Early Detection & Research Lists

If you find these species, email info@cipwg.org.  Aquatic species reports will be forwarded to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP).  Be sure to include as much detail as you are able (attach photographs if possible) and provide your contact information.  You may also report these and other species online at www.EDDMapS.org.  EDDMapS is an online mapping program that can be used to track invasive plants.

Invasive and Potentially Invasive Plant Early Detection List

Early Detection List: These plants are known to be invasive or potentially invasive in Connecticut and are on Connecticut's list of Invasive and Potentially Invasive Plants.  They are known to be present only in relatively low numbers at limited locations in Connecticut. These species should be considered for control and eradication efforts in the state when resources are available.

(P) indicates Potentially Invasive (all others are considered Invasive in Connecticut)

 

SPECIES

(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

SPECIES

(COMMON NAME)

ON CURRENT LIST?

PRESENT IN CT?*

GROWTH FORM OR HABIT FACTSHEETS** PHOTOS GO BOTANY LINK
Arthraxon hispidus
Hairy jointgrass (P) Yes Yes  Grass & Grass-like PA DCNR; Invasive.org Go Botany
Bromus tectorum Drooping-brome/Cheatgrass (P) Yes Yes Grass & Grass-like PA DCNR; NRCS Invasive.org Go Botany
Butomus umbellatus Flowering rush (P) Yes Yes  Aquatic & Wetland  CAES; MIPN; Montana; Invasive.org Go Botany
Carex kobomugi Japanese sedge (P) Yes No  Grass & Grass-like Invasive.org  Go Botany
Egeria densa Brazillian water-weed (P) Yes Yes  Aquatic & Wetland  CAES; Maine; PA DCNR; RI DEM  Invasive.org Photos  Go Botany
Glyceria maxima Reed mannagrass (P) Yes No  Grass & Grass-like  EDD Maps  Invasive.org Go Botany
Hydrilla verticillata Hydrilla Yes Yes  Aquatic & Wetland  CAES; Maine; NRCS Invasive.org Photos  Go Botany
Impatiens glandulifera Ornamental jewelweed (P) Yes Yes  Herbaceous EDD Maps; WA NWCB Invasive.org  Go Botany
Pueraria montana Kudzu (P) Yes Yes Woody Vine  PA DCNR;   WA NWCB Invasive.org Photos Go Botany
Senecio jacobaea Tansy ragwort (P) Yes No Herbaceous EDD Maps; WA NWCB  Invasive.org  Go Botany

Research List

CT Research List Handout

Research List: This is a list of plants about which more information is desired.  This is not a regulatory list or an invasive plant list.  Plants are not necessarily listed here prior to inclusion on an invasive plant list.  Rather, more information about these plants and their occurrence in the state is desired and current records are limited.

The Invasive Plants Council (IPC) is the body responsible for the Invasive Plant List under CT General Statutes Sec. 22a-381b.  To request a species be examined by the IPC, fill out the "Guidelines for submitting a Candidate Species for Council Review" document available at the bottom of the IPC Criteria for listing page.

SPECIES

(SCIENTIFIC NAME)

SPECIES

(COMMON NAME)

ON CURRENT LIST?

PRESENT IN CT?*

GROWTH FORM OR HABIT FACTSHEETS** PHOTOS GO BOTANY LINK
Actinidia arguta
Hardy kiwi No Yes  Woody Vine  NJISST Go Botany
Akebia quinata
Chocolate vine No Yes  Woody Vine PA DCNR;  Invasive.org Go Botany
Anthriscus sylvestris
Wild chervil No Yes  Herbaceous PA DCNR Invasive.org Go Botany
Aralia elata
Japanese aralia No Yes Shrub  PA DCNR; Invasive.org Go Botany
Eragrostis curvula
Weeping lovegrass No Yes  Grass & Grass-like  Invasive.org  Go Botany
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae
Common/European frogbit No No  Aquatic & Wetland  IPANE; NYSG Invasive.org Go Botany
Kalopanax septemlobus Castor-aralia No Yes Tree  Invasive.org Go Botany
Kummerowia striata
Japanese clover No Yes  Herbaceous  UGA Invasive.org Go Botany
Lespedeza cuneata Sericea lespedeza No Yes  Herbaceous Invasive.org  Go Botany
Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens
Floating primrose-willow No No Aquatic & Wetland PA DCNR  Invasive.org
Oplismenus hirtellus
Wavyleaf basketgrass No No  Grass & Grass-like Invasive.org
Phellodendron amurense  Amur corktree  No  Yes Tree Invasive.org  Go Botany
Phyllostachys spp.  Various bamboo species  No Yes  Grass & Grass-like  CAES Invasive.org
Pyrus calleryana Callery pear No  Yes Tree  Invasive.org  Go Botany
Rhodotypos scandens Jetbead  No  Yes  Shrub NJISST; PA DCNR;  Invasive.org  Go Botany
Salix atrocinerea Large gray willow  No Yes  Tree Invasive.org Go Botany
Salvia glutinosa Jupiter's distaff No No Herbaceous  Invasive.org
Symplocos paniculata Sapphire-berry  No Yes  Shrub  Go Botany
Utricularia inflata Swollen bladderwort No No  Aquatic & Wetland  MA DCR Go Botany
Viburnum dilatatum Linden arrowwood No  Yes  Shrub   PA DCNR Invasive.org  Go Botany
Wisteria floribunda and Wisteria sinensis Wisteria vine No Yes Woody Vine PA DCNR; PCA (W. floribunda); Invasive.orgInvasive.org Go Botany

*Present in Connecticut means listed as occurring in the state by the Flora Novae Angliae by Arthur Haines or a documented occurrence recorded with the Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE) or the George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN) at the University of Connecticut.

**CAES= Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station CIPWG= Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group IPANE= Invasive Plant Atlas of New England MA DCR= Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation Maine= University of Maine Cooperative Extension MIPN= Midwest Invasive Plant Network Montana= Montana State University Extension NPS= National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior NRCS= Natural Resource Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture NYSG= New York Sea Grant, SUNY College PA DCNR= Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PCA= Plant Conservation Alliance, National Park Service PennState= Pennsylvania State University Extension RI DEM= Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management UGA= University of Georgia Cooperative Extension USFS= U.S. Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture VA DCR= Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation WA NWCB= Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board