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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Invasive species
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Coastal ID Cards
Invasive species
Native species
Upland ID Cards
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 UPDATED with your photos!
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
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 UPDATED with your photos!
Little floating heart, Nymphoides cordata UPDATED with your photos!
Emergent plants
Narrow-leaved cattail, Typha angustifolia
Broad-leaved cattail, Typha latifolia
Macroinvertebrates
Sensitive to Pollution
caddisfly larva, Trichoptera
dobsonfly larvae
mayfly larva, Ephemeroptera
gilled snails
riffle beetle, Coleoptera
stonefly larva, Plecoptera
water penny larvae
Somewhat Tolerant of Pollution
crane fly larvae
crayfish, unidentified
damselfly nymph, Zygoptera
dragonfly nymph, Anisoptera
scud, Gammaridea (Amphipod)
sowbug, Isopoda
fishfly larvae
alderfly, Megaloptera
watersnipe fly larvae
Tolerant of Pollution
aquatic worms
black fly larva, Simuliidae
leech, Hirudinea
planarian flatworm, Planariidae
mosquito, Diptera
water scorpion, Nepidae
midge larvae
pouch snails
Crayfish
Coastal Invasive Species Cards
Algae
Asian red algae, Heterosiphonia japonicaNEW!
Dead man's fingers, Codium fragileNEW PHOTO!
Bryozoans
Lacy crust bryozoan, Membranipora membranacea
Tunicates
Orange sheath tunicate, Botrylloides violaceusBrand new!
Crabs
Green crab, Carcinus maenasUpdated with your photos!
Hairy-clawed shore crab, Hemigrapsus penicillatus
Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineusUpdated with your photos!
Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis
Mollusks
Common periwinkle, Littorina littoreaUpdated with your photos!
Rapa whelk, Rapana venosa
Plants
Coastal Native Species Cards
Algae
Knotted wrack, Ascophyllum nodosumUpdated with your photos!
Bladder wrack, Fucus vesiculosusUpdated with your photos!
Crustaceans
American lobster, Homarus americanus Deliciously new
Jonah crab, Cancer borealis
Rock crab, Cancer irroratus
Mollusks
Smooth periwinkle, Littorina obtusata UPDATED (thanks South Portland HS!)
Rough periwinkle, Littorina saxatilis UPDATED!
Plants
Beach pea, Lathyrus japonicus
Pickleweed, Salicornia depressa
Salt Hay, Spartina patens
Smooth Cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora
Upland Invasive Species Cards
Plants
Bamboo grass, Microstegium vimineum
Beach rose, Rosa rugosa
Bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamaraNEW with your photos!
Black swallowwort, Cynanchum louiseae NEW with your photos!
Burning bush, Euonymus alatus
Common buckthorn, Rhamnus catharticaBrand NEW
Common reed, Phragmites australisUpdated with your photos!
Garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata
Giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum
Giant knotweed, Fallopia sachalinensis NEW!
Glossy buckthorn, Frangula alnus
Japanese barberry, Berberis thunbergii
Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonicaUpdated with your photos!
Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica, WINTER ID
Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllusUpdated with your photos!
Mile-a-minute weed, Polygonun perfoliatum
Morrow's honeysuckle, Lonicera morrowii
Multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora Updated with your photo!
Oriental bittersweet, Celastrus orbiculatus
Porcelain-berry, Ampelopsis brevipedunculat
Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, Spring/Summer ID
Purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, Fall/Winter ID Thanks Lydia & 42sr20!
Invertebrates
Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis
Hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonicaNEW (thanks, 7HW2 at Massabesic MS!)
winter moth, Operophtera brumata
NON-NATIVE TO MAINE
Galerucella beetle, Galerucella
Gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar
Upland Native Species Cards
Plants
Balsam poplar, Populus balsamiferaNew!
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
Cow parsnip, Heracleum maximumNew!
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis
Gray birch, Betula populifolia NEW!
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
Pussy willow, Salix discolor
Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota
Red columbine, Aquilegia canadensis NEW!
Red maple, Acer rubrum
Red pine, Pinus resinosa
Redtwig dogwood, Cornus sericea
Sea lavender, Limonium carolinianum
Sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis NEW!
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 papyrifera
White pine, Pinus strobusNEW with your photos!
Wild geranium, Geranium maculatum NEW!
Winterberry, Ilex verticillata
Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
Yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis
Invertebrates
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