Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List

These are priority species that have been identified as posing an immediate and significant threat to Michigan’s natural resources. These species have either never been confirmed in Michigan or have very limited distribution or are localized.

https://www.michigan.gov/invasives/id-report/watchlist

Subject Name Scientific Name Family Order
mountain pine beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, 1902 Curculionidae Coleoptera
balsam woolly adelgid Adelges piceae (Ratzeburg, 1844) Adelgidae Hemiptera
hemlock woolly adelgid Adelges tsugae Annand, 1924 Adelgidae Hemiptera
Asian longhorned beetle Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853) Cerambycidae Coleoptera
kudzu Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida Fabaceae Fabales
Brazilian waterweed, Brazilian elodea Egeria densa Planch. Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
hydrilla Hydrilla verticillata (L. f.) Royle Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus Poaceae Cyperales
parrotfeather Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc. Haloragaceae Haloragales
water lettuce Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae Arales
mile-a-minute vine, Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata (L.) H. Gross Polygonaceae Polygonales
lesser celandine, fig buttercup Ficaria verna Huds. Ranunculaceae Ranunculales
European water chestnut Trapa natans L. Trapaceae Myrtales
nutria Myocastor coypus (Molina) Echimyidae Rodentia
Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. Dioscoreaceae Dioscoreales
water soldier Stratiotes aloides L. Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard) Cambaridae Decapoda
grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
Japanese sedge Carex kobomugi Ohwi Cyperaceae Cyperales
northern snakehead Channa argus (Cantor, 1842) Channidae Perciformes
European frog-bit Hydrocharis morsus-ranae L. Hydrocharitaceae Hydrocharitales
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera Royle Balsaminaceae Geraniales
European water-clover Marsilea quadrifolia L. Marsileaceae Hydropteridales
yellow floating heart Nymphoides peltata (S.G. Gmel.) Kuntze Menyanthaceae Solanales
Japanese chaff flower Achyranthes japonica (Miq.) Nakai Amaranthaceae Caryophyllales
New Zealand mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (J.E. Gray, 1853) Hydrobiidae Stylommatophora
primrose-willow Ludwigia spp. L. Onagraceae Myrtales
silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Valenciennes, 1844) Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis J. Richardson, 1845 Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus J. Richardson, 1846 Cyprinidae Cypriniformes
thousand cankers disease Geosmithia morbida (Proposed name) Incertae sedis Hypocreales
spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula (White, 1845) Fulgoridae Hemiptera
beech leaf disease Litylenchus crenatae mccannii Carta, 2020 Anguinidae Tylenchida
common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes Martius Pontederiaceae Liliales