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Wisconsin NR 40

The full invasive-species register — collapsible by category, with Ozaukee County split-status flagged.

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Source: Wisconsin DNR, Chapter NR 40 combined species list, version V.2026.04.09 (current as of June 2026).

Property relevance note: This property is in Ozaukee County (Grafton). Species below that are prohibited statewide but restricted specifically in Ozaukee are flagged Ozaukee: Restricted — that is the regulatory nuance most likely to matter here.

Wisconsin's invasive species rule (Wis. Admin. Code NR 40) makes it illegal to possess, transport, transfer, or introduce listed species without a permit. Prohibited = not yet established / eradication feasible; control required. Restricted = already widespread; control encouraged, not required. Effective listing dates: (A) Sept 1, 2009; (B) June 1, 2011; (C) May 1, 2015.


Algae and Cyanobacteria

Prohibited

  1. Caulerpa taxifolia — Killer algae (C)
  2. Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii — Cylindro, cyanobacteria (A)
  3. Didymosphenia geminata — Didymo / rock snot (A) except in Lake Superior
  4. Nitellopsis obtusa — Starry stonewort, alga (A)
  5. Prymnesium parvum — Golden alga (A)
  6. Stigonematales spp. — Novel cyanobacterial epiphyte linked with avian vacuolar (A)
  7. Ulva species (incl. species formerly known as Enteromorpha) (A)

Plants

Prohibited

  1. Achyranthes japonica — Japanese chaff flower (C)
  2. Akebia quinata — Fiveleaf akebia / chocolate vine (C)
  3. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata — Porcelain berry (A), incl. variegated cultivar
  4. Arundo donax — Giant reed (C)
  5. Azolla pinnata — Mosquito fern (C)
  6. Berberis vulgaris — Common barberry (C)
  7. Cabomba caroliniana — Fanwort / Carolina fanwort (A)
  8. Cardamine impatiens — Narrow leaf bittercress (C)
  9. Celastrus loeseneri — Asian loeseneri bittersweet (C)
  10. Centaurea diffusa — Diffuse knapweed (C)
  11. Centaurea repens — Russian knapweed (C)
  12. Centaurea solstitialis — Yellow star thistle (A)
  13. Crassula helmsii — Australian swamp crop / NZ pygmyweed (A)
  14. Cytisus scoparius — Scotch broom (A)
  15. Digitalis lanata — Grecian foxglove (C)
  16. Dioscorea batatas or D. polystacha — Chinese yam (C)
  17. Dioscorea oppositifolia — Indian yam (A)
  18. Egeria densa — Brazilian waterweed / wide-leaf anacharis (A)
  19. Eichhornia azurea — Anchored water hyacinth (C)
  20. Eichhornia crassipes — Water hyacinth, floating (C)
  21. Fallopia sachalinensis / Polygonum sachalinense — Giant knotweed (A)
  22. Fallopia x bohemicum / Polygonum x bohemicum — Bohemian knotweed (C)
  23. Glossostigma cleistanthum — Mudmat (C)
  24. Heracleum mantegazzianum — Giant hogweed (A) — sap causes severe burns
  25. Hydrilla verticillata — Hydrilla (A)
  26. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae — European frogbit (A)
  27. Hydrocotyle ranunculoides — Floating marsh pennywort (C)
  28. Hygrophila polysperma — Indian swampweed (C)
  29. Impatiens glandulifera — Policeman's helmet (C)
  30. Ipomoea aquatica — Water spinach / swamp morning-glory (C)
  31. Lagarosiphon major — Oxygen-weed / African elodea (A)
  32. Lepidium latifolium — Perennial / broadleaved pepperweed (A)
  33. Lespedeza cuneata / L. sericea — Sericea / Chinese lespedeza (A)
  34. Limnophila sessiliflora — Asian marshweed (C)
  35. Lonicera japonica — Japanese honeysuckle (A)
  36. Lythrum virgatum — Wanded loosestrife (C)
  37. Microstegium vimineum — Japanese stilt grass (A)
  38. Myriophyllum aquaticum — Parrot feather (A)
  39. Najas minor — Brittle / lesser naiad (A)
  40. Nelumbo nucifera — Sacred lotus (C)
  41. Nymphoides peltata — Yellow floating heart (A)
  42. Oenanthe javanica — Java waterdropwort / Vietnamese parsley (C)
  43. Oplismenus hirtellus ssp. undulatifolius — Wavy leaf basket grass (C)
  44. Ottelia alismoides — Duck lettuce (C)
  45. Paulownia tomentosa — Princess tree (A)
  46. Petasites hybridus — Butterfly dock (C)
  47. Phellodendron amurense — Amur cork tree (C) except male cultivars & seedling rootstock
  48. Pistia stratiotes — Water lettuce (C)
  49. Polygonum perfoliatum / Persicaria perfoliata — Mile-a-minute vine (A)
  50. Pueraria montana / P. lobata — Kudzu (A)
  51. Quercus acutissima — Sawtooth oak (A)
  52. Ranunculus ficaria — Lesser celandine (C)
  53. Rubus armeniacus — Himalayan blackberry (C)
  54. Rubus phoenicolasius — Wineberry / wine raspberry (A)
  55. Sagittaria sagittifolia — Hawaii arrowhead (C)
  56. Salvinia herzogii — Giant salvinia (C)
  57. Salvinia molesta — Giant salvinia (C)
  58. Sorghum halepense — Johnsongrass (C)
  59. Stratiotes aloides — Water soldiers (C)
  60. Taeniatherum caput-medusae — Medusahead (C)
  61. Torilis arvensis — Spreading hedgeparsley (A)
  62. Trapa natans — Water chestnut (A)
  63. Tussilago farfara — Colt's foot (C)
  64. Typha domingensis — Southern cattail (C)
  65. Typha laxmannii — Graceful cattail (C)
  66. Vincetoxicum rossicum / Cynanchum rossicum — Pale / European swallow-wort (A)
  67. Wisteria floribunda — Japanese wisteria (C)
  68. Wisteria sinensis — Chinese wisteria

