Early Detection List
(Alphabetical by Scientific Name)
This is a list of Early Detection Species (EDS) for New England. This list is not meant to imply that all these species are EDS for each state. Rather, the Table by States and Life Forms depicts which should be considered as EDS in each state. It is based on the biological potential of the species for widespread invasions into areas where it is not currently known. The list has been generated from a variety of different sources including herbarium specimens, published lists, literature, federal and state early detection efforts and the observations of numerous botanists and naturalists. The list is available in both scientific and common names. See Catalog for habitat information. Nomenclature is according to ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. This list supersedes all previous lists. Newly discovered incursions of any of these species in states with fewer than 3 known occurrences should be reported immediately.
| Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle | Tree-of-heaven |
| Aira caryophyllea L. | Silver hairgrass |
| Akebia quinata (Houtt.) Dcne. | Chocolate vine |
| Arthraxon hispidus (Thunb.) Makino | Hairy jointgrass |
| Butomus umbellatus L. | Flowering-rush |
| Cabomba caroliniana A. Gray | Fanwort |
| Callitriche stagnalis Scop. | Pond water-starwort |
| Cardamine impatiens L. | Narrowleaf bittercress |
| Carex kobomugi Ohwi | Japanese sedge |
| Cirsium palustre (L.) Scop. | Marsh thistle |
| Clematis terniflora DC. | Sweet autumn clematis |
| Cynanchum rossicum (Kleo.) Barbarich | Pale swallow-wort or European swallow-wort |
| Egeria densa Planchon | Brazilian water-weed |
| Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms | Water Hyacinth |
| Elsholtzia cilitata (Thunb.) Hylander | Crested late-summer mint |
| Festuca filiformis Pourret | fineleaf sheep fescue |
| Froelichia gracilis (Hook.) Moq. | Slender snake-cotton |
| Glaucium flavum Crantz | Yellow hornpoppy |
| Glossostigma diandrum (L.) Kunze | Mudmats |
| Glyceria maxima (Hartman) Holmburg | Reed mannagrass |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier | Giant Hogweed |
| Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle | Hydrilla |
| Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. | Common frogbit |
| Impatiens glandulifera Royle | Ornamental jewelweed |
| Lepidium latifolium L. | Tall pepperweed |
| Lonicera japonica Thunb. | Japanese honeysuckle |
| Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim. | Amur honeysuckle |
| Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus | Japanese stilt grass |
| Miscanthus sacchariflorus (Maxim.) Franch. | Amur silvergrass |
| Mycelis muralis (L.) Dumort. | Wall-lettuce |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. | Parrotfeather |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum Michx. | Two-leaf water-milfoil |
| Myriophyllum spicatum L. | Eurasian water-milfoil |
| Najas minor Allioni | Brittle waternymph |
| Nymphoides peltata (Gmel.) Kuntze | Yellow floating heart |
| Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) Sieb. & Zucc. ex Steud. | Princess tree |
| Phellodendron amurense Rupr. | Amur corktree |
| Pistia stratiotes L. | Water lettuce |
| Polygonum perfoliatum L. | Mile-a-minute vine |
| Potamogeton crispus L. | Curly-leaved pondweed |
| Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merrill Owhi | Kudzu |
| Ranunculus ficaria L. | Fig buttercup |
| Rorippa amphibia (L.) Bess. | Great yellowcress |
| Rubus phoenicolasius Maxim. | Wineberry |
| Salix cinerea L. | Large gray willow |
| Salvinia molesta Mitchell | Giant salvina |
| Senecio jacobaea L. | Tansy ragwort or Stinking Willie |
| Trapa natans L. | Water chestnut |