Invasive Species Compendium

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Phalaris aquatica (bulbous canarygrass)
P. aquatica, a perennial grass which can form large clumps and has short rhizomes around the base, has been extensively used as a pasture forage...
Cacoecimorpha pronubana (carnation tortrix)
In spite of the polyphagous nature of this insect, serious damage is confined mainly to carnation crops in the Mediterranean area, where losses have...
Acacia saligna (coojong)
Acacia saligna, a fast-growing, drought-tolerant nitrogen-fixing tree from southwestern Western Australia, has been widely planted through the...
Acacia mangium (brown salwood)
Acacia mangium is perhaps the most widely planted and commercially available of tropical acacia trees. Because the species is also known to be a...
Orbea variegata (carrion-flower)
Orbea variegata is a leafless, stem succulent, perennial herb  native to South Africa, where it is widespread in the southwestern Cape. Introduced to...
Acacia decurrens (green wattle)
Acacia decurrens is a woody flowering shrub or tree native to Australia and introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental, shade and...
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine spongiform encephalopathies (BSEs) are a group of three distinct prion diseases affecting cattle. Prion diseases, also named transmissible...
Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly)
Bactrocera dorsalis is a highly invasive species. Native to Asia, Oriental fruit fly is now found in at least 65 countries, including parts of...
Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. alfalfae (bacterial leaf spot of lucerne)
Bacterial leaf spot of lucerne, caused by X. euvesicatoria pv. alfalfae, was detected for the first time in Wisconsin, USA in 1930. The disease...
Cyprinus carpio (common carp)
Cyprinus carpio is a freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. It has been used in aquaculture almost throughout human history, being...

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