Introduced species in Butler County

70 species reported here that are listed as introduced

Listed as introduced by US-RIIS (the lower 48 states) or iNaturalist's Ohio checklist. Invasive species are those US-RIIS or Ohio's rules list as invasive, as causing or likely to cause harm. A species missing from this list is not necessarily native.

Sources: US-RIIS 2.0, iNaturalist's Ohio checklist and Ohio's invasive-species rules

70 species

lesser celandine (Ficaria verna)lesser celandineFicaria verna · Flowering plantsPhoto © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0Early March to late April, middle week Apr 5–11170 recordslesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)lesser periwinkleVinca minor · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to late October, middle week Apr 19–25135 recordscommon star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)common star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hannah Blumenfeld · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-April to mid-May, middle week May 3–965 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 5–1128 recordstree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima · Flowering plantsPhoto © raviner · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–864 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Aug 9–1532 recordsAsiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)Asiatic dayflowerCommelina communis · Flowering plantsPhoto © NotAnonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 544 recordsvelvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)velvetleafAbutilon theophrasti · Flowering plantsPhoto © Christian Gaisberger · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 526 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis mellifera · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5225 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0Late June to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12175 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsLate in its seasonPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0Early March to early November, middle week Sep 13–19177 recordscreeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia · Flowering plantsPhoto © miroslavamalovcova · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-October, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 341 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown509 recordsAsian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown32 recordsAsian Clam (Corbicula fluminea)Asian ClamCorbicula fluminea · Mussels and clamsPhoto © anonymous · CC BY 4.0No season shown52 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown344 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown82 recordsBlack Medick (Medicago lupulina)Black MedickMedicago lupulina · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown36 recordsborder privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)border privetLigustrum obtusifolium · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0No season shown71 recordsBull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sabine Atteln · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsCallery pear (Pyrus calleryana)Callery pearPyrus calleryana · Flowering plantsPhoto © Benjamin Smith · CC BY 4.0No season shown37 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown54 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown93 recordscommon ivy (Hedera helix)common ivyHedera helix · Flowering plantsPhoto © Marianna Boi · CC BY 4.0No season shown38 recordsCommon Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare · CrustaceansPhoto © Russell Pfau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown45 recordsCornflower (Centaurea cyanus)CornflowerCentaurea cyanus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Yaman Omran · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordsCoronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla varia · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown45 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown161 recordscurled dock (Rumex crispus)curled dockRumex crispus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Joseph Knight · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordscutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus)cutleaf teaselDipsacus laciniatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Lily Rice · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown145 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown79 recordsDomestic Cat (Felis catus)Domestic CatFelis catus · MammalsPhoto © Von.grzanka · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown24 recordsEuropean Carp (Cyprinus carpio)European CarpCyprinus carpio · FishesPhoto © Austin D West · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominula · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season shown35 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgaris · BirdsPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season shown42 recordsfirewheel (Gaillardia pulchella)firewheelGaillardia pulchella · Flowering plantsPhoto © TexasEagle · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown22 recordsfortune's spindle (Euonymus fortunei)fortune's spindleEuonymus fortunei · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown128 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown138 recordsgarlic penny-cress (Mummenhoffia alliacea)garlic penny-cressMummenhoffia alliacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © Emily Feist · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanica · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season shown22 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown72 recordsGreenhouse Camel Cricket (Tachycines (Tachycines) asynamorus)Greenhouse Camel CricketTachycines (Tachycines) asynamorus · Grasshoppers and cricketsPhoto © Christian Schwarz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown187 recordshenbit deadnettle (Lamium amplexicaule)henbit deadnettleLamium amplexicaule · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hernán A. Santibáñez G. · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsHouse Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)House CentipedeScutigera coleoptrata · Other animalsPhoto © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown65 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown75 recordsJapanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica · Flowering plantsPhoto © Michael Stanton · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsjimsonweed (Datura stramonium)jimsonweedDatura stramonium · Flowering plantsPhoto © SWoodward · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.