The Invasive Plant Council of NYS

Early Detection Invasive Plants By Region

IPC has developed an Early Detection list for each of the eight PRISM regions in the state (see PRISM map at bottom of page). Each of the plants listed below is on the Early Detection List for one or more PRISMs.

Cllick on "ED Regions" to sort the list by Region. However, please note that for plants that occur on more than one Regional ED list, the plant is listed with the first Region, so check the entire list to see all ED plants for a specific PRISM.
Click on the NYFA icon to see the NY Flora Atlas County Distribution Map for that plant. Some of the county distribution maps are incomplete. The NY Flora Atlas is based on voucher specimens; invasive plants are under-reported. Please consider taking time to submit a voucher specimen to fill-in a "missing" county. Voucher Specimen Directions.

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Common Name	Scientific Name	ED Regions	NYFA	Photo
Black Swallow-wort (Louise's Swallow-wort, Dog-strangling Vine)	Cynanchum louiseae (Syn: Vincetoxicum nigrum)	APIPP
Brazilian Water-weed (Brazilian eloda)	Egeria densa	Capital Region, CRISP
Brittle Naiad (Brittle Water-nymph, Lesser Naiad)	Najas minor	LI ISMA
Caper Spurge (Mole Plant)	Euphorbia lathyris	LI ISMA
Chinese Privet	Ligustrum sinense	LI ISMA
Chinese Silver Grass (Eulalia)	Miscanthus sinensis	Lower Hudson
Common Frogbit (European Frog-bit)	Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	APIPP, LI ISMA, West
Common Valerian (Garden Heliotrope)	Valeriana officinalis	LI ISMA
Cup-plant (Indian Cup-plant)	Silphium perfoliatum	APIPP
Dog Rose	Rosa canina	APIPP
Eurasian Water-milfoil (European Water-milfoil, Spike Water-milfoil)	Myriophyllum spicatum	LI ISMA
European Bird Cherry	Prunus padus	Lower Hudson
European Speedwell	Veronica beccabunga	Lower Hudson
European Spindle-tree (Spindle-tree)	Euonymus europaeus	SLELO, West
European Swallow-wort (Pale Swalow-wort, Dog-strangling Vine)	Cynanchum rossicum (Syn: Vincetoxicum rossicum)	APIPP, CRISP
Floating Primrose Willow	Ludwigia peploides	LI ISMA
Fuller's Teasel (Common Teasel, Wild Teasel)	Dipsacus fullonum (Syn: Dipsacus sylvestris)	APIPP
Giant Hogweed	Heracleum mantegazzianum	APIPP, Capital Region, LI ISMA, Lower Hudson
Japanese Black Pine	Pinus thunbergiana (Pinus thunbergii)	Lower Hudson
Japanese Stiltgrass (Nepalese Browntop)	Microstegium vimineum	FLLO
Japanese Wisteria (Wisteria)	Wisteria floribunda	CRISP, Lower Hudson
Kudzu	Pueraria montana var. lobata	Capital Region
Marsh Thistle (European Marsh Thistle)	Cirsium palustre	FLLO
Mile-a-minute Weed (Mile-a-minute Vine, Asiatic Tearthum)	Persicaria perfoliata (Syn: Polygonum perfoliatum)	CRISP
Parrot-feather (Water-feather, Brazilian Water-milfoil)	Myriophyllum aquaticum	Lower Hudson
Porcelain Berry (Amur Pepper-vine)	Ampelopsis brevipedunculata	West
Professor-weed (Goat's-rue )	Galega officinalis	West
Rambler Rose (Multiflora Rose)	Rosa multiflora	APIPP
Thunberg's Geranium	Geranium thunbergii	Lower Hudson
Velvet-leaf	Abutilon theophrasti	APIPP
Water Chestnut	Trapa natans	APIPP, CRISP, LI ISMA, West
Wineberry (Japanese Wineberry, Wine Raspberry)	Rubus phoenicolasius	West
Winged Burning Bush (Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus)	Euonymus alatus	West
Yellow Floating-heart	Nymphoides peltata	APIPP
Yellow Foxglove (Foxglove)	Digitalis grandiflora (D. pupurea)	Lower Hudson