Prohibited / Restricted by county

(Restricted in the listed counties; prohibited everywhere else. Ozaukee status flagged.)

  1. Anthriscus sylvestris — Wild chervil (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  2. Bunias orientalis — Hill mustard (A) — restricted in Dane, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock
  3. Cirsium palustre — European marsh thistle (A) — restricted in northern tier counties (Ashland, Bayfield, etc.)
  4. Conium maculatum — Poison hemlock (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  5. Epilobium hirsutum — Hairy willow herb (A) — restricted in Brown, Calumet, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc
  6. Glyceria maxima — Tall / reed mannagrass (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  7. Humulus japonicus — Japanese hops (A) — restricted in western counties (not Ozaukee)
  8. Leymus / Elymus arenarius — Lyme grass / sand ryegrass (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  9. Linaria dalmatica — Dalmatian toadflax (C) — restricted in Juneau, Bayfield
  10. Lonicera maackii — Amur honeysuckle (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  11. Phragmites australis (non-native ecotype) — Common reed (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  12. Solidago sempervirens — Seaside goldenrod (C) — restricted in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Racine
  13. Torilis japonica — Japanese / erect hedgeparsley (A) — restricted incl. OzaukeeOzaukee: Restricted
  14. Vincetoxicum nigrum / Cynanchum louiseae — Black / Louise's swallow-wort (A) — restricted in southern counties (not Ozaukee)

Restricted (statewide)

