Introduced species in Medina County

26 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

26 species

common 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 24–3025 recordsSmall White (Pieris rapae)Small WhitePieris rapae · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © Liu JimFood · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2546 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis mellifera · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Aug 9–15102 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0Mid-July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–1236 recordsalder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)alder buckthornFrangula alnus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sten Porse · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown38 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown121 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown21 recordsBeech Leaf Disease (Litylenchus crenatae)Beech Leaf DiseaseLitylenchus crenatae · Other animalsPhoto © allenwoodliffe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown77 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0No season shown23 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown32 recordscolt's-foot (Tussilago farfara)colt's-footTussilago farfara · Flowering plantsPhoto © snsergeevna · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown48 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown32 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown36 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabro · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgaris · BirdsPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season shown28 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown33 recordsGolden Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus)Golden Oyster MushroomPleurotus citrinopileatus · FungiPhoto © aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0No season shown36 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown21 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown34 recordsmoth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)moth mulleinVerbascum blattaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © margiemick · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown47 recordsOblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatum · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Owen Strickland · CC BY 4.0No season shown20 recordsRed Clover (Trifolium pratense)Red CloverTrifolium pratense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hornbeam Arts · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordswild carrot (Daucus carota)wild carrotDaucus carota · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nancy Phillips · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown62 recordswild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)wild teaselDipsacus fullonum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown52 records

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.