Introduced species in Portage County

54 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

54 species

lesser celandine (Ficaria verna)lesser celandineFicaria verna · Flowering plantsPhoto © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0Early March to late April, middle week Apr 12–1825 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 17–2322 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–1853 recordswild carrot (Daucus carota)wild carrotDaucus carota · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nancy Phillips · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late October, middle week Aug 16–2271 recordsalder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)alder buckthornFrangula alnus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sten Porse · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown99 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown50 recordsAsian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown41 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown95 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown56 recordsBeech Leaf Disease (Litylenchus crenatae)Beech Leaf DiseaseLitylenchus crenatae · Other animalsPhoto © allenwoodliffe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown22 recordsbird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown20 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0No season shown39 recordsBull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sabine Atteln · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown39 recordscarpet bugle (Ajuga reptans)carpet bugleAjuga reptans · Flowering plantsPhoto © Анна · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown33 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0No season shown42 recordsCodling Moth (Cydia pomonella)Codling MothCydia pomonella · Butterflies and mothsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Boza48 · CC0 1.0No season shown21 recordscolt's-foot (Tussilago farfara)colt's-footTussilago farfara · Flowering plantsPhoto © snsergeevna · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown50 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown21 recordscommon ivy (Hedera helix)common ivyHedera helix · Flowering plantsPhoto © Marianna Boi · CC BY 4.0No season shown21 recordscommon reed (Phragmites australis)common reedPhragmites australis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Luca Boscain · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown43 recordsCommon Shiny Woodlouse (Oniscus asellus)Common Shiny WoodlouseOniscus asellus · CrustaceansPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season shown28 recordsCoronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla varia · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown27 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown54 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown44 recordsDeptford pink (Dianthus armeria)Deptford pinkDianthus armeria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Valentin Hamon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown21 recordsDiamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)Diamondback MothPlutella xylostella · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © ingridaltmann · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown23 recordsEuropean Hornet (Vespa crabro)European HornetVespa crabro · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Jakob Fahr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown24 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown44 recordsGolden Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus)Golden Oyster MushroomPleurotus citrinopileatus · FungiPhoto © aarongunnar · CC BY 4.0No season shown23 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsGreater celandine (Chelidonium majus)Greater celandineChelidonium majus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Ken Potter · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown41 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown76 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown39 recordsIpsilon Dart Moth (Agrotis ipsilon)Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0No season shown28 recordsJapanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown26 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown37 recordsJapanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Japanese knotweedReynoutria japonica · Flowering plantsPhoto AnRo0002 · Public domainNo season shown24 recordslesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)lesser periwinkleVinca minor · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown39 recordslow smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)low smartweedPersicaria longiseta · Flowering plantsPhoto © Brad Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordsmoth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)moth mulleinVerbascum blattaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © margiemick · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown87 recordsNorway maple (Acer platanoides)Norway mapleAcer platanoides · Flowering plantsPhoto © tauntonguy02780 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown35 recordsRed Clover (Trifolium pratense)Red CloverTrifolium pratense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hornbeam Arts · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown37 recordsred deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)red deadnettleLamium purpureum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Katrina Winthrop · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown47 recordsribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown22 recordsSingle-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)Single-dotted WaveIdaea dimidiata · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © Michał Brzeziński · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown21 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.