurasian water-milfoil HALORAGACEAE
Pachysandra terminalis pachysandra BUXACEAE
Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass POACEAE
Phragmites australis common reed POACEAE
Pinus thunbergiana Japanese black pine PINACEAE
Pistia stratiotes water lettuce ARACEAE
Poa trivialis rough bluegrass POACEAE
Polygonum cespitosum tufted knotweed POLYGONACEAE
Polygonum cuspidatum Japanese knotweed POLYGONACEAE
Polygonum perfoliatum mile-a-minute POLYGONACEAE
Pseudosasa japonica bamboo POACEAE
Pueraria montana kudzu FABACEAE
Pyrus calleryana Callery (Bradford) pear ROSACEAE
Ranunculus ficaria lesser celandine RANUNCULACEAE
Rhodotypos scandens jetbead ROSACEAE
Rosa multiflora multi-floral rose ROSACEAE
Rubus idaeus ssp. Strigosus red raspberry ROSACEAE
Rubus phoenicolasius wineberry ROSACEAE
Schoenoplectus mucronatus bog bulrush CYPERACEAE
Sicyos angulatus one-seed bur-cucumber CUCURBITACEAE
Solenopsis invicta red imported fire ant FORMICIDAE
Sorghum halepense Johnson grass POACEAE
Trapa natans water chestnut TRAPACEAE
Urtica dioica stinging nettle URTICACEAE
Vinca minor periwinkle APOCYNACEAE
Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria FABACEAE



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