CT DEP Early Detection and Priority Invasive Plant List (R. 3/2/2011)

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SPECIES (SCIENTIFIC NAME)	SPECIES (COMMON NAME)	On Current List?	Present in CT?*	Link to Photos
Arthraxon hispidus	Hairy jointgrass	Yes	Yes
Butomus umbellatus	Flowering rush	Yes	Yes
Carex kobomugi	Japanese sedge	Yes	No
Egeria densa	Brazillian water-weed	Yes	Yes
Glyceria maxima	Reed mannagrass	Yes	No
Heracleum mantegazzianum	Giant Hogweed	Yes	Yes
Hydrilla verticillata	Hydrilla	Yes	Yes
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae	Common frogbit	No	No
Impatiens glandulifera	Oriental jewelweed	Yes	Yes
Lespedeza cuneata	Sericea lespedeza	No	Yes
Ludwigia peploides ssp. glabrescens	Floating primrose-willow	No	No
Myriophyllum aquaticum	Parrotfeather	Yes	Yes
Nelumbo lutea	American water lotus	Yes	Yes
Nymphoides peltata	Yellow floating heart	Yes	Yes
Oplismenus hirtellus	Wavyleaf basketgrass	No	No
Phellodendron amurense	Amur corktree	No	Yes
Polygonum perfoliatum	Mile-a-minute	Yes	Yes
Pueraria montana	Kudzu	Yes	Yes
Pyrus calleryana	Callery pear	No	Yes
Salix atrocinerea	Large gray willow	No	No
Senecio jacobaea	Tansy ragwort	Yes	No
Symplocos paniculata	Sapphire-berry	No	Yes
Trapa natans	Water chestnut	Yes	Yes
Utricularia inflata	Swollen bladderwort	No	No
Viburnum dilatatum	Linden arrowwood	No	Yes

* Present in Connecticut means 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.

Definitions:

Early Detection species
Species identified by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CT DEP) as species that are currently thought to be present only in limited or incipient populations in Connecticut or parts of Connecticut.

Priority Invasive Plant species
Species identified by CT DEP as high priority for control, detection, and eradication efforts when resources are available.