ASCENDANT SPECIES LIST
1 Asian long-horned beetle-Anoplophora glabripennis
2 Japanese beetle-Popillia japonica
3 European gypsy moth-Lymantria dispar
4 Neon tetra-Paracheirodon innesi
5 Killer bee-Apis mellifera scutellata
6 Chinese mantis-Tenodera aridifolia sinensis
7 Egg, brown-headed cowbird-Molothrus ater
8 Yellow starthistle-Centaurea solstitialis
9 Rusty crayfish-Orconectes rusticus
10 African clawed frog-Xenopus laevis
11 Cane toad-Bufo marinus
12 Bullfrog-Rana catesbeiana
13 Musk thistle-Carduus nutans
14 Wild artichoke or cardoon-Cynara cardunculus
15 Purple loosestrife-Lythrum salicaria
16 Medusahead-Taeniatherum caput-medusae
17 Cheat grass-Bromus tectorum
18 Vinca or periwinkle
Vinca major
19 English ivy-Hedera helix
20 Multiflora rose-Rosa multiflora
21 Ring-billed gull-Larus delawarensis
22 Tamarisk-Tamarix parviflora
23 Nutria-Myocastor coypus
24 Strawberry (monoculturalization)-Fragaria sp.
25 Corn (bioengineering)-Zea mays
26 Water hyacinth-Eichornia crassipes
27 Pigeon-Columba livia
28 Jackson’s chameleon-Chamaeleo jacksonii jacksonii
29 Rosy wolfsnail-Euglandina rosea
30 Hydrilla-Hydrilla verticillata
31 Green crab-Carcinus maenas
32 Death cap-Amanita phalloides
33 Fescue-Festuca arundinacea
34 Chinese tallow tree-Sapium sebiferum
35 Zebra mussel-Dreissena polymorpha
36 Asiatic clam-Corbicula fluminea
37 Largemouth bass-Micropterus salmoides
38 Dandelion-Taraxacum officinale
39 Bachelor’s button-Centaurea cyanus
40 Ice plant-Carpobrotus edulis
41 Mongoose-Herpestes auropunctatus
42 Red-eared pond slider-Chrysemys scripta
43 Domestic cat-Felis catus
44 Kudzu-Pueraria lobata
45 Miconia-Miconia calvescens
46 Norway rat-Rattus norvegicus
47 Mile-a-minute vine-Polygonum perfoliatum
48 Oriental bittersweet-Celastrus orbiculatus
49 Cattle egret-Bubulcus ibis
50 Japanese knotweed-Polygonum cuspidatum
51 House sparrow -Passer domesticus
52 French broom-Genista monspessulana
53 Melaleuca-Melaleuca quinquenervia
54 Princess tree-Paulownia tomentosa
55 Scotch broom-Cytisus scoparius
56 Giant reed-Arundo donax
57 Starling-Sturnus vulgaris
58 Kahili ginger-Hedychium gardnerianum
59 Brown tree snake-Boiga irregularis
60 Jubata grass-Cortaderia jubata
61 Red-vented bulbul-Pycnonotus cafer
62 Brazilian pepper-Schinus terebinthifolius
63 Blue gum-Eucalyptus globulus
64 Baby’s breath-Gypsophila paniculata
65 Common mullein-Verbascum thapsus
66 Fire ant-Solenopis invicta
67 Painted lady-Vanessa cardui
68 Goldfish-Carassius auratus
69 Boll weevil-Anthonomus grandis grandis
70 European honeybee-Apis mellifera
71 African big-headed ant-Pheidole megacephala
72 Argentine ant-Iridomyrmex humilis
73 Dalmatian toadflax-Linaria genistifolia dalmatica
74 Milkweed tortoise beetle-Metriona elatior