This table lists invasive and potentially invasive plant species profiled by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER) that occur on Volcán Cerro Azul, Isabela Island. 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.
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Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
Ageratum conyzoides (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
Axonopus compressus (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
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 | |
Commelina diffusa (Commelinaceae) | herb | No | |
Conyza bonariensis (Asteraceae) | Erigeron bonariensis L.; Erigeron crispus Pourr. | herb | No |
Cuphea carthagenensis (Lythraceae) | Cuphea balsamona Cham. & Schltdl.; Lythrum carthagenense Jacq. | 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 |
Datura stramonium (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
Desmodium incanum (Fabaceae) | Desmodium canum (J. F. Gmel.) Schinz & Thell.; Meibomia cana (J. F. Gmel.) S. F. Blake | shrub | No |
Digitaria ciliaris (Poaceae) | Digitaria adscendens (Kunth) Henrard | grass | No |
Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | Cynosurus indicus L.; Eleusine japonica Steud. | grass | No |
Galactia tenuiflora (Fabaceae) | Glycine tenuiflora Klein ex Willd. | vine | No |
Hibiscus diversifolius (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
Hyptis mutabilis (Lamiaceae) | Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & J. F. B. Pastore; Nepeta mutabilis Rich. | herb | No |
Ipomoea alba (Convolvulaceae) | Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House; Calonyction album (L.) House | vine | No |
Oxalis debilis (Oxalidaceae) | Oxalis corymbosa DC. | herb | No |
Phytolacca octandra (Phytolaccaceae) | Phytolacca icosandra L. | shrub | No |
Plantago major (Plantaginaceae) | herb | No | |
Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
Priva lappulacea (Verbenaceae) | Priva echinata Juss.; Verbena lappulacea L. | herb | No |
Ruellia blechum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidata Lam.; Blechum brownei Juss.; Blechum pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Ruellia blechum f. puberulum | herb | No |
Senna occidentalis (Fabaceae) | Cassia occidentalis L. | shrub | No |
Setaria grisebachii (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
Sida acuta (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
Sidastrum paniculatum (Malvaceae) | Sida paniculata L. | shrub | 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 |
Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Verbenaceae) | Stachytarpheta dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl.; Stachytarpheta urticaefolia (Salisb.) Sims; Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Salisb.) Sims | herb | No |
Stictocardia tiliifolia (Convolvulaceae) | vine | No | |
Synedrella nodiflora (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
Triumfetta semitriloba (Malvaceae) | shrub | No | |
Verbena litoralis (Verbenaceae) | herb | No |