Introduced species in Stark County

59 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

59 species

bird's-eye speedwell (Veronica persica)bird's-eye speedwellVeronica persica · Flowering plantsPhoto © liriodendron_tulipifera · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Apr 12–1824 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late February to early November, middle week May 31 – Jun 6105 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonica · BeetlesPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1834 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–840 recordsClover Hayworm Moth (Hypsopygia costalis)Clover Hayworm MothHypsopygia costalis · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © Ben Sale · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 543 recordsCross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Cross OrbweaverAraneus diadematus · SpidersPhoto © hedera.baltica · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to early October, middle week Sep 6–1222 recordsalder buckthorn (Frangula alnus)alder buckthornFrangula alnus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sten Porse · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown45 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown60 recordsAsian bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)Asian bittersweetCelastrus orbiculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jeff Skrentny · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown33 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown106 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown53 recordsbird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown37 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown68 recordsborder privet (Ligustrum obtusifolium)border privetLigustrum obtusifolium · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sandy Wolkenberg · CC BY 4.0No season shown26 recordsBrown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys · True bugsPhoto © Kimberly · CC BY 4.0No season shown46 recordsBull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sabine Atteln · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown35 recordsCallery pear (Pyrus calleryana)Callery pearPyrus calleryana · Flowering plantsPhoto © Benjamin Smith · CC BY 4.0No season shown24 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0No season shown48 recordsCodling Moth (Cydia pomonella)Codling MothCydia pomonella · Butterflies and mothsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Boza48 · CC0 1.0No season shown25 recordscolt's-foot (Tussilago farfara)colt's-footTussilago farfara · Flowering plantsPhoto © snsergeevna · 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 shown40 recordsCommon Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Common Pill WoodlouseArmadillidium vulgare · CrustaceansPhoto © Russell Pfau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown28 recordscommon star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum)common star-of-BethlehemOrnithogalum umbellatum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hannah Blumenfeld · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown24 recordscommon toadflax (Linaria vulgaris)common toadflaxLinaria vulgaris · Flowering plantsPhoto © Maja Dumat · CC BY 4.0No season shown26 recordsCoronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla varia · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown42 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 shown110 recordsDiamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)Diamondback MothPlutella xylostella · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © ingridaltmann · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown34 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominula · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season shown24 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgaris · BirdsPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season shown34 recordsfortune's spindle (Euonymus fortunei)fortune's spindleEuonymus fortunei · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown46 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown86 recordsGoutweed (Aegopodium podagraria)GoutweedAegopodium podagraria · Flowering plantsPhoto © aestrada411 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown37 recordsGreater celandine (Chelidonium majus)Greater celandineChelidonium majus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Ken Potter · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown35 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown75 recordsHouse Centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)House CentipedeScutigera coleoptrata · Other animalsPhoto © Марина Горбунова-Ëлкина · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown29 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown78 recordsIpsilon Dart Moth (Agrotis ipsilon)Ipsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilon · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © SteveM4560 · CC BY 4.0No season shown23 recordsJapanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown38 recordsJapanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)Japanese knotweedReynoutria japonica · Flowering plantsPhoto AnRo0002 · Public domainNo season shown22 recordsLarge Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)Large Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronuba · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © janet graham · CC BY 4.0No season shown44 recordslesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)lesser periwinkleVinca minor · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown32 recordslow smartweed (Persicaria longiseta)low smartweedPersicaria longiseta · Flowering plantsPhoto © Brad Walker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown27 recordsmoth mullein (Verbascum blattaria)moth mulleinVerbascum blattaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © margiemick · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsOsage-orange (Maclura pomifera)Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera · Flowering plantsPhoto © hilliri · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown29 recordspoison hemlock (Conium maculatum)poison hemlockConium maculatum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Kate Bullock · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown29 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.