Terrestrial

The following is a list of terrestrial invasive species listed by animal and plant click on each name to read and view details.

Terrestrial Animals

• European Starling– Sturnus vulgaris
• Feral Swine– Sus scrofa
• Giant African Land Snail– Lissachatina fulica, formerly Achatina fulica

Terrestrial Plants

• Common Buckthorn - Rhamnus cathartica
• Garlic Mustard - Alliaria petiolata
• Giant Hogweed– Heracleum mantegazzianum
• Honeysuckle spp.– Lonicera morrowii, Lonicera tartarica, Lonicera maackii & Lonicera japonica
• Japanese Knotweed– Polygonum cuspidatum
• Japanese Stiltgrass– Microstegium vimineum
• Japanese Virgin’s Bower– Clematis terniflora
• Kudzu – Pueraria montana
• Lesser Celandine– Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria L.
• Mile-a-minute– Persicaria perfoliata
• Mugwort– Artemesia vulgaris
• Multiflora Rose– Rosa multiflora
• Norway Maple– Acer platanoides
• Swallowwort, Pale and Black– Vincetoxicum rossicum; syn. Cynanchum rossicum
• Wild Parsnip– Pastinaca sativa
• Wineberry– Rubus phoenicolasius
• Wineberry– Rubus phoenicolasiu

Terrestrial Plants:

PROHIBITED

Acer pseudoplatanus	Sycamore Maple
Achyranthes japonica	Japanese Chaff Flower
Alliaria petiolata	Garlic Mustard
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata	Porcelain Berry
Anthriscus sylvestris	Wild Chervil
Aralia elata	Japanese Angelica Tree
Artemisia vulgaris	Mugwort
Arthraxon hispidus	Small Carpetgrass
Berberis thunbergii	Japanese Barberry
Brachypodium sylvaticum	Slender False Brome
Cardamine impatiens	Narrowleaf Bittercress
Celastrus orbiculatus	Oriental Bittersweet
Centaurea stoebe (C. biebersteinii, C. diffusa, C. maculosa misapplied, C. xpsammogena)	Spotted Knapweed
Cirsium arvense (C. setosum, C. incanum, Serratula arvensis)	Canada Thistle
Cynanchum louiseae (C. nigrum, Vincetoxicum nigrum)	Black Swallow-wort
Cynanchum rossicum (C. medium, Vincetoxicum medium, V. rossicum)	Pale Swallow-wort
Dioscorea polystachya (D. batatas)	Chinese Yam
Dipsacus laciniatus	Cut-leaf Teasel
Elaeagnus umbellata	Autumn Olive
Euphorbia cyparissias	Cypress Spurge
Euphorbia esula	Leafy Spurge
Ficaria verna (Ranunculus ficaria)	Lesser Celandine
Heracleum mantegazzianum	Giant Hogweed
Humulus japonicus	Japanese Hops
Imperata cylindrica (I. arundinacea, Lagurus cylindricus)	Cogon Grass
Lepidium latifolium	Broad-leaved Pepper-grass
Lespedeza cuneata	Chinese Lespedeza
Ligustrum obtusifolium	Border Privet
Lonicera japonica	Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii	Amur Honeysuckle
Lonicera morrowii	Morrow’s Honeysuckle
Lonicera tatarica	Tartarian Honeysuckle
Lonicera x bella	Fly Honeysuckle
Lysimachia vulgaris	Garden Loosestrife
Microstegium vimineum	Japanese Stiltgrass
Oplismenus hirtellus	Wavyleaf Basketgrass
Persicaria perfoliata (Polygonum perfoliatum)	Mile-a-minute
Phellodendron amurense	Amur Cork Tree
Phyllostachys aurea	Golden Bamboo
Phyllostachys aureosulcata	Yellow Groove Bamboo
Pueraria montana	Kudzu
Reynoutria japonica (Fallopia japonica, Polygonum cuspidatum)	Japanese Knotweed
Reynoutria sachalinensis (Fallopia sachalinensis, Polygonum sachalinensis)	Giant Knotweed
Reynoutria x bohemica (Fallopia x bohemica, Polygonum x bohemica)	Bohemian Knotweed
Rhamnus cathartica	Common Buckthorn
Rosa multiflora	Multiflora Rose
Rubus phoenicolasius	Wineberry
Salix atrocinerea	Gray Florist’s Willow
Silphium perfoliatum	Cup-plant
Vitex rotundifolia	Beach Vitex

Last updated February 6, 2024