Invasive Species Information
 

NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC PLANT SPECIES REPORTED
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
(click on hyperlinked names for species profile or image)


Genus/species


common name

 

 

Alternanthera philoxeroides

alligatorweed

 

 

Arundo donax

giant reed

 

 

Codium fragile var. tomentosoides

green alga

 

 

Colocasia esculenta

elephant’s ear

 

 

Egeria densa

Brazilian water-weed

 

 

Eichhornia crassipes

water-hyacinth

 

 

Gracilaria vermiculophylla

red alga

 

 

Hydrilla verticillata

hydrilla

 

 

Hygrophila polysperma

Indian hygrophila

 

 

Landoltia (Spirodela) punctata

dotted duckweed

 

 

Ludwigia uruguayensis

water primrose

 

 

Murdannia keisak

Asian dayflower

 

 

Myriophyllum aquaticum

parrot-feather

 

 

Myriophyllum spicatum

Eurasian water-milfoil

 

 

Najas minor

brittle naiad

 

 

Nasturtium officinale

water-cress

 

 

Nelumbo nucifera

sacred lotus

 

 

Neosiphonia harveyi

red alga

 

 

Nymphaea mexicana

banana waterlily

 

 

Oryza sativa

rice

 

 

Panicum repens

torpedo grass

 

 

Phragmites australis

common reed

 

 

Pistia stratiotes

water-lettuce

 

 

Polysiphonia breviarticulata

red alga

 

 

Potamogeton crispus

curly-leaf pondweed

 

 

Sagittaria montevidensis

long-lobed arrowhead

 

 

Salvinia minima

common salvinia

 

 

Salvinia molesta

giant salvinia

 

 

Urochloa (Brachiaria) mutica

para grass