Common Daylily
Daylilies produce clusters of 5-9 large, showy orange flowers. Each individual flower exists only for one day.
Spotted Knapweed
Spotted knapweed is an herbaceous biennial, although it may live for up to nine years. In its first year it grows in a basal rosette with 6-8” leaves. In every year after that, it can grow up to 3 ft. tall with flowers growing at the ends of its many branching stems.
Chinese Silver Grass
Chinese silver grass rapidly spreads in areas that have been disturbed, such as roadsides. It is considered a wildfire hazard because it produces large amounts of highly flammable, dry plant material.
Spotted Lanternfly
Spotted lanternfly has been found in Western New York, in the Buffalo area. The Department of Agriculture and Markets is asking for the public’s assistance by reporting sightings.
Reed Canarygrass
Reed canarygrass can reach 5 ft. in height. Its leaves are hairless, reaching up to 10” long and 1⁄4″ to 1⁄3″ wide. This grass has an extensive root system and spreads primarily through rhizomes, but also produces a high number of seeds.
Bush Honeysuckle
The invasive bush honeysuckles are deciduous shrubs that may grow to be 15 ft. tall. Honeysuckle leaves are opposite, have smooth margins, and can vary in shape, being oval or tapered at the tip.
Lesser Celandine
Lesser celandine is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial that has the ability to form extensive mats across the ground. It can be identified by its dark and shiny green, kidney-shaped leaves.
Mugwort
Mugwort is a perennial herb that grows 2-5 ft. tall. The upper surface of the alternate leaves are dark green and smooth, while the undersides are silvery and hairy. Its leaves are variable in shape.
White Nose Syndrome
White nose syndrome is caused by an invasive (non-native) fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which affects hibernating bats. The fungus exists in caves and abandoned mines where bats spend the winter hibernating.
Autumn Olive
Autumn olive is a large deciduous shrub that can grow to a height of 15 ft, and a width of 20 ft. Its leaves are oval or lance-shaped with entire and wavy margins, dull green in color with silvery underside.
Common Buckthorn
Common buckthorn is a deciduous shrub, or small tree, that can grow up to 25 ft in height. Bark is dark gray while inner bark is orange.
Slender False Brome
Slender false brome is a perennial grass that grows in dense clumps. This species has long, drooping, bright green leaves 5-12 mm wide, which can be covered in long, sparse hairs or may be hairless.
Canada Thistle
Canada thistle is a perennial thistle that grows 1.5-5 ft. tall. Canada thistle displaces native vegetation, lowering plant and animal diversity. It also poses an economic threat to farmers and ranchers, reducing crop yields and pasture productivity.
Flowering Rush
Flowering rush is a perennial, herbaceous, aquatic plant that grows 1-4 ft. tall, on an erect stem. The narrow, pointed leaves are triangular in cross section and have smooth edges and parallel veins.
Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
HWA is a tiny, aphid-like insect that was first reported in the eastern United States in the 1950’s. Its name derives from a white “wool-like” covering, called an ovisac, on mature egg-laying adults.
