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Natural
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APPENDIX
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INTRODUCED AND INVASIVE SPECIES LISTS
Plants
List of most common introduced and invasive plant species found in
Connecticut. It is not possible to list every species and the list
keeps growing year to year. List adapted from "Invasive Plant Species
Occurring in Connecticut" by Leslie J. Mehrhoff (1997).
| Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
| Norway
Maple |
Acer platanoides |
| Sycamore
Maple |
Acer pseudoplatanus |
| Cottonweed |
Froelichia
gracilis |
| Goutweed |
Aegopodium
podagraria |
| Black-Swallow
Wort |
Vincetoxicum
nigrum |
| Swallow
Wort |
Vincetoxicum
rossicum |
| Musk Thistle |
Carduus
nutans |
| Spotted
Napweed |
Centuarea
maculosa |
| Canada
Thistle |
Cirsium
arvense |
| Bull Thistle |
Cirsium
vulgare |
| Coltsfoot |
Tussalago
farfara |
| Japanese
Barberry |
Berberis
thunbergii |
| Empress
Tree |
Paulownia
tomentosa |
| Garlic
Mustard |
Alliaria
petiolata |
| Cardamine
Jewelweed |
Cardamine
impatiens |
| Dame's
Rocket |
Hesperis
matronalis |
| Tall Pepperwort |
Lepidium
latifolium |
| Watercress |
Nasturtium
officinale |
| Fanwort |
Cabomba
caroliniana |
| Japanese
Hops |
Humulus
japonicus |
| Japanese
Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
japonica |
| Amur Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
maackii |
| Morrow's
Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
marrowii |
| Tatarian
Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
tatarica |
| European
Fly Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
xylosteum |
| Bella
Honeysuckle |
Lonicera
bella |
| Asiatic
(Oriental) Bittersweet |
Celastrus
orbiculatus |
| Winged
Euonymus |
Euonymus
alatus |
| Russian
Olive |
Elaeagnus
angustifolia |
| Autumn
Olive |
Elaeagnus
umbellate |
| Kudzu |
Pueraria
lobata |
| Nepalese
Crane-bill |
Geranium
nepalense |
| European
Water-milfoil |
Myriophyllum
spicatum |
| Hydrilla |
Hydrilla
verticillatta |
| Yellow
Iris |
Iris pseudacorus |
| Elholtzia |
Elholtzia
ciliata |
| Wild Garlic |
Allium
vineale |
| Star of
Bethleham |
Ornithlogalum
umbellatum |
| Purple
Loosestrife |
Lythrum
salicaria |
| Water
Shamrock |
Marsilea
quadrifolia |
| White
Mulberry |
Morus
alba |
| European
Privet |
Ligustrum
vulgare |
| Helleborine |
Epipactis
helleborine |
| Drooping
Brome-grass |
Bromus
tectorum |
| Japanese
Silt-grass |
Microstegium
vimineum |
| Common
Reed-grass (1) |
Phragmites
australis |
| Canada
Blue-grass |
Poa compressa |
| Japanese
knotweed |
Polygonum
cuspidatum |
| Crimped
Pondweed |
Potamogeton
crispus |
| Garden
Loosestrife |
Lysimachia
vulgaris |
| European
Buckthorn |
Frangula
alnus |
| Buckthorn |
Rhamnus
cathartica |
| Multiflora
Rose |
Rosa multiflora |
| Wineberry |
Rubus
phoenicolasias |
| White
Poplar |
Populus
alba |
| Tree-of-Heaven |
Ailanthus
altissima |
| Jimsonweed |
Datura
stramonium |
| Climbing
Nightshade |
Solanum
dulcamara |
| Common
Periwinkle |
Vinca
minor |
| English
Ivy |
Hedera
helix |
| Pachysandra |
Pachysandra
terminalis |
| Climbing
Euonymus |
Euonymus
fortunei |
| Crown-vetch |
Coronilla
varia |
| Scotch
Broom |
Cytisus
scoparius |
| Chinese
Lespedeza |
Lespadeza
cuneata |
| Orange
Day-lily |
Hemerocallis
fulva |
| Yam-leaved
Clematis |
Clematis
terniflora |
| Japanese
Rose |
Rosa rugosa |
| Box-elder
(1) |
Acer negundo |
| Common
Cocklebur (1) |
Xanthium
strumarium |
| May-apple
(1) |
Podophyllum
peltatum |
| Diverse-leaved
Watermilfoil (1) |
Myriophyllum
heterophylum |
| Reed Canary-grass
(1) |
Phalaris
arundinacea |
| Weeping
Willow |
Salix
babylonica |
| Chinese
wisteria |
Wisteria
sinensis |
| European
(Horse) chestnut |
Aesculus
hippocastanum |
(1) denotes species with both a native and introduced form
Animals
Animal species lists are not as extensive as the plant lists because
a number of imported species are domesticated and are not listed here
(i.e., cows). Only those that are common or of special concern will
be noted here.
| Common
Name |
Scientific
Name |
| European
Starling |
Sturnus
vulgaris |
| House
Sparrow |
Passer
domesticus |
| Eurasian
Tree Sparrow |
Passer
montanus |
| Pigeon
(Rock Dove) |
Columba
livia |
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| Eurasian
Collared Dove |
Streptopelia
decaocto |
| Monk Parakeet |
Myiopsitta
monachus |
| Mute Swan |
Cygnus
olor |
| Asiatic
Clam |
Corbicula
fluminea |
| Green
Crab |
Carcinus
maenas |
| Common
Periwinkle |
Littorina
littoria |
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| Zebra
Mussell |
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| Hemlock
Wooly Adelgid |
Adelges
tsugae |
| Asian
Long-horn Beetle |
Anoplophora
glabipennis |
| Japanese
Beetle |
Popillia
japonica |
| European
Corn Borer |
Ostrinia
nubalalis |
| Asian
Lady Beetle (Ladybug) |
Harmonia
axyridis |
| Asiatic
Garden Beetle |
Maladera
castanea |
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