Featured species

Trimezia steyermarkii (yellow walking iris) (yellow walking iris)

Trimezia steyermarkii is a rhizomatous, perennial herb often planted as an ornamental. It has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized,...

Hedychium gardnerianum (kahili ginger) (kahili ginger)

Native to the Eastern Himalayas, H. gardnerianum has been widely introduced as an ornamental in different regions of the world. It continues to be...

Kalanchoe pinnata (cathedral bells) (cathedral bells)

In Queensland, Australia, K. pinnata was ranked 47 of 200 invasive naturalized plants (Batianoff and Butler, 2002). In New South Wales, Australia,...

Lantana camara (lantana) (lantana)

L. camara is a highly variable ornamental shrub, native of the neotropics. It has been introduced to most of the tropics and subtropics as a hedge...

Herpestes javanicus (small Indian mongoose) (small Indian mongoose)

Herpestes auropunctatus (small Indian mongoose) is a small, slim-bodied predator native to areas from Iran through India to Myanmar (Burma). It was...

Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) (fall armyworm)

The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a Lepidopteran pest that feeds in large numbers on leaves and stems of more than 80 plant species, causing...

Lepidium latifolium (perennial pepperweed) (perennial pepperweed)

L. latifolium is an erect, branching perennial native to southern Europe and western Asia. It was accidentally introduced into countries outside of...

Trimezia steyermarkii (yellow walking iris) (yellow walking iris)

Trimezia steyermarkii is a rhizomatous, perennial herb often planted as an ornamental. It has escaped from cultivation and become naturalized,...

Cassava brown streak viruses (cassava brown streak disease) (cassava brown streak disease)

CBSD was formerly of limited importance in Africa as a whole because of its restricted distribution along lowland coastal areas of Kenya and...

Hedychium coronarium (white butterfly ginger lily) (white butterfly ginger lily)

H. coronarium is invasive in shallow water systems, along streams and in waterlogged areas in the tropics and subtropics. Once established, it is...