Species List: Invasive Species Ireland   

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List name
Invasive Species Ireland
Owner
s.ratcliffe@nbn.org.uk
List type
Conservation list
Description
All species listed on Invasive Species Ireland, managed and maintained by the Invasives Species team from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. Invasive Species Ireland was a joint project between the Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the National Parks and Wildlife Service which ended in March 2013. However, both organisations still work closely together relation to invasive species issues which concern the whole of the island of Ireland.
Date submitted
2019-03-01
Date updated
2019-03-29
Is private
No
Included in species pages
Yes
Authoritative
No
Invasive
No
Threatened
No
Part of the sensitive data service
No
Region
Northern Ireland
Metadata link
https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dr1981
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Elodea nuttallii
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John
Nuttall's Waterweed
 
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Eriocheir sinensis
Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Chinese Mitten Crab
 
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Fallopia japonica
Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr.
Japanese Knotweed
 
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Gunnera tinctoria
Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirb.
Giant-rhubarb
 
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Gymnocephalus cernuus
Gymnocephalus cernuus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ruffe
 
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Gyrodactylus salaris
Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957
 
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Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773)
Harlequin Ladybird
 
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Hemimysis anomala
Hemimysis anomala G.O. Sars, 1907
 
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Heracleum mantegazzianum
Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
Giant Hogweed
 
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Heracleum persicum
Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer
Persian Hogweed
 
Action Supplied Name Scientific Name (matched) Image Author (matched) Common Name (matched) I S I
Elodea nuttallii Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) H. St. John Nuttall's Waterweed
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/freshwater/nuttalls-waterweed">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/freshwater/nuttalls-waterweed</a>
Eriocheir sinensis Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853 Chinese Mitten Crab
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/chinese-mitten-crab">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/chinese-mitten-crab</a>
Fallopia japonica Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decr. Japanese Knotweed
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/japanese-knotweed">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/japanese-knotweed</a>
Gunnera tinctoria Gunnera tinctoria (Molina) Mirb. Giant-rhubarb
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/giant-rhubarb">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/giant-rhubarb</a>
Gymnocephalus cernuus Gymnocephalus cernuus (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruffe
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/ruffe">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/ruffe</a>
Gyrodactylus salaris Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg, 1957
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/gyrodactylus-salaris">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/freshwater/gyrodactylus-salaris</a>
Harmonia axyridis Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) Harlequin Ladybird
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/harlequin-ladybird">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/harlequin-ladybird</a>
Hemimysis anomala Hemimysis anomala G.O. Sars, 1907
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/freshwater/bloody-red-shrimp">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/freshwater/bloody-red-shrimp</a>
Heracleum mantegazzianum Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier Giant Hogweed
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/giant-hogweed">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/established/terrestrial/giant-hogweed</a>
Heracleum persicum Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer Persian Hogweed
<a href="https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/terrestrial/persian-hogweed">https://invasivespeciesireland.com/species-accounts/potential/terrestrial/persian-hogweed</a>
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