Introduced species in Hamilton County

147 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

147 species

common snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)common snowdropGalanthus nivalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © nvicens · CC BY-NC 4.0Early February to late March, middle week Mar 1–762 recordsCommon Whitlowgrass (Draba verna)Common WhitlowgrassDraba verna · Flowering plantsPhoto © crgillette · CC BY 4.0Late February to early April, middle week Mar 22–2827 recordsSiberian squill (Scilla siberica)Siberian squillScilla siberica · Flowering plantsPhoto © Kristian Peters · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late February to mid-April, middle week Mar 22–2833 recordslesser celandine (Ficaria verna)lesser celandineFicaria verna · Flowering plantsPhoto © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0Early February to early May, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 4429 recordscommon chickweed (Stellaria media)common chickweedStellaria media · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jim Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to early May, middle week Apr 12–1859 recordsgarlic penny-cress (Mummenhoffia alliacea)garlic penny-cressMummenhoffia alliacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © Emily Feist · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to late May, middle week Apr 12–1878 recordsred deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)red deadnettleLamium purpureum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Katrina Winthrop · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to early May, middle week Apr 12–18223 recordscatchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine)catchweed bedstrawGalium aparine · Flowering plantsPhoto © Magnus Hagdorn · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-March to late May, middle week Apr 26 – May 2130 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late March to mid-October, middle week Apr 26 – May 2105 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 3–9201 recordsCommon Vetch (Vicia sativa)Common VetchVicia sativa · Flowering plantsPhoto © Gabriel Campbell-Martinez · CC BY 4.0Late April to early June, middle week May 10–1620 recordscorn speedwell (Veronica arvensis)corn speedwellVeronica arvensis · Flowering plantsPhoto © kale2012 · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to late May, middle week May 10–1621 recordsBlack Medick (Medicago lupulina)Black MedickMedicago lupulina · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late April to mid-July, middle week May 24–3060 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late March to late October, middle week May 24–30174 recordswhite clover (Trifolium repens)white cloverTrifolium repens · Flowering plantsPhoto © Gennadiy Okatov · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Jun 7–13147 recordswhite mulberry (Morus alba)white mulberryMorus alba · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 · CC0 1.0Early May to late October, middle week Jun 7–13116 recordsCallery pear (Pyrus calleryana)Callery pearPyrus calleryana · Flowering plantsLate in its seasonPhoto © Benjamin Smith · CC BY 4.0Mid-March to early November, middle week Jun 14–20174 recordsRed Clover (Trifolium pratense)Red CloverTrifolium pratense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hornbeam Arts · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Jun 14–20129 recordsbird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jun 21–2758 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatum · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jun 21–27132 recordsfield bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)field bindweedConvolvulus arvensis · Flowering plantsPhoto © vivienratcliffe · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 422 recordswhite campion (Silene latifolia)white campionSilene latifolia · Flowering plantsPhoto © quandary · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-October, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4129 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–1182 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early October, middle week Jul 12–1844 recordsCommon Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)Common Wall LizardPodarcis muralis · ReptilesPhoto © mauro_fioretto · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-October, middle week Jul 12–18446 recordsSculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)Sculptured Resin BeeMegachile sculpturalis · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © lrussoutk · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1820 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominula · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Jul 19–25161 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis mellifera · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to mid-October, middle week Jul 19–25986 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesLate in its seasonPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-November, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1332 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 146 recordsCommon Purslane (Portulaca oleracea)Common PurslanePortulaca oleracea · Flowering plantsPhoto © Pierre Corbrion · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early July to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–843 recordscutleaf teasel (Dipsacus laciniatus)cutleaf teaselDipsacus laciniatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Lily Rice · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Aug 2–8178 recordsAsiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)Asiatic dayflowerCommelina communis · Flowering plantsPhoto © NotAnonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-June to mid-October, middle week Aug 23–2985 recordscommon morning-glory (Ipomoea purpurea)common morning-gloryIpomoea purpurea · Flowering plantsPhoto © M. Whitson · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 6–1226 recordsPorcelain Berry (Ampelopsis glandulosa)Porcelain BerryAmpelopsis glandulosa · Flowering plantsPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Late May to early November, middle week Sep 6–12178 recordslow smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)low smartweedPersicaria longiseta · Flowering plantsPhoto © Brad Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–19135 recordsOsage-orange (Maclura pomifera)Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera · Flowering plantsLate in its seasonPhoto © hilliri · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late December, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3115 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown676 recordsAsian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown79 recordsAsian Clam (Corbicula fluminea)Asian ClamCorbicula fluminea · Mussels and clamsPhoto © anonymous · CC BY 4.0No season shown37 recordsAsian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus)Asian Tiger MosquitoAedes (Stegomyia) albopictus · FliesPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsautumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)autumn clematisClematis terniflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © 藜梓柠 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown48 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown55 recordsbird's-eye speedwell (Veronica persica)bird's-eye speedwellVeronica persica · Flowering plantsPhoto © liriodendron_tulipifera · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsborder privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)border privetLigustrum obtusifolium · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0No season shown65 recordsbroad-leaved sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius)broad-leaved sweet peaLathyrus latifolius · Flowering plantsPhoto © John Brew · 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 shown143 recordsBrown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)Brown-lipped SnailCepaea nemoralis · Snails and slugsPhoto © Gary Yankech · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown40 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.