Species ID Cards

Use VS Species ID Cards to find out whether a certain native or invasive species lives in your community. Provide Species Experts with the written and visual evidence they need to confirm your identification!

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Freshwater ID Cards

    Invasive species
    Native species

Coastal ID Cards

    Invasive species
    Native species

Upland ID Cards

    Invasive species
    Native species




Freshwater Invasive Species Cards

    Submerged plants

    Brazilian waterweed, Egeria densa
    Curly leaf pondweed, Potamogeton crispus
    Eurasian watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum
    European naiad, Najas minor
    Fanwort, Cabomba caroliniana
    Hydrilla, Hydrilla verticillata
    Variable watermilfoil, Myriophyllum heterophyllum

    Floating-leaved plants

    Giant salvinia, Salvinia molesta
    Water chestnut, Trapa natans
    Yellow floating heart, Nymphoides peltata

    Algae

    Rock snot, Didymosphenia geminataNEW!

    Macroinvertebrates

    Chinese mystery snail, Cipangopaludina chinensisNEW!

    Crab

    Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

    Crayfish

    Crayfish, unidentified

Freshwater Native Species Cards

    Submerged plants

    Common bladderwort, Utricularia macrorhiza
    Coontail, Ceratophyllum demersum
    Prickly hornwort, Ceratophyllum echinatum
    Slender naiad, Najas flexilis
    Clasping leaf pondweed, Potamogeton richardsonii

    Floating-leaved plants

    Spatterdock, Nuphar variegata
    Little floating heart, Nymphoides cordata

    Emergent plants

    Narrow-leaved cattail, Typha angustifolia
    Broad-leaved cattail, Typha latifolia

    Macroinvertebrates

    Black fly larva, Simuliidae
    Caddisfly larva, Trichoptera
    Damselfly nymph, ZygopteraNEW!
    Dragonfly nymph, Anisoptera
    Leech, Hirudinea
    Mayfly larva, Ephemeroptera
    Planarian flatworm, Planariidae
    Scud, Gammaridea (Amphipod)
    Stonefly larva, PlecopteraNEW!
    Water scorpion, Nepidae

    Crayfish

    Crayfish, unidentified

Coastal Invasive Species Cards

    Algae

    Dead man's fingers, Codium fragileNEW PHOTO!

    Bryozoans

    Lacy crust bryozoan, Membranipora membranacea

    Crabs

    Green crab, Carcinus maenas
    Hairy-clawed shore crab, Hemigrapsus penicillatus
    Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus
    Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis

    Mollusks

    Common periwinkle, Littorina littoreaNEW PHOTOS!
    Rapa whelk, Rapana venosa

    Plants

    Beach rose, Rosa rugosa

Coastal Native Species Cards

    Algae

    Knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosum UPDATED!
    Bladder wrack, Fucus vesiculosus

    Crabs

    Jonah crab, Cancer borealis
    Rock crab, Cancer irroratus

    Mollusks

    Smooth periwinkle, Littorina obtusataUPDATED (thanks South Portland HS!)
    Rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis

    Plants

    Beach pea, Lathyrus japonicus
    Pickleweed, Salicornia depressa
    Salt Hay, Spartina patens NEW!
    Smooth Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora NEW!

Upland Invasive Species Cards

    Plants

    Bamboo grass, Microstegium vimineumNEW!
    Beach rose, Rosa rugosa
    Burning bush, Euonymus alatus
    Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergii
    Common reed, Phragmites australis
    Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata
    Giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum
    Glossy buckthorn, Frangula alnus
    Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonicaUPDATED! (thanks South Portland HS!)
    Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, WINTER ID
    Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus
    Mile-a-minute weed, Polygonun perfoliatum
    Morrow's honeysuckle, Lonicera morrowii
    Multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora
    Oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus
    Porcelain-berry, Ampelopsis brevipedunculat NEW!
    Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicariaUPDATED!

    Invertebrates

    Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennisUPDATED!
    Galerucella beetle, GalerucellaNON-NATIVE TO MAINE
    Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
    Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae

Upland Native Species Cards

    Plants

    Beach pea, Lathyrus japonicus
    Black spruce, Picea mariana
    Blue-bead lily, Clintonia borealis
    Broad-leaved cattail, Typha latifolia
    Bunchberry, Cornus canadensis
    Bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera
    Canadian yew, Taxus canadensis
    Choke cherry, Prunus virginiana
    Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis
    Highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum
    Highbush cranberry, Viburnum trilobum
    Lowbush blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium
    Maple-leaf viburnum, Viburnum acerfolium
    Meadow rose, Rosa blanda
    Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca
    Narrow-leaved cattail, Typha angustifolia
    Northern bayberry, Myrica pensylvanica
    Pitch pine, Pinus rigida NEW!
    Pussy willow, Salix discolor
    Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota
    Red maple, Acer rubrum
    Red pine, Pinus resinosa NEW!
    Redtwig dogwood, Cornus sericea
    Sea lavender, Limonium carolinianum
    Sheep laurel, Kalmia angustifolia
    Spotted touch-me-not (jewelweed), Impatiens capensis
    Staghorn sumac, Rhus hirta
    Sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina
    Tamarack, Larix laricina
    White birch, Betula papyriferaUPDATED!
    White pine, Pinus strobus NEW!
    Winterberry, Ilex verticillata NEW!
    Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens NEW!
    Yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis

    Invertebrates

    Lampyridae, Firefly NEW!