New Invaders Watch List

This list was produced in consultation with many representatives of
federal, state, and local government agencies and non-profit organizations.

Forbs	Vines
Baby's Breath - Gypsophila spp.	Oriental Bittersweet - Celastrus orbiculatus
Spotted Knapweed - Centaurea maculosa	Chinese Yam, Air Potato - Dioscorea oppositifolia
Leafy Spurge - Euphorbia esula	Japanese Hops - Humulus japonicus
Sericea Lespedeze, Chinese Lespideze - Lespedeza cuneata	Mile-a-minute Weed - Polygonum perfoliatum
Giant Hogweed - Heracleum mantegazzianum	Kudzu - Pueraria lobata
Japanese Knotweed, Japanese Bamboo - Polygonum cuspidatum	Black Swallow-wort - CynanChum louiseae
Flowering Rush - Butomus umbellatus	Pale Swallow-wort - Cynanchum rossicum
Hydrilla - Hydrilla verticillata
Brazilian Elodea - Egeria densa

Grasses	Trees
Annual Stilt Grass, Japanese Grass - Microstegium vimineum	Korean Pear, Bradford Pear, Callory Pear - Pyrus calleryana
Silver Grass - Miscanthus spp.	Sawtooth Oak - Quercus acutissima
Giant Manna Glass - Glyceria maxima

Insects
Asian Longhorned Beetle - Anoplophora glabripennis	Emerald Ash Borer - Agrilus planipennis

Text and photos in these target species pages
have been borrowed liberally from several government
sources including the USDA (www.invasive.org),
the US Forest Service, Michigan Depts of Agriculture & Natural Resources.
Any errors here are our own.