Melaleuca quinquenervia (the melaleuca tree or paper-bark tree) is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea and was introduced to Florida, USA, at the beginning of the twentieth century to provide a useful crop that would grow in an area subject to drought, flooding and periodic fires where little...

This paper explains "Cinderella species" as plant species which were originally useful for timber, fuel or fodder plantations, but have since become widespread weedy invaders. It continues on to discuss that individuals and organizations from research and development community and private sectors...

Invasive alien plant species are probably the most common group of invasive species in almost all regions of the world. Most major ecosystem types are affected, terrestrial and aquatic. A number of different types of impacts have been reported: on crops, pastures and tree plantations; on native...