Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ...
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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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