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Euphorbia esula Euphorbia esula (leafy spurge)
Leafy spurge, an accidentally introduced native species of Eurasia, is a perennial weed that is now an established invader of numerous North...
Equisetum arvense Equisetum arvense (field horsetail)
Although E. arvense is found with many crops (Håkansson, 1995a,b,c) it is not competitive with a vigorous crop and therefore has little impact on...
Erionota thrax Erionota thrax (palm redeye)
The pest status of E. thrax was described early in the 20th century (Dammerman, 1919, 1929). According to Corbet and Pendlebury (1992) the very...
Acacia confusa Acacia confusa
A. confusa is invasive in Hawaii (Luken and Thieret, 1996). Bingelli (1999) classed this species as moderately...
Acacia caven Acacia caven (Roman cassie)
The pan-tropical genus Acacia (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) includes over 1200 species, and the systematic treatment and circumscription of the genus has...
  Acacia cyclops (coastal wattle)
A. cyclops is an extremely weedy species, although slow growing. Once established over large areas, it is difficult to remove or replace. Cronk and...
Acacia decurrens Acacia decurrens (green wattle)
Under favourable conditions, A. decurrens has become a serious weed problem (e.g. in Australia, Hawaii, New Zealand and South Africa) as it spreads...
Eucalyptus cladocalyx Eucalyptus cladocalyx (sugar gum)
E. cladocalyx is a rapidly growing tree adapted to environments with regular bush fires, has the ability to mass recruit seedlings through wind...
Acacia karroo Acacia karroo (sweet thorn)
A. karroo is able to produce seeds prolifically, from an early age, is resistant to fire and forms dense thorny thickets that out compete native...
Ageratina adenophora Ageratina adenophora (Croftonweed)
A. adenophora has proved to be a very aggressive invasive species in some parts of the world, notably Australia, where it forced some farmers to...
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