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Search results for 'weeds'
  Setaria palmifolia (palm grass)
S. palmifolia is a robust perennial grass of the wet tropics that grows up to 2 m tall. It is native to Asia but has been...
Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (red palm weevil)
Menon and Pandalai (1960) suggested that R. ferrugineus is a serious pest of coconut palms in India and Sri Lanka. Ganapathy et al. (1992) observed...
Glyceria declinata Glyceria declinata (small sweet grass)
G. declinata is a perennial grass associated with shallow water. It is native throughout Europe and in Morocco. It has been...
Verbena litoralis Verbena litoralis (blue vervain)
Verbena litoralis is a short-lived herbaceous plant, native to many of the tropical areas of Central and South America....
Vulpia bromoides Vulpia bromoides (squirreltail fescue)
Weedy annual grasses like V. bromoides can reduce biodiversity on native grasslands, impede their restoration, and alter...
Equus caballus [ISC] Equus caballus [ISC] (horse)
E. caballus has been domesticated for approximately six millennia, and exists in domesticated contexts worldwide (Outram et al.,...
  Passiflora tarminiana
Although the species P. tripartita var. mollissima (formerly P. mollissima) and P. mixta have been...
Leptospermum scoparium Leptospermum scoparium (manuka)
Leptospermum scoparium, commonly known as manuka, is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and Australia. It is an early...
Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima Passiflora tripartita var. mollissima (banana passionfruit)
Historical confusion over the taxonomy of this and its close relatives makes earlier reports on both distribution and invasiveness hard to...
Ralstonia solanacearum Ralstonia solanacearum (bacterial wilt of potato)
Introduction R. solanacearum is the most serious pathogen of solanaceous plants in tropical regions and can cause serious losses in...
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