Introduced species in Delaware County

43 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

43 species

lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)lesser periwinkleVinca minor · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0Early February to early October, middle week Apr 19–2533 recordscommon star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)common star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hannah Blumenfeld · CC BY-SA 4.0Late April to late May, middle week May 17–2324 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late June, middle week May 17–2393 recordsbird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 451 recordsvelvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)velvetleafAbutilon theophrasti · Flowering plantsPhoto © Christian Gaisberger · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–2223 recordswild carrot (Daucus carota)wild carrotDaucus carota · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nancy Phillips · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Aug 23–2973 recordswild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)wild teaselDipsacus fullonum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to early November, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 569 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0Late June to early November, middle week Sep 6–1269 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown226 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown123 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown55 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown29 recordsborder privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)border privetLigustrum obtusifolium · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0No season shown25 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0No season shown45 recordsCallery pear (Pyrus calleryana)Callery pearPyrus calleryana · Flowering plantsPhoto © Benjamin Smith · CC BY 4.0No season shown25 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown48 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown30 recordsCommon Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare · CrustaceansPhoto © Russell Pfau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsCommon Striped Woodlouse (Philoscia muscorum)Common Striped WoodlousePhiloscia muscorum · CrustaceansPhoto © Marcello Consolo · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown24 recordsCoronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla varia · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown47 recordscreeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)creeping JennyLysimachia nummularia · Flowering plantsPhoto © miroslavamalovcova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown47 recordsDeptford pink (Dianthus armeria)Deptford pinkDianthus armeria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Valentin Hamon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown26 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgaris · BirdsPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season shown32 recordsflower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum)flower-of-an-hourHibiscus trionum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Ramon(Ray) Evans · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown23 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown75 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown55 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown54 recordsJapanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown37 recordslow smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)low smartweedPersicaria longiseta · Flowering plantsPhoto © Brad Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown43 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown112 recordsNosy Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium nasatum)Nosy Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium nasatum · CrustaceansPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season shown27 recordsOsage-orange (Maclura pomifera)Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera · Flowering plantsPhoto © hilliri · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown26 recordsoxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)oxeye daisyLeucanthemum vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Ben Zerante · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown35 recordsRed Clover (Trifolium pratense)Red CloverTrifolium pratense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hornbeam Arts · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown51 recordsred deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)red deadnettleLamium purpureum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Katrina Winthrop · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown34 recordsSmall White (Pieris rapae)Small WhitePieris rapae · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © Liu JimFood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown35 recordstree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)tree-of-heavenAilanthus altissima · Flowering plantsPhoto © raviner · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis mellifera · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown87 recordswhite clover (Trifolium repens)white cloverTrifolium repens · Flowering plantsPhoto © Gennadiy Okatov · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown30 recordswinged euonymus (Euonymus alatus)winged euonymusEuonymus alatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © cathytaylormt · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown46 recordsZebra Jumping Spider (Salticus scenicus)Zebra Jumping SpiderSalticus scenicus · SpidersPhoto © Анатолий Озерной /Anatoly Ozernoy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown21 records

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.