Introduced species in Wood County

34 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

34 species

lesser periwinkle (Vinca minor)lesser periwinkleVinca minor · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to early May, middle week Apr 19–2520 recordspurple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicaria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2947 recordsRed Clover (Trifolium pratense)Red CloverTrifolium pratense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Hornbeam Arts · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early November, middle week Sep 13–1971 recordswild carrot (Daucus carota)wild carrotDaucus carota · Flowering plantsPhoto © Nancy Phillips · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to early November, middle week Sep 13–19239 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis · BeetlesLate in its seasonPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early November, middle week Sep 20–2684 recordschicory (Cichorium intybus)chicoryCichorium intybus · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Алексей Ябс · CC0 1.0Early July to late October, middle week Sep 20–26127 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season shown85 recordsAsiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)Asiatic dayflowerCommelina communis · Flowering plantsPhoto © NotAnonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown25 recordsautumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)autumn oliveElaeagnus umbellata · Flowering plantsPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Shawn · CC0 1.0No season shown22 recordsbird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatus · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown33 recordsbittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)bittersweet nightshadeSolanum dulcamara · Flowering plantsPhoto © Alexander Baransky · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown22 recordsBull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Bull ThistleCirsium vulgare · Flowering plantsPhoto © Sabine Atteln · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown98 recordsCarolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)Carolina horsenettleSolanum carolinense · Flowering plantsPhoto © dillonmr · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown36 recordscommon dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)common dandelionTaraxacum officinale · Flowering plantsPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown36 recordscreeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)creeping thistleCirsium arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © Adja Gaye · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown84 recordsdame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis)dame's rocketHesperis matronalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown48 recordsDeptford pink (Dianthus armeria)Deptford pinkDianthus armeria · Flowering plantsPhoto © Valentin Hamon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown23 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominula · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season shown34 recordsfield penny-cress (Thlaspi arvense)field penny-cressThlaspi arvense · Flowering plantsPhoto © josefwirth · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown25 recordsgarlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)garlic mustardAlliaria petiolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown57 recordsGerman Yellowjacket (Vespula germanica)German YellowjacketVespula germanica · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Sid Mosdell · CC BY 4.0No season shown24 recordsgreat mullein (Verbascum thapsus)great mulleinVerbascum thapsus · Flowering plantsPhoto © adrienne alms · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown41 recordsground-ivy (Glechoma hederacea)ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea · Flowering plantsPhoto © viktorie_kolouchova · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown47 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticus · BirdsPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season shown71 recordsmultiflora rose (Rosa multiflora)multiflora roseRosa multiflora · Flowering plantsPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown27 recordsred deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)red deadnettleLamium purpureum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Katrina Winthrop · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown45 recordsribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata)ribwort plantainPlantago lanceolata · Flowering plantsPhoto © Miroslav Marić · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsSmall White (Pieris rapae)Small WhitePieris rapae · Butterflies and mothsPhoto © Liu JimFood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordsvelvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)velvetleafAbutilon theophrasti · Flowering plantsPhoto © Christian Gaisberger · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown20 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis mellifera · Bees, wasps and antsPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown86 recordswhite campion (Silene latifolia)white campionSilene latifolia · Flowering plantsPhoto © quandary · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown31 recordswhite clover (Trifolium repens)white cloverTrifolium repens · Flowering plantsPhoto © Gennadiy Okatov · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown70 recordswild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)wild teaselDipsacus fullonum · Flowering plantsPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shown64 recordsYellow Sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis)Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalis · Flowering plantsPhoto © Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0No season shown39 records

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.