Quiet Invasion: Invasive Plants & Animals of the Houston Galveston Region & Upper Texas Coast

African Cluster Bug
Agonoscelis puberula 1
air potato
Dioscorea bulbifera 2
Alligator weed
Alternanthera philoxeroides 3
Italian Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum 4
Argentine Ant
Linepithema humile 5
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella 6
Bighead Carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis 7
Silver Carp
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix 8
Black Carp
Mylopharyngodon piceus 8
Asian Long-horned Beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis 9
Asian Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus 10
Belut
Monopterus albus 11
Asian Tiger Mosquito
Aedes albopictus 12
Australian Spotted Jellyfish
Phyllorhiza punctata 13
Bahia grass
Paspalum notatum 14
Balloon Vine
Cardiospermum halicacabum 15
Common Bed Bug
Cimex lectularius 16
Brazilian pepper tree
Schinus terebinthifolius 17
Brazilian Vervain
Verbena brasiliensis 18
Perna viridis
Perna perna
Bushkiller
Cayratia japonica 19
Cactus Moth
Cactoblastis cactorum 20
Castor Oil Plant
Ricinus communis 21
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach 22
Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata
Cipangopaludina chinensis malleata 8
Chinese Elm
Ulmus parvifolia 23
Chinese Mitten Crab
Eriocheir sinensis 24
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense 25
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum 26
Quihoui privet
Ligustrum quihoui 27
Glossy Privet
Ligustrum lucidum 28
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera 29
Chinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensis 30
Cogon Grass
Imperata cylindrica 31
Common Water Hyacinth
Eichhornia crassipes 32
anchored water hyacinth
Eichhornia azurea 33
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei 34
Deep-Rooted Sedge
Cyperus entrerianus 35
Taro
Colocasia esculenta 36
Emerald Ash Borer
Agrilus planipennis 37
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto 38
Eurasian Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum 39
Green Shore Crab
Carcinus maenas 24
Carcinus aestuarii
Carcinus aestuarii 40
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris 41
Wild Boar
Sus scrofa 42
Formosan subterranean termite
Coptotermes formosanus 14
Island Applesnail
Pomacea insularum 43
Spirodela oligorrhiza
Spirodela oligorrhiza
Giant Ramshorn Snail
Marisa cornuarietis 44
giant reed
Arundo donax 4
fishpole bamboo
Phyllostachys aurea 29
goldenrain tree
Koelreuteria paniculata 45
guinea grass
Urochloa maxima 46
Hedge Bindweed
Calystegia sepium 47
Hydrilla
Hydrilla verticillata 48
Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab
Charybdis hellerii 49
Japanese Climbing Fern
Lygodium japonicum 50
Cuscuta japonica
Cuscuta japonica 51
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica 52
Johnson grass
Sorghum halepense 53
Sheda Grass
Dichanthium annulatum 4
Angleton Bluestem
Dichanthium aristatum 54
Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica
Bothriochloa ischaemum songarica
Kudzu
Pueraria montana 55
common lantana
Lantana camara 56
Lilac chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus 23
Macartney's rose
Rosa bracteata 57
Broad-leaved Paperbark
Melaleuca quinquenervia 28
Persian Silk Tree
Albizia julibrissin 58
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus 59
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora 60
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata 61
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica 25
New Zealand Mudsnail
Potamopyrgus antipodarum 62
Nutria
Myocastor coypus 63
Climbing Maidenhair
Lygodium microphyllum 2
Colossoma sp.
Colossoma 64
Piaractus sp.
Piaractus 65
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana 66
Pharaoh's Ant
Monomorium pharaonis 5
Purple-loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria 67
Quilted Melania
Tarebia granifera 68
scarlet sesban
Sesbania punicea 69
Red Imported Fire Ant
Solenopsis invicta 70
Common Lionfish
Pterois volitans 71
Melanoides tuberculatus
Melanoides tuberculata 72
redtail catfish
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus 73
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer 74
saltcedar
Tamarix ramosissima 75
Zoobotryon verticillatum
Zoobotryon verticillatum 76
Nassella Tussock
Nassella trichotoma 77
Cichla sp.
Cichla 78
Cichlasoma sp.
Cichlasoma 79
Common Plecostomus
Hypostomus plecostomus 80
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
Pterygoplichthys anisitsi 8
Pacific Oyster
Crassostrea gigas 81
Tawny Crazy Ant
Nylanderia fulva 82
giant tiger prawn
Penaeus monodon 83
Sarotherodon sp.
Sarotherodon 84
Torpedo grass
Panicum repens 85
tree of heaven
Ailanthus altissima 86
Poncirus trifoliata
Citrus trifoliata 87
Tropical Soda-Apple
Solanum viarum 88
Vasey Grass
Paspalum urvillei 89
Veined Rapa Whelk
Rapana venosa 90
Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes 91
Didemnum perlucidum
Didemnum perlucidum
Zebra Mussel
Dreissena polymorpha 92
Quagga Mussel
Dreissena bugensis 93
Cuban Treefrog
Osteopilus septentrionalis 94
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