  1. Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala — Amur maple (C) except all cultivars
  2. Aegopodium podagraria — Bishop's goutweed (C)
  3. Ailanthus altissima — Tree of heaven (A)
  4. Alliaria petiolata — Garlic mustard (A)
  5. Alnus glutinosa — Black alder (C) except all cultivars & hybrids
  6. Artemisia absinthium — Wormwood (C)
  7. Berberis thunbergii — Japanese barberry (C) parent type, var. atropurpurea, B. thunbergii × B. koreana hybrid, and a specified cultivar list only
  8. Butomus umbellatus — Flowering rush (A)
  9. Campanula rapunculoides — Creeping bellflower (A)
  10. Caragana arborescens — Siberian peashrub (C) except cv. Lorbergii, Pendula, Walkerii
  11. Carduus acanthoides — Plumeless thistle (A)
  12. Carduus nutans — Musk / nodding thistle (A)
  13. Celastrus orbiculatus — Oriental bittersweet (A)
  14. Centaurea biebersteinii / C. maculosa / C. stoebe — Spotted knapweed (A)
  15. Centaurea jacea — Brown knapweed (C)
  16. Centaurea nigra — Black knapweed (C)
  17. Centaurea nigrescens — Tyrol knapweed (C)
  18. Chelidonium majus — Celandine (A)
  19. Cirsium arvense — Canada thistle (A)
  20. Coronilla varia — Crown vetch (C)
  21. Cynoglossum officinale — Hound's tongue (A)
  22. Dipsacus laciniatus — Cut-leaved teasel (A)
  23. Dipsacus sylvestris / D. fullonum — Common teasel (A)
  24. Elaeagnus angustifolia — Russian olive (A)
  25. Elaeagnus umbellata — Autumn olive (A)
  26. Epipactis helleborine — Helleborine orchid (A)
  27. Euonymus alatus — Burning bush (C) incl. cv. 'Nordine', excl. all other cultivars
  28. Euphorbia cyparissias — Cypress spurge (A)
  29. Euphorbia esula — Leafy spurge (A)
  30. Fallopia japonica / Polygonum cuspidatum — Japanese knotweed (A)
  31. Filipendula ulmaria — Queen of the meadow (C)
  32. Galeopsis tetrahit — Hemp nettle (A)
  33. Galium mollugo — White bedstraw (C)
  34. Hesperis matronalis — Dame's rocket (A)
  35. Impatiens balfourii — Balfour's touch-me-not (C)
  36. Iris pseudacorus — Yellow iris (C)
  37. Knautia arvensis — Field scabiosa (C)
  38. Lonicera morrowii — Morrow's honeysuckle (A)
  39. Lonicera tatarica — Tartarian honeysuckle (A)
  40. Lonicera x bella — Bell's / showy bush honeysuckle (A)
  41. Lysimachia nummularia — Moneywort (A) except cv. Aurea and yellow/gold leaf forms
  42. Lysimachia vulgaris — Garden yellow loosestrife (C)
  43. Lythrum salicaria — Purple loosestrife (A)
  44. Morus alba — White mulberry (C) except male cultivars
  45. Myosotis scorpioides — Aquatic forget-me-not (C)
  46. Myosotis sylvatica — Woodland forget-me-not (C)
  47. Myriophyllum spicatum — Eurasian watermilfoil (A)
  48. Najas marina — Spiny naiad (C)
  49. Pastinaca sativa — Wild parsnip (A) except garden vegetable formsap causes burns
  50. Phalaris arundinacea var. picta — Ribbon grass / gardener's garters & ornamental variegated cultivars (C) does not include the parent type, reed canary grass
  51. Pimpinella saxifraga — Scarlet pimpernel / burnet saxifrage (C)
  52. Populus alba — White poplar (C)
  53. Potamogeton crispus — Curly-leaf pondweed (A)
  54. Rhamnus catharticaCommon buckthorn (A)
  55. Rhamnus frangula / Frangula alnusGlossy buckthorn (A) incl. Columnaris (tall hedge) cultivar; excl. cv. Asplenifolia & Fineline
  56. Robinia hispida — Rose acacia / bristly locust (C)
  57. Robinia pseudoacacia — Black locust (C) except all cultivars
  58. Rosa multiflora — Multiflora rose (A)
  59. Tanacetum vulgare — Tansy (A) except cv. Aureum & Crispum
  60. Typha angustifolia — Narrow-leaf cattail (A)
  61. Typha x glauca — Hybrid cattail (A)
  62. Ulmus pumilaSiberian elm (C) except hybrids & rootstock individualsrelevant to the property's elm ID question
  63. Valeriana officinalis — Garden heliotrope / Valerian (C)
Phase-out: Restricted-only plants present in WI before their effective listing date may be moved without a permit for up to 3 years (herbaceous plants & woody vines) or 5 years (trees & shrubs) from the listing date.

Fish and Crayfish

Prohibited

  1. Channidae — Snakehead family (A), incl. Channa argus (Northern), C. bleheri (Rainbow), C. gachua (Dwarf), C. maculata (Blotched), C. marulius (Bullseye), C. punctata (Spotted), C. striata (Chevron)
  2. Ctenopharyngodon idella — Grass carp (A)
  3. Cyprinella lutrensis — Red shiner (A)
  4. Hypophthalmichthys molitrix — Silver carp (A)
  5. Hypophthalmichthys nobilis — Bighead carp (A)
  6. Mylopharyngodon piceus — Black carp (A)
  7. Sander lucioperca — Zander (A)
  8. Scardinius erythrophthalmus — Rudd (A)
  9. Tinca tinca — Tench (A)
  10. All other nonnative fish & crayfish, except: established nonnative species; viable aquarium-trade fish; aquaculture-industry fish; nonviable fish; genetically modified fish

