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Title

Caption

Spodoptera frugiperda
(Fall armyworm)

Parthenium hysterophorus
(Parthenium weed)

Tuta absoluta
(Tomato leafminer)

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4
(TR4)

Pomacea canaliculata
(Apple snail)

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Ludwigia palustris (marsh seedbox)

Ludwigia palustris is a cosmopolitan species that is widely cultivated as an aquatic ornamental and aquarium plant. It has escaped cultivation to...

Malvaviscus penduliflorus (Turk's cap mallow)

Malvaviscus penduliflorus is a popular garden ornamental widely grown across tropical and subtropical regions. This species often persists after...

Inga acreana (ice-cream bean tree)

Inga acreana is a tree species that is harvested from the wild for its fruits. It has been introduced to Cuba where it is listed as invasive, but no...

Inga mucuna (ice-cream bean tree)

Inga mucuna is a leguminous tree native to Panama and Colombia that is generally scarce through much of its native distribution range. This species...

Cornus sericea (redosier dogwood)

C. sericea is native to North America, and occurs in wetlands from Alaska to Labrador, southward to northern Mexico along the Rocky Mountains...

Galphimia gracilis (goldshower)

Galphimia gracilis is a flowering shrub widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental. It has escaped cultivation and can be found...

Galphimia glauca (goldshower)

Galphimia glauca is a perennial shrub native to Mexico and Central America that has been introduced in tropical and sub-tropical warm regions to be...