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Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide

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Search results for '"Kingdom\: Plantae"'
Ischaemum rugosum Ischaemum rugosum (saramollagrass)
I. rugosum is a serious weed in many crops, particularly in rice (Holm et al., 1977). It is one of the most serious weeds of rice in Sri Lanka,...
Kunzea ericoides Kunzea ericoides (kanuka)
K. ericoides is an efficient colonizer of disturbed ground, and in its native range is usually valued as a nurse crop for the regeneration of...
Leptochloa chinensis Leptochloa chinensis (Chinese sprangletop)
L. chinensis is a livestock fodder species with high nutritional value. In east Africa, the grain is used as a famine food. However, in...
Leersia hexandra Leersia hexandra (southern cut grass)
L. hexandra constitutes one of the aquatic weed flora of flooded rice of South-East Asia and has been described as a serious weed of rice in Guyana...
  Ligustrum robustum subsp. walkeri (Sri Lankan privet)
L. robustum subsp. walkeri is one of the most serious invasive species in the Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Réunion where it is having a...
Lolium temulentum Lolium temulentum (darnel)
L. temulentum is a serious weed of winter crops, especially wheat (Bor, 1960; Angiras and Modgal, 1981), winter vegetable crops (Gad and El Mahde,...
Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)
L. japonica develops into a smothering mass of belowground runners and aboveground intertwined stems that cover extensive areas of the ground or...
Leucaena diversifolia Leucaena diversifolia
L. diversifolia and its hybrid with L. leucocephala are aggressive colonizers of ruderal sites and secondary or disturbed vegetation in Mexico (the...
Lycium ferocissimum Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn)
L. ferocissimum is a serious problem in Australia and New Zealand, after being introduced as a hedge plant due to its stout thorns and unpalatable...
Marsilea minuta Marsilea minuta (pepperwort)
M. minuta is a very troublesome weed in lowland ricefields and ditches in South-East Asia and Australia. In contrast to many other weeds in rice,...
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