Introduced species in Lucas 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

Siberian squill (Scilla siberica)Siberian squillScilla siberica · Flowering plantsPhoto © Kristian Peters · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-March to late April, middle week Apr 12–1820 recordscommon star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)common star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hannah Blumenfeld · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 17–2333 recordsOriental Beetle (Exomala (Exomala) orientalis)Oriental BeetleExomala (Exomala) orientalis · BeetlesPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-July, middle week Jul 5–1138 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Jul 12–1860 recordsbroad-leaved sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius)broad-leaved sweet peaLathyrus latifolius · Flowering plantsPhoto © John Brew · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2530 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early October, middle week Aug 9–1569 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-October, middle week Sep 20–26148 recordsAmerican Gizzard ShadDorosoma cepedianum · FishesNo season shown31 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown282 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown212 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown58 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown111 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0No season shown36 recordsBull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sabine Atteln · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown48 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown42 recordsCatnip (Nepeta cataria)CatnipNepeta cataria · Flowering plantsPhoto © davecz2 · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown21 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0No season shown135 recordscommon buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica)common buckthornRhamnus cathartica · Flowering plantsPhoto © Robert Flogaus-Faust · CC BY 4.0No season shown24 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown48 recordsCommon Drone Fly (Eristalis (Eristalis) tenax)Common Drone FlyEristalis (Eristalis) tenax · FliesPhoto © hobiecat · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordscommon hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus)common hibiscusHibiscus syriacus · Flowering plantsPhoto (c) Kai Yan, Joseph Wong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown28 recordscommon motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)common motherwortLeonurus cardiaca · Flowering plantsPhoto © AnneTanne · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown32 recordscommon reed (Phragmites australis)common reedPhragmites australis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Luca Boscain · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown49 recordscommon soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)common soapwortSaponaria officinalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © ingakom · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown45 recordscommon toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)common toadflaxLinaria vulgaris · Flowering plantsPhoto © Maja Dumat · CC BY 4.0No season shown22 recordsCoronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla varia · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown44 recordsCross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Cross OrbweaverAraneus diadematus · SpidersPhoto © hedera.baltica · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown37 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown122 recordsDeptford pink (Dianthus armeria)Deptford pinkDianthus armeria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Valentin Hamon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown39 recordsEuropean Frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae)European Frog-bitHydrocharis morsus-ranae · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nick Bishop · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown26 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominula · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season shown96 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgaris · BirdsPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season shown59 recordsfalse indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa)false indigo bushAmorpha fruticosa · Flowering plantsPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown41 recordsfield bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)field bindweedConvolvulus arvensis · Flowering plantsPhoto © vivienratcliffe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown23 recordsfield penny-cress (Thlaspi arvense)field penny-cressThlaspi arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © josefwirth · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown28 recordsflower-of-an-hour (Hibiscus trionum)flower-of-an-hourHibiscus trionum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Ramon(Ray) Evans · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown60 recordsFlowering-rush (Butomus umbellatus)Flowering-rushButomus umbellatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Luca Boscain · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown60 recordsfortune's spindle (Euonymus fortunei)fortune's spindleEuonymus fortunei · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown25 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown56 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanica · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season shown32 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown113 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown105 recordsguelder-rose (Viburnum opulus)guelder-roseViburnum opulus · Flowering plantsPhoto © christian_heintzen · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordshairy vetch (Vicia villosa)hairy vetchVicia villosa · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Marino Linić · CC0 1.0No season shown21 recordshoary alyssum (Berteroa incana)hoary alyssumBerteroa incana · Flowering plantsPhoto © Tom Norton · CC BY 4.0No season shown23 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown73 recordsJapanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown23 recordsjimsonweed (Datura stramonium)jimsonweedDatura stramonium · Flowering plantsPhoto © SWoodward · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown27 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.