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