Click on the species name to download the digital copy of the ID sheet. Note that some species may have more than one ID sheet or identification material available for it.
The majority of the ID sheets available here have been produced and kindly provided by the GB Non-native Species Secretariat (GB NNSS) or by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI). Some other identification materials are also available with courtesy from other organizations/individuals.
These ID sheets are freely available to download, print, distribute or link to. Please give courtesy to the producer of the ID sheets when further used.
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Plants – terrestrial/ riparian
- Bohemian knotweed (Fallopia x bohemica)_IFI
- Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis)_IFI
- Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)_IFI
- Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)_GB NNSS
- Giant rhubarbs (Gunnera species)_Data Centre
- Giant rhubarbs (Gunnera species)_GB NNSS
- Himalayan knotweed (Persicaria wallichii)_IFI
- Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)_IFI
- Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)_GB NNSS
- Hottentot fig (Carpobrotus edulis)_GB NNSS
- Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)_ IFI
- Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica)_GB NNSS
- Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)_GB NNSS
Plants – aquatic
- Common cord grass (Spartina anglica) [ID sheet to be loaded]
- Creeping water primrose (Ludwigia peploides)_GB NNSS
- Curly waterweed (Lagarosiphon major)_GB NNSS
- Floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides)_GB NNSS
- New Zealand Pigmyweed (Crassula helmsii)_GB NNSS
- Nuttall’s waterweed (Elodea nuttallii)_Data Centre
- Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)_GB NNSS
- Water fern (Azolla filiculoides)_GB NNSS
- Wire weed (Sargassum muticum)_GB NNSS
Animals
- American mink (Mustela vison)_GB NNSS
- Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)_Data Centre and ISI [no ID sheet available]
- Asian clam (Corbicula fluminea)_IFI [no ID sheet available]
- Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) GB NNSS
- Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) [ID sheet to be loaded]
- Muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi)_GB NNSS
- New Zealand flatworm (Arthurdendyus triangulatus)_GB NNSS
- Sea squirt (Didemnum vexillum)_GB NNSS
- Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)_GB NNSS
- Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)_GB NNSS
For up-to-date distribution maps of these species in Ireland go to maps.biodiversityireland.ie



