Plants not indigenous to the region, but so well established as to have become part of the flora.
A plant that is not native to an area, and that has colonized that area.
A plant that is not native to an area but has colonized new areas that it is not native to.
Naturalisé naturalisiert Aclimatado Acting like a native plant but in fact having been introduced and now established and reproducing.
plants are not native (i.e. foreign) to a vegetational region but can adapt to local conditions; only a few useful, but non-noxious naturalized plants are included in this database
Refers to a plant that grows well in a region to which it is not native.
Established as a part of the flora in an area other than the place of origin.
Thoroughly established, but originally from a foreign area.
refers to species that originated from outside a region and were originally cultivated, but have escaped and are now thriving in the wild.
A plant or species known to have originated from outside a particular region, state, ecosystem, or habitat but that currently exists in the wild in that area as a self-perpetuating population because of direct or indirect human action. For cultivars, naturalized refers to releases that were present in the U.S. prior to European arrival.
A species of plant that grows wild in a specific geographic region that it was not previously native to. Sometimes refers to a species that has been in a region so long that it is thought of as native, i.e., Queen Anne's lace.
herb that is introduced to an area from somewhere else that becomes established in the new area often by growing wild.
species that were imported from another area and maintain themselves without human assistance
Species which are not native, have been introduced, and now widely reproduces in our area. [To return to previous page, click your browser's BACK button then scroll through the page to your last location
Well established, but originally coming from another area.
Of foreign origin, but established and reproducing itself as though a native.