non-native species
The nonnative weed is considered an invasive species that chokes out some of the other plants that grow in the valley.
The state has rules in place that prohibit certain non-native reptiles from being kept as pets.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Arriving, entering and invading
access code
annex
annexation
be on the sceneidiom
been
break
hit
infiltration
ingress
interloper
intrude
intrusion
jump
land
roll up!idiom
set foot in somewhereidiom
show up
trespass
turn
turn out

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non-nativeadjective[before noun] (FIRST PEOPLE)

(alsonon-Native)
not belonging or relating to an indigenous group of people (= the people who originally lived in a place, usually before Europeans came), especially a Native North American or South American people:
She said it was offensive for non-Native people to wear Native American headdresses as a costume.
Navajo artists began weaving baskets and blankets that featured wry depictions of daily life, Native, and non-Native people.
They report that these pipelines are being managed without any input from indigenous people or long-term non-Native residents.
The regulations drafted by the state's gaming commission apply only to casinos on non-native land.
Indigenous children were removed from their homes and placed with non-native foster families.