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National Invasive Species Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Invasive Species Resources

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"Least Wanted" Aquatic Invasive Species List (PDF | 1.46 MB)

Conference of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers.

The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers have identified the "least wanted" aquatic invasive species (AIS) that present an imminent threat to the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region. In 2013, the Governors and Premiers committed to take priority action on the transfer of these species to and within the region. Since then, the states and provinces have taken more than 50 separate actions to restrict these high-risk AIS, and the US federal government has similarly restricted four of the species. See also: Aquatic Invasive Species for more resources.

ANS Species List
North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Chesapeake Bay Introduced Species Database
Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Marine Invasions Research Lab. National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System (NEMESIS).
Compiled Invasive Plant List

University of Maryland. Home and Garden Information Center.

County and City Listed Noxious Weeds (Feb 2018) (PDF | 111 KB)
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.
Detect: Species Watch List
Blue Accounting.
The species watch list identifies species that are likely to have a high or moderate ecological and/or socioeconomic impact if they established in or spread to new locations in the Great Lakes Basin. The watch list was compiled using several regional risk assessment sources and was developed as part of the Aquatic Invasive Species Interstate Surveillance Framework for the U.S. Waters of the Great Lakes.
Introduced Species of Concern in the Northeast
Northeast Marine Introduced Species.
Invasive Plants of the Southeast

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Invasive Plants of the Thirteen Southern States
Invasive.org.
Invasive Species - Aquatic Plants
Idaho Department of Agriculture.
Includes Statewide EDRR List, Statewide Control List, and Statewide Containment List
Invasive Species - Terrestrial Plants
Idaho Department of Agriculture.
Includes Statewide EDRR List, Statewide Control List, and Statewide Containment List
Invasive Species of Concern in Maryland
Maryland Invasive Species Council.
Invasive Species Of Interest List (2016) (PDF | 24 KB)
Mid-Atlantic Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species.
Invasive, Exotic Plants of the Southeast

North Carolina State University. Cooperative Extension. Going Native: Urban Landscaping for Wildlife with Native Plants.

ISDA Insect Pest Watch List

Idaho State Department of Agriculture.

Maryland Invasive Plant List (Mar 2020) (PDF | 512 KB)

Maryland Department of Agriculture.

See also: Maryland Invasive Plants Prevention and Control for more information about the Maryland Invasive Plant Regulations

Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council Plant List
Invasive.org.
Midwest Invasive Plant List
Midwest Invasive Plant Network.
Non-Indigenous Species List Generator
DOC. NOAA. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS).
Plant Industries - Noxious Weeds
North Dakota Department of Agriculture.