The Southern Indiana Cooperative Weed Management Area has identified a list of 18 Priority Species which pose an immediate threat to Southern Indiana's Natural Ecosystems. This Priority List will allow us to focus and maximize the resources of our Early Detection and Rapid Response Program. The Priority List has also been divided into Categories 1, 2, and 3 to show the degree of infestation in Southern Indiana. For more information on a specific species click on it's common name below. A new window will then open to that plants fact sheet.
Common Name | Latin Name | Growth Form |
| Polygonum perfoliatum | climbing vine |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | forb |
| Hydrilla verticillata | aquatic |
Common name | Latin name | Growth Form |
| Achyranthes japonica | forb |
| Phellodendron amurense | tree |
| Pueraria montana | climbing vine |
| Euonymus fortunei | vine |
| Euonymus alatus | shrub |
| Lythrum salicaria | forb |
| Ligustrum vulgare | shrub |
| Pyrus calleryana | tree |
| Conium maculatum | forb |
| Dioscorea oppositifolia | climbing vine |
Common name | Latin name | Growth form |
| Microstegium vimineum | grass |
| Ailanthus altissima | tree |
| Lonicera maackii | shrub |
| Alliaria petiolata | forb |
| Polygonum cuspidatum | forb |
