This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the genus beginning with the letter B. An alphabetical index to all PIER species is also available. Also, the complete alphabetical of all PIER species is available, but it is a large list and may take a while to load on systems with slower internet connections. 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.
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 |
Present on
Pacific Islands? |
Primarily a threat at high elevations? |
| Baccharis halimifolia (Asteraceae) | shrub | No | No | |
| Bacopa procumbens (Scrophulariaceae) | Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small | herb | Yes | No |
| Bambusa spp. (Poaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Barleria cristata (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Barleria lupulina (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Barleria prionitis (Acanthaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Basella alba (Basellaceae) | Basella cordifolia Lam.; Basella rubra L. | herb | Yes | No |
| Batis maritima (Bataceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia acuminata (Fabaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia monandra (Fabaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia purpurea (Fabaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Bauhinia variegata (Fabaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Beccariophoenix madagascariensis (Arecaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Begonia cucullata (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia foliosa (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia fusca (Begoniaceae) | Begonia maxima hort. ex A. DC. | herb | Yes | No |
| Begonia hirtella (Begoniaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum (Begoniaceae) | Begonia semperflorens Link & Otto | herb | Yes | No |
| Bellis perennis (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | Yes | |
| Bidens alba (Asteraceae) | Bidens pilosa L. var. radiata Shultz-Bip. | herb | Yes | No |
| Bidens bipinnata (Asteraceae) | herb | No | No | |
| Bidens cynapiifolia (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bidens pilosa (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Bischofia javanica (Euphorbiaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Bixa orellana (Bixaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Blainvillea gayana (Asteraceae) | Wedelia gossweileri S. Moore | herb | No | No |
| Blechnum occidentale (Blechnaceae) | Blechnum appendiculatum Willd. | fern | Yes | No |
| Blechum pyramidatum (Acanthaceae) | Barleria pyramidatum (Lam.) Urb.; Blechum brownei Juss. | herb | Yes | No |
| Blumea laciniata (Asteraceae) | Conyza laciniata Roxb. | herb | Yes | No |
| Bocconia frutescens (Papaveraceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Boehmeria macrophylla (Urticaceae) | Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don | herb | No | No |
| Boerhavia coccinea (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Boerhavia erecta (Nyctaginaceae) | herb | No | No | |
| Borreria verticillata (Rubiaceae) | Spermacoce verticillata L. | herb | Yes | No |
| Bothriochloa bladhii (Poaceae) | Andropogon bladhii Retz.; Andropogon intermedius R. Br.; Bothriochloa caucasica (Trin.) C.E. Hubbard; Dichanthium bladhii (Retz.) Clayton | grass | Yes | No |
| Bothriochloa decipiens (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Bothriochloa pertusa (Poaceae) | Andropogon pertusus (L.) Willd. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bouteloua aristidoides (Poaceae) | Dinebra aristidoides Kunth | grass | No | No |
| Bouteloua disticha (Poaceae) | Bouteloua pilosa (Hook. f.) Benth. ex S. Watson; Eutriana pilosa Hook. f.; Leptochloa hirta Nees ex Steud.; Polyodon distichum Kunth | grass | Yes | No |
| Brachiaria eruciformis (Poaceae) | Panicum eruciforme Sm. | grass | Yes | No |
| Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica napus (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brassica rapa (Brassicaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Breynia disticha (Euphorbiaceae) | Breynia nivosa (W. Bull) Small; Phyllanthus nivosus W. G. Sm. (also varieties and cultivars) | shrub | Yes | No |
| Brickellia diffusa (Asteraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brillantaisia lamium (Acanthaceae) | Leucorhaphis lamium Nees | herb | No | No |
| Briza maxima (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Briza minor (Poaceae) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Bromus catharticus (Poaceae) | Bromus brevis Steud.; Bromus unioloides Kunth; Bromus willdenowii Kunth | grass | No | No |
| Bromus diandrus (Poaceae) | Bromus rigidus Roth [=Bromus diandrus Roth var. rigidus (Roth) Sales] | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus hordeaceus (Poaceae) | Bromus mollis L. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus madritensis (Poaceae) | Anisantha madritensis (L.) Nevski; Bromus villosus Forssk. | grass | Yes | No |
| Bromus rubens (Poaceae) | Anisantha rubens (L.) Nevski; Bromus purpurascens Delile | grass | Yes | No |
| Browallia americana (Solanaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Brucea javanica (Simaroubaceae) | Brucea amarissima (Lour.) Desv. ex Gomes; Brucea sumatrana Roxb.; Gonus amarissimus Lour.; Rhus javanica L. | shrub/tree | Yes | No |
| Brugmansia candida (Solanaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Brugmansia suaveolens (Solanaceae) | Datura suaveolens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) | shrub | Yes | No |
| Bryophyllum daigremontianum (Crassulaceae) | Kalanchoë daigremontiana Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier | herb | Yes | No |
| Bryophyllum pinnatum (Crassulaceae) | Kalanchoë pinnata Pers. | succulent | Yes | No |
| Buchnera americana (Orobanchaceae) | Buchnera breviflora Pennell; Buchnera floridana Gandog. | herb | Yes | No |
| Buddleja asiatica (Buddlejaceae) | shrub | Yes | No | |
| Buddleja davidii (Buddlejaceae) | Buddleia davidii Franch. | shrub | Yes | Yes |
| Buddleja madagascariensis (Buddlejaceae) | Buddleia madagascarienses Lam.; Buddleya madagascariensis Lam. | shrub | Yes | Yes |