Restricted

1. Established nonnative fish & crayfish: Alewife, Common carp, Western & Eastern mosquitofish, Three-spine stickleback, Ruffe, White perch, Round goby, Rusty crayfish, Rainbow smelt, Sea lamprey, Tubenose goby

2. Aquarium-trade viable fish: Sterlet, Goldfish, Koi carp, Ide, Weather loach, Chinese hi-fin banded shark, Bitterling

3. Aquaculture-industry fish: Redear sunfish, Pink/Coho/Chinook salmon, Rainbow trout, Atlantic salmon, Brown trout, Arctic char, Tiger trout, Tilapia

4. Nonviable fish species

5. Viable genetically modified native & nonnative fish


Aquatic Invertebrates (except crayfish)

Prohibited

  1. Bithynia tentaculata — Faucet snail (A)
  2. Bythotrephes cederstroemi — Spiny water flea (A)
  3. Cercopagis pengoi — Fishhook water flea (A)
  4. Corbicula fluminea — Asian clam (A)
  5. Daphnia lumholtzi — Water flea (A)
  6. Dikerogammarus villosus — Killer shrimp (C)
  7. Dreissena rostriformis — Quagga mussel (A)
  8. Eriocheir sinensis — Chinese mitten crab (A)
  9. Hemimysis anomala — Bloody shrimp (A)
  10. Limnoperna fortunei — Golden mussel (C)
  11. Melanoides tuberculata — Malaysian trumpet snail (C)
  12. Potamopyrgus antipodarum — New Zealand mud snail (A)

Restricted

  1. Cipangopaludina chinensis — Chinese mystery snail (A)
  2. Cipangopaludina japonica — Japanese trapdoor / mystery snail (C)
  3. Dreissena polymorpha — Zebra mussel (A)
  4. Valvata piscinalis — European valve snail (C)
  5. Viviparus georgianus — Banded mystery snail (C)

Terrestrial Invertebrates & Plant Disease-Causing Microorganisms

Prohibited

  1. Adelges tsugae — Hemlock woolly adelgid (A)
  2. Anoplophora glabripennis — Asian longhorned beetle (A)
  3. Dendroctonus ponderosae — Mountain pine beetle (C)
  4. Geosmithia morbida — Thousand cankers disease of walnut (C)
  5. Lymantria dispar — Asian spongy moth (A)
  6. Phytophthora ramorum — Sudden oak death pathogen (A)
  7. Pityophthorus juglandis — Walnut twig beetle (C)

Restricted

  1. Agrilus planipennis — Emerald ash borer (A)
  2. Amynthas / Amynthus species — Jumping worm (A)
  3. Lymantria dispar — European spongy moth (A)

Terrestrial & Aquatic Vertebrates (except fish)

Prohibited

  1. Myiopsitta monachus — Monk / Quaker parakeet (A)
  2. Myocastor coypus — Nutria (C)
  3. Sus domestica — Feral domestic swine (A)
  4. Sus scrofa — Russian boar & other wild swine (A)

Fungus

Prohibited

  1. Pseudogymnoascus destructans — White-nose syndrome fungal pathogen (B)

Property-relevant summary (Ozaukee Co. / Grafton — Manawa silt loam slope)

Most of this statewide list (Great Lakes fish, aquatic invertebrates, southern-only species) has no bearing on a west-facing river-slope woodland. The species realistically relevant here:

  • Active removal targets already on-site or likely: common buckthorn, glossy buckthorn, garlic mustard (all statewide Restricted); plus creeping Charlie (Glechoma hederacea — not NR 40 listed but invasive).
  • Restricted-in-Ozaukee (split status) to watch for: Amur honeysuckle, poison hemlock, wild chervil, Japanese hedgeparsley, reed mannagrass, common reed, lyme grass.
  • Elm ID tie-in: Ulmus pumila (Siberian elm) is statewide Restricted — relevant to confirming the property's 5 adult elms aren't this.
  • Mulberry tie-in: Morus alba (white mulberry) is statewide Restricted except male cultivars — relevant to the property's 2 unverified mulberries (red vs. white ID).

Compiled verbatim from the WI DNR combined NR 40 list, version V.2026.04.09. To add to the project: download and upload to the project knowledge — Claude cannot write to project files directly.