This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur in North Korea. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds. Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.
The information in this table is based on the supporting data and may not represent the current situation. Note also there may be discrepancies among data presented at geographic resolutions (e.g., island vs. island group vs. country-territory-state levels), depending upon the reliability of the data at each level.
Species are listed in alphabetic order. You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.
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| Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| Aeschynomene indica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| Albizia julibrissin (Fabaceae) | Acacia julibrissin (Durazz.) Willd.; Acacia mollis Wall.; Mimosa arborea Forssk.; Mimosa julibrissin Scop. | tree | No |
| Amaranthus spinosus (Amaranthaceae) | herb | No | |
| Anthoxanthum nitens (Poaceae) | Hierochloe borealis Roem. & Schult.; Hierochloe odorata (L.) P. Beauv.; Holcus odoratus L.; Poa nitens Weber; Torresia odorata (L.) Hitchc. | grass | No |
| Ardisia crenata (Primulaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Avena fatua (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Boehmeria nivea (Urticaceae) | Urtica nivea L.; Urtica tenacissima Roxb. | shrub | No |
| Caesalpinia decapetala (Fabaceae) | Caesalpinia septaria Roxb. | shrub | No |
| Callicarpa japonica (Lamiaceae) | Callicarpa glabra Koidz. [= Callicarpa japonica var. luxurians] | shrub | No |
| Capsella bursa-pastoris (Brassicaceae) | herb | No | |
| Chenopodium glaucum (Chenopodiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Cinnamomum camphora (Lauraceae) | tree | No | |
| Echinochloa oryzoides (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Elaeagnus umbellata (Elaeagnaceae) | Elaeagnus parvifolia Royle | shrub | Yes |
| Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Eragrostis pilosa (Poaceae) | Eragrostis multicaulis Steud. | grass | No |
| Euphorbia helioscopia (Euphorbiaceae) | herb | No | |
| Fallopia convolvulus (Polygonaceae) | Polygonum convolvulus L. | herb | No |
| Festuca rubra (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Hovenia dulcis (Rhamnaceae) | tree | No | |
| Hydrangea macrophylla (Hydrangeaceae) | Hortensia opuloides Lam.; Hydrangea chungii Rehder; Hydrangea kwangsiensis Hu; Hydrangea opuloides (Lam.) K. Koch; Hydrangea serrata (Thunb.) Ser.; Hydrangea stylosa Hook. f. & Thomson; Hydrangea thunbergii Siebold; Viburnum macrophyllum Thunb. | herb | No |
| Isachne globosa (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Lamium amplexicaule (Lamiaceae) | herb | Yes | |
| Leonurus japonicus (Lamiaceae) | Leonurus artemisia (Lour.) S. Y. Hu; Leonurus heterophyllus Sweet; Leonurus sibiricus auct. pl.; Stachys artemisia Lour. | herb | No |
| Lespedeza cuneata (Fabaceae) | herb | Yes | |
| Lindernia crustacea (Linderniaceae) | herb | No | |
| Lonicera japonica (Caprifoliaceae) | vine | Yes | |
| Lycium chinense (Solanaceae) | shrub | No | |
| Lygodium japonicum (Lygodiaceae) | fern | No | |
| Lysimachia fortunei (Primulaceae) | herb | No | |
| Medicago sativa (Fabaceae) | Medicago caerulea Less. ex Ledeb.; Medicago falcata L. | herb | No |
| Miscanthus sinensis (Poaceae) | Eulalia japonica Trin.; Miscanthus boninensis Nakai ex Honda; Miscanthus condensatus Hack.; Miscanthus purpurascens Andersson; Saccharum japonicum Thunb.; Xiphagrostis condensatus (Hack.) W. Wright | grass | No |
| Nelumbo nucifera (Nelumbonaceae) | aquatic herb | No | |
| Persicaria chinensis (Polygonaceae) | Polygonum chinense L. | herb | No |
| Persicaria orientalis (Polygonaceae) | Polygonum orientale L. | herb | No |
| Picris hieracioides (Asteraceae) | Picris japonica Thunb.; Picris longifolia Boiss. & Reut. | herb | No |
| Potamogeton crispus (Potamogetonaceae) | aquatic herb | No | |
| Prunella vulgaris (Lamiaceae) | Prunella asiatica Nakai | herb | Yes |
| Pueraria montana var. lobata (Fabaceae) | Dolichos lobatusWilld.; Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi; Pueraria thunbergiana(Sieb. & Zucc.) Benth.; Pueraria triloba (Houtt.) T. Makino | vine | No |
| Rosa multiflora (Rosaceae) | shrub | Yes | |
| Rumex acetosella (Polygonaceae) | Acetosella vulgaris Fourr. | herb | Yes |
| Rumex crispus (Polygonaceae) | herb | No | |
| Sacciolepis indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| Salvinia natans (Salviniaceae) | Marsilea natans L. | aquatic fern | No |
| Senecio vulgaris (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| Sonchus oleraceus (Asteraceae) | Sonchus asper sensu various authors. | herb | No |
| Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) | Spergularia salina J. Presl & C. Presl | herb | No |
| Spirodela polyrhiza (Araceae) | aquatic herb | No | |
| Stephania japonica (Menispermaceae) | vine | No | |
| Ulmus parvifolia (Ulmaceae) | Ulmus sieboldii Daveau | tree | No |
| Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae) | tree | Yes | |
| Vallisneria americana (Hydrocharitaceae) | Vallisneria gigantea Graebn. | aquatic herb | No |
| Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Plantaginaceae) | aquatic fern | Yes |