Report to the Republic of Palau: 2008 update on Invasive Plant ...
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Table 2. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r invasive plant species not seen or reported <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> be present in <str<strong>on</strong>g>Palau</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
Scientific Name Comm<strong>on</strong> Names Family Habit<br />
Drymaria cordata English: drymaria, tropical chickweed, West Indian chickweed Caryophyllaceae herb<br />
Dysphania pumilio English: clammy goosefoot, ridged goosefoot, small crumbweed Chenopodiaceae herb<br />
Eleu<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ran<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ra ruderalis Asteraceae herb<br />
Elytraria imbricata English: purple scalystem Acanthaceae herb<br />
Emex spinosa<br />
English: devil's thorn, lesser Jack, prickly dock, spiny emex, spiny<br />
threecornerjack<br />
Polyg<strong>on</strong>aceae herb<br />
Emilia coccinea English: Flora’s paintbrush, tasselflower Asteraceae herb<br />
Emilia fosbergii English: Flora's paintbrush, red sow thistle Asteraceae herb<br />
Eragrostis cilianensis English: gray love grass, stinkgrass Poaceae grass<br />
Erechtites valerianifolia English: Brazilian fireweed, fireweed, fireweed daisy, Ceyl<strong>on</strong> thistle Asteraceae herb<br />
Eriocaul<strong>on</strong> truncatum Eriocaulaceae herb<br />
Eryngium foetidum English: false coriander, shadow-beni, stinkweed Apiaceae herb<br />
Euphorbia helioscopia English: sun spurge Euphorbiaceae herb<br />
Euphorbia lathyris English: caper spurge, gopherplant, moleplant Euphorbiaceae herb<br />
Euphorbia peplus English: petty spurge Euphorbiaceae herb<br />
Fallopia c<strong>on</strong>volvulus English: black bindweed, wild buckwheat Polyg<strong>on</strong>aceae herb<br />
Flaveria trinervia English: clustered yellow<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ps Asteraceae herb<br />
Fleischmannia pratensis English: purple malva Asteraceae herb<br />
Fleurya interrupta English: hen's nettle Urticaceae herb<br />
Fragaria vesca<br />
English: European strawberry, sow-teat strawberry, woodland<br />
strawberry<br />
Rosaceae herb<br />
Galinsoga parviflora English: gallant soldier, small-flower galinsoga, yellow weed Asteraceae herb<br />
Galinsoga quadriradiata English: hairy galinsoga, Peruvian daisy Asteraceae herb<br />
Gamochaeta<br />
pensylvanica<br />
English: Pennsylvania cudweed Asteraceae herb<br />
Gamochaeta purpurea English: purple cudweed Asteraceae herb<br />
Gloriosa superba English: climbing-lily, creeping-lily, flame-lily, glory-lily, gloriosa lily Liliaceae herb<br />
Glycine tabacina English: glycine, variable glycine Fabaceae herb<br />
Gomphrena celosioides English: gomphrena weed Amaranthaceae herb<br />
Gomphrena serrata English: gamphrena (Guam) Amaranthaceae herb<br />
Gouania polygama Rhamnaceae herb<br />
Helianthus argophyllus English: silverleaf sunflower Asteraceae herb<br />
Heliotropium ovalifolium English: grey leaf heliotrope Boraginaceae herb<br />
Heterocentr<strong>on</strong><br />
subtriplinervium<br />
English: pearl flower Melas<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>mataceae herb<br />
Hetero<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>ca grandiflora English: telegraph weed Asteraceae herb<br />
Hippeastrum puniceum English: amaryllis, Barbados lily, Easter lily Liliaceae herb<br />
Hirschfeldia incana<br />
English: bastard rocket, buchan weed, hairy brassica, hoary<br />
mustard, shortpod mustard<br />
Brassicaceae herb<br />
Hybanthus attenuatus English: greenviolet Violaceae herb<br />
Hypochoeris glabra English: smooth cats-ear Asteraceae herb<br />
Indig<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>era linifolia Fabaceae herb<br />
Ipomoea alba English: mo<strong>on</strong>flower C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea cairica<br />
English: Cairo morning glory, coastal morning glory, ivy-leaved<br />
morning glory, railroad-creeper<br />
C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea nil English: blue morning glory C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea obscura English: obscure morningglory, small white morningglory C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea ochracea English: fence morningglory C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea pes-tigridis English: morningglory C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae vine<br />
Ipomoea purpurea English: comm<strong>on</strong> morning-glory, tall morning-glory C<strong>on</strong>volvulaceae herb<br />
Juncus tenuis English: path rush, slender rush, s<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>t rush Juncaceae rush<br />
Justicia be<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>nica English: white shrimp plant, squirrel's tail Acanthaceae herb<br />
Justicia procumbens English: waterwillow Acanthaceae herb<br />
Khaya senegalensis English: African mahogany, Senegal mahogany Meliaceae tree<br />
Kyllinga melanosperma Cyperaceae sedge<br />
Le<strong>on</strong><str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>d<strong>on</strong> taraxacoides English: rough hawkbit Asteraceae herb<br />
Lepidium sativum English: garden cress Brassicaceae herb<br />
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