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Researching invasive species

Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

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Datasheets on over 1500 invasive species and animal diseases
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Search results for '"Kingdom\: Plantae"'
Eclipta prostrata Eclipta prostrata (eclipta)
E. prostrata has never been reported as a serious weed but it is troublesome in several crops (Holm et al., 1977). E. prostrata is a weed of...
Fimbristylis dichotoma Fimbristylis dichotoma (tall fringe rush)
F. dichotoma is an aggressive invader in favourable environments. It is most noted as a weed of paddy...
Emex australis Emex australis (Doublegee)
The thorny achenes of E. australis give the plant its invasive properties, which can travel impaled on rubber tyres or as contaminants of...
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...
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...
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