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Table 1. <strong>Invasive</strong> plant species <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> envir<strong>on</strong>mental c<strong>on</strong>cern not seen or reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

be present in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Species Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />

Risk<br />

assessment†<br />

Argyreia nervosa<br />

English: elephant creeper, Hawaiian baby woodrose , silver<br />

C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae<br />

morning glory, woolly morning glory<br />

vine evaluate*<br />

Aristida adscensi<strong>on</strong>is<br />

English: annual bristle grass, six weeks needgle grass, sixweeks<br />

three-awn<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochia lit<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ralis English: Dutchman's pipe, calico flower Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochiaceae vine high risk<br />

Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochia<br />

odoratissima<br />

English: duck, swan Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochiaceae herb<br />

Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochia ringens English: gaping Dutchman's pipe Aris<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>lochiaceae herb evaluate*<br />

Arrhena<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>rum elatius English: false oatgrass, French ryegrass, tall oatgrass Poaceae grass<br />

Arthrostemma ciliatum English: arthrostemma, everblooming eavender Melas<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>mataceae herb<br />

Arundinaria graminea English: bamboo Poaceae grass<br />

Asparagus asparagoides English: bridal-veil creeper, smilax asparagus Liliaceae herb<br />

Asparagus falcatus Liliaceae herb high risk<br />

Asparagus plumosus English: asparagus fern Liliaceae vine<br />

Asparagus setaceus<br />

English: ornamental asparagus, climbing asparagus fern,<br />

plumosa<br />

Liliaceae vine high risk<br />

Austroeupa<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rium<br />

inulifolium<br />

Asteraceae herb<br />

Avena barbata English: barbed oat, bearded oat, slender oat Poaceae grass<br />

Avena fatua<br />

English: comm<strong>on</strong> wild oat, spring wild oat, spring wild oat,<br />

wild oat<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Ax<strong>on</strong>opus fissifolius English: caratao grass, narrow-leaved carpetgrass Poaceae grass high risk<br />

Ax<strong>on</strong>opus micay Poaceae grass<br />

Azadirachta indica English: neem, nim, margosa Meliaceae tree evaluate*<br />

Azolla filiculoides English: azolla, large mosqui<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> fern Azollaceae<br />

aquatic<br />

fern<br />

Azolla pinnata English: mosqui<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> fern, ferny azolla, water velvet Azollaceae<br />

aquatic<br />

fern<br />

Baccharis halimifolia<br />

English: c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong> weed, groundsel tree, Sea Island<br />

myrtle<br />

Asteraceae shrub high risk<br />

Barleria pri<strong>on</strong>itis English: barleria, porcupine flower Acanthaceae shrub<br />

Batis marina English: pickleweed, saltwort, turtleweed Batacaeae herb<br />

Bidens bipinnata<br />

English: bipinnate beggar's tick, cobbler's pegs, Spanish<br />

needle<br />

Asteraceae herb<br />

Bidens cynapiifolia English: beggar's tick Asteraceae herb<br />

Blechnum occidentale English: hammock fern, New World midsorus fern Blechnaceae fern<br />

Bocc<strong>on</strong>ia frutescens<br />

English: bocc<strong>on</strong>ia, plume-poppy, tree poppy, tree<br />

celandine, parrotweed<br />

Papaveraceae shrub<br />

Bothriochloa decipiens English: pitted bluegrass Poaceae grass<br />

Bothriochloa pertusa<br />

English: hurricane grass, Indian couch grass, pitted<br />

beardgrass, pitted bluestem<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Bouteloua aristidoides English: needle grama Poaceae grass high risk<br />

Bouteloua disticha Poaceae grass<br />

Brassica napus English: annual rape, canola Brassicaceae herb high risk<br />

Brillantaisia lamium Acanthaceae herb high risk<br />

Briza maxima<br />

English: big quaking grass, great quaking grass, large<br />

quaking grass<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Briza minor<br />

English: lesser quaking grass, little quaking grass,<br />

shiverygrass<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Bromus catharticus English: rescue grass Poaceae grass<br />

Bromus diandrus<br />

English: br<strong>on</strong>chograss, great brome, ripgut brome, ripgut<br />

grass<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

Bromus hordeaceus English: lop grass, s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t brome, s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t chess Poaceae grass<br />

Bromus madritensis<br />

English: compact brome, Madrid brome, Spanish brome,<br />

wall brome<br />

Poaceae<br />

grass<br />

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