List of edible invasive species

Eating invasive species has been suggested by people such as ecologist Joe Roman as a way of reducing their numbers. This is a list of cases where this has been suggested, tried and/or is now established.

Plants

• Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), invasive to central and northeastern United States, and Europe.
• Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), invasive to Brazil.
• Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), introduced in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, and New Zealand; invasive in many of these areas.
• Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), invasive in North America
• Palmer's amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri)
• Kudzu (Pueraria spp.)
• Armenian blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
• Dandelion (Taraxacum spp.)
• Water caltrop (Trapa spp.)
• Burdock (Arctium spp.) - was introduced to Europe, leaves, flowers and roots are edible
• Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica spp.) - was introduced to the United States from East Asia, shoots are edible and the roots are used for medicinal purposes
• Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris spp.) - invasive, leaves are edible
• Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa)

Animals

• American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
• Asian carp
• Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
• Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
• Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
• Cane toad (Rhinella marina)
• Green shore crab (Carcinus maenas)
• Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)
• Common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
• Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)
• Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)
• Domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus)
• Domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus)
• Goat (Capra aegagrus hircus)
• Giant Snakehead (Channa micropeltes)
• Nutria (Myocastor coypus)
• Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
• Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
• Marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis)
• Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
• Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis)
• Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)
• Nile perch (Lates niloticus)
• Lionfish (Pterois spp.)
• Quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis)
• Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha)
• Walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)
• Snails

See also

• Lists of invasive species

References