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Floating Primrose-Willow

Floating Primrose-Willow

Floating Primrose-Willow Ludwigia peploides  Home 9 Search query for: 2023 What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated floating primrose-willow as restricted under the Invasive Species Act,...
Water Fern

Water Fern

Water Fern Genus Azolla  Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Aquatic Plants What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated genus Azolla as restricted under the Invasive Species Act, 2015.  ...
Watermoss

Watermoss

Watermoss Genus Salvinia  Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Aquatic Plants What is Ontario Doing? To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated the Salvinia genus as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act,...
Oxygen Weed

Oxygen Weed

Oxygen Weed Lagarosiphon major  Home 9 Search query for: 2023 What is Ontario Doing? To prevent this unwanted invader from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated oxygen weed as prohibited under the Invasive Species Act, 2015.  Background Oxygen...
Water Soldier Eradication

Water Soldier Eradication

Water Soldier Eradication  Home 9 Tag: Tubenose Goby An inter-agency working group on water soldier was formed in 2013 to help coordinate research, monitoring, control and prevention strategies. Agency groups include: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources...
Volunteer Water Steward Program

Volunteer Water Steward Program

Volunteer Water Steward Program ; Home 9 Tag: Sudden Oak Death Aquatic invasive species have broad impacts that can affect more than just fishing and the tourism industry. However, recreational boaters are heavily impacted by the introduction of aquatic invasive...
Asian Carps

Asian Carps

Asian Carps  Home 9 Tag: Yellow Iris What is Ontario Doing? To prevent these unwanted invaders from coming into the province, Ontario has regulated all four species of Asian carps (Silver Carp, Bighead Carp, Grass Carp, and Black Carp) as prohibited under...
Yellow Iris

Yellow Iris

Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus  Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Aquatic Plants Background Yellow iris, or yellow flag iris, is a perennial aquatic plant native to Europe, Western Asia, and North Africa. It was first introduced to North America in the 19th...
Yellow Floating-heart

Yellow Floating-heart

Yellow Floating-heart Nymphoides peltata  Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Aquatic Plants What is Ontario Doing? To prevent the further spread and introduction of this unwanted invader in the province, Ontario has regulated yellow floating heart as...
Water Soldier Eradication

Water Soldier

Water Soldier Stratiotes aloides  Home 9 Tag: aquatic plants What is Ontario Doing? To prevent the further spread and introduction of this unwanted invader in the province, Ontario has regulated water soldier as a prohibited invasive species under...
Water Lettuce

Water Lettuce

Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes  Home 9 Tag: aquatic plants Background Water lettuce is a free-floating aquatic plant whose origins are uncertain. An explorer in Florida, during the 18th century was the first person to record its presence in North...
Water Hyacinth

Water Hyacinth

Water Hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes  Home 9 Invaders 9 Category: Aquatic Plants Background Water hyacinth is a free-floating, aquatic plant in the pickerel-weed family (Pontederiaceae spp.) imported into North America in 1884 for an exposition in New...