NCCISMA High Priority Species:
are somewhat established but can be controlled in our region

  • Bristly Locust 
  • Eurasian Phragmites
  • European Frogbit
  • Garlic Mustard
  • Giant Knotweed
  • Oriental Bittersweet
  • Japanese Knotweed
  • Swallow-wort (Black and Pale)
  • Tree-of-Heaven
  • Wild Parsnip

NCCISMA Watch List Plants:
are not present in our region or extremely limited distribution

  • Butterbur
  • Chaff Flower
  • Cinnamon vine (Chinese Yam)
  • Empress Tree
  • Flowering Rush
  • Giant Hogweed
  • Kudzu​
  • Lesser Celandine
  • Mile-a-minute Weed
  • Purple jewelweed (Himalayan Balsam)
  • Stiltgrass
  • Water Hyacinth 
  • Water Lettuce
  • Water Solidier
  • Yellow Floating Heart

Other Watch List Species:
are not present in our region or have no effective method to control

  • Asian Crazy Worm
  • Asian Long-Horned Beetle
  • Balsam Wooly Adelgid
  • Beech Leaf Disease
  • Bighead Carp
  • Black Carp
  • Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
  • New Zealand Mudsnail​
  • Red Swamp Crayfish
  • Silver Carp
  • Spotted Lanternfly
  • Thousand Cankers Disease​

Michigan Regulations:
​Some invasive species are legally designated as either "prohibited" or "restricted." If a species is prohibited or restricted, it is unlawful to possess, introduce, import, sell or offer that species for sale as a live organism, except under certain circumstances. Click the Michigan.gov button to learn about Michigan invasive species regulations.

Regulated Terrestrial Plants:
  • Autumn olive
  • Giant hogweed
  • Japanese knotweed
  • Phragmites
  • Purple loosestrife
Regulated as of Jan, 1, 2028:
  • Japanese barberry
  • Callery/Bradford pear
  • Glossy buckthorn
  • Common buckthorn
  • Water hyacinth
  • Water lettuce
Regulated Aquatic Plants:
  • 43 plants and animals - click the Michigan.gov button to view the list
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