RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) announced on Tuesday that 13 species have been added to the Virginia Invasive Plant Species List.
The list — which now includes up to 103 different species — consists of plants that have been determined by DCR to threaten Virginia’s ecosystems, more specifically marshes, wetlands, forests and waterways.
An invasive species, as defined by DCR, is a non-native species that actively causes harm or could potentially cause harm to natural resources and humans as well as economic activity.
The following species have been added, ranked by their invasiveness level:
- Virginia Invasiveness Rank: High
- Chinese tallow-tree (Triadica sebifera)
- Floating primrose-willow (Ludwigia peploides var. glabrescens)
- Italian arum (Arum italicum)
- Ravenna-grass (Tripidium ravennae)
- Trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata)
- Two-horned trapa (Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai)
- Virginia Invasiveness Rank: Medium
- Curled pondweed (Potamogeton crispus)
- Fountain grass (Cenchrus purpurascens)
- Incised fumewort (Corydalis incisa)
- Leatherleaf mahonia (Mahonia bealei)
- Sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)
- Virginia Invasiveness Rank: Low
- Nandina (Nandina domestica)
- Orange-eye butterfly-bush (Buddleja davidii)