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Posts about invasive species. A @paludarium.org project.
Grateloupia turuturu, commonly called the devil's tongue weed, is a marine species of Rhodophyta, a type of seaweed, native to East Asia and parts of eastern Russia.

Invasive to: Australia
November 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Scolopendra gigantea, also known as the Peruvian giant yellow-leg centipede or Amazonian giant centipede, is a centipede in the genus Scolopendra.

Invasive to: United Kingdom
November 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Rorippa austriaca is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae known by the common names Austrian yellow-cress and Austrian fieldcress.

Invasive to: Germany
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Surinam cockroach or greenhouse cockroach is a species of burrowing cockroach.

Invasive to: Sweden
October 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The South American coati, also known as the ring-tailed coati or brown-nosed coati, is a coati species and a member of the raccoon family (Procyonidae), found in the tropical and subtropical parts of South America.

Invasive to: European Union
October 25, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Acmella oleracea is a species of flowering herb in the family Asteraceae.

Invasive to: Indonesia and People's Republic of China
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Cyperus rotundus is a species of sedge (Cyperaceae) native to Africa, southern and central Europe, and southern Asia.

Invasive to: Indonesia
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Gunnera tinctoria, known as giant rhubarb, Chilean rhubarb, or nalca, is a flowering plant species native to southern Chile and neighboring zones in Argentina.

Invasive to: European Union
October 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Hypoponera punctatissima, or Roger's ant, is a species of Ponerine ant native to Africa but now found worldwide as a tramp species.

Invasive to: Grenada and Samoa
October 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The Mediterranean flour moth or mill moth is a moth of the family Pyralidae.

Invasive to: Sweden
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Oriental river prawn, or East Asian river prawn is a species of freshwater shrimp found in Asia that was first described in 1849.

Invasive to: Uzbekistan, Iran, Iraq, Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Moldova
September 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Cryptosula pallasiana is a species of colonial bryozoan in the order Cheilostomatida.

Invasive to: Australia
September 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora, or montbretia, is a garden hybrid of C.

Invasive to: People's Republic of China
September 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The pigeon pea or toor dal is a perennial legume from the family Fabaceae native to the Eastern Hemisphere.

Invasive to: People's Republic of China
September 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Dichanthelium acuminatum, the tapered rosette grass, is a species of grass from the genus Dichanthelium, in North America.

Invasive to: People's Republic of China
September 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)

Invasive to: European Union
August 30, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis)

Invasive to: Australia, Russia, and Belgium
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM