exotic Nearshore Terrestrial Ecosystems Glossary Glossary and Key Word List Definition: Non-native plant and animal species. Exotic Species Web Taxonomy-Environmental Media Topics Taxonomy Definition: Plants, animals or microorganisms which are introduced by humans into areas where they are not native. Exotics are often associated with negative ecological consequences for native species and the ecosystems. [GEMET-US] Exotic Species Terms of Environment Glossary and Key Word List Definition: A species that is not indigenous to a region. Exotic Species Natural Landscaping Glossary Glossary and Key Word List Definition: A non-native plant or animal introduced from another geographic area. Exotic Species Ecological Risk Assessment Glossary of Terms Glossary and Key Word List Animal Exotic Disease EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Diseases Taxonomy Definition: A disease that normally does not occur within a particular area. [USGS Field Manual of Wildlife Disease Glossary at http://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/publications/field_manual/appendices.pdf] Bush Honeysuckle (Exotic) EPA EV-Biological Substances-Plants-Plant Taxa Taxonomy Lonicera Cultivars Exotic Plant EPA EV-Biological Substances-Plants-Plant Roles Taxonomy Definition: A plant that is not born, growing, or produced naturally (native) in an area, region, or country. Syn. non-indigenous plant. (SRM 1999) [DOI Bureau of Land Management Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health Glossary at http://www.blm.gov/nstc/library/pdf/1734-6.pdf] Exotic Species EPA EV-Biological Substances-Animals-Animal Roles Taxonomy Non-Indigenous Species Definition: Any introduced plant or animal species that is not native to a region. Exotic species are not always considered a nuisance or invasive.[Chesapeake Bay Program Glossary] Wisteria (Exotic) EPA EV-Biological Substances-Plants-Plant Taxa Taxonomy Definition: Chinese and Japanese wisteria are exotic, showy, woody ornamental vines. These vigorous vines can climb trees, apparently limited only by the height of the tree, and have been observed to reach 65 feet. Unlike American wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), native to the southeastern U.S., which flowers June through August, and produces a non-hairy seed pod 2-4 inches long, both exotic wisterias flower in the springtime (April-May) and produce a velvety seed pod. The fuzzy brown seed pods are 4-6 inches long, narrowed toward the base, with constrictions between the seeds. Stems of the exotic wisterias can grow to 15 inches in diameter in older plants. White-barked Japanese wisteria vines twine clockwise around the host plant and Chinese wisteria twines counter-clockwise. The compound leaves, consisting of 7-13 (Chinese) or 13-19 (Japanese) smaller leaf units, called leaflets, are about 1 foot long and alternate along the stem. Fragrant, violet to blue-violet flowers, ½ to 1 inch long, occur in showy, pendulous clusters that hang gracefully from the twining stems. [National Park Service Plant Conservation Alliance at http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/pdfs/wgw/exoticwisterias.pdf]