Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems: Fernandina Group

PIER plant species present in the Fernandina Group listed by scientific name

A product of the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER)

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This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur in the Fernandina Group. It includes those of environmental concern (including those that are probably of threat only to islands with high elevations) as well as agricultural and ruderal weeds.  Each species is linked by its scientific name to an individual write-up containing relevant information.

The information in this table is based on the supporting data and may not represent the current situation. Note also there may be discrepancies among data presented at geographic resolutions (e.g., island vs. island group vs. country-territory-state levels), depending upon the reliability of the data at each level.

Species are listed in alphabetic order.  You can browse this list or use the "find" function on your web browser to search by scientific name.

Can't find it here?  Check the list of synonyms for other names (the more common synonyms are included below) or search other lists and databases available on the Internet.

Stumped by botanical terms?  Here are links to a brief glossary and a search engine for botanical terms.

Scientific name (+Family) Often-used other Latin names Habit Primarily a threat
at high elevations?
Bidens pilosa   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Bouteloua disticha   (Poaceae) Bouteloua pilosa (Hook. f.) Benth. ex S. Watson; Eutriana pilosa Hook. f.; Leptochloa hirta Nees ex Steud.; Polyodon distichus Kunth grass No
Brickellia diffusa   (Asteraceae)   herb No
Chloris radiata   (Poaceae) Agrostis radiata L.; Chloris gracilis` P. Durand grass No
Commelina diffusa   (Commelinaceae)   herb No
Conocarpus erectus   (Combretaceae)   shrub/tree No
Conyza bonariensis   (Asteraceae) Erigeron bonariensis L.; Erigeron crispus Pourr. herb No
Conyza canadensis   (Asteraceae) Erigeron canadensis L. herb No
Cyclospermum leptophyllum   (Apiaceae) Apium ammi Urb.; Apium leptophyllum (Pers.) F. Muell. ex Benth.; Ciclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P. Wilson; Pimpinella leptophylla Pers. herb No
Desmodium incanum   (Fabaceae) Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.; Meibomia cana (J. F. Gmel.) S. F. Blake shrub No
Desmodium intortum   (Fabaceae) Hedysarum intortum Mill. herb No
Eragrostis ciliaris   (Poaceae) Poa ciliaris L. grass No
Euphorbia ophthalmica   (Euphorbiaceae) Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D. G. Burch herb No
Gamochaeta purpurea   (Asteraceae) Gnaphalium purpureum L. herb No
Ipomoea alba   (Convolvulaceae) Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House; Calonyction album (L.) House vine No
Oplismenus hirtellus   (Poaceae) Oplismenus hirtellus subsp. setarius (Lam.) Mez ex Ekman; Oplismenus setarius (Lam.) Roem. & Schult. grass No
Paspalum paniculatum   (Poaceae)   grass No
Portulaca oleracea   (Portulacaceae)   herb No
Scoparia dulcis   (Plantaginaceae)   herb No
Solanum americanum   (Solanaceae) Solanum nigrum var. americanum (Mill.) O.E. Schulz herb No
Sonchus oleraceus   (Asteraceae) Sonchus asper sensu various authors herb No
Spermacoce remota   (Rubiaceae) Borreria laevis sensu various authors; Spermacoce assurgens Ruiz & Pav. herb No
Tribulus cistoides   (Zygophyllaceae)   herb No
Triumfetta semitriloba   (Malvaceae)   shrub No
Verbena litoralis   (Verbenaceae)   herb No

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