This table lists all species profiled on PIER with the genus beginning with the letter F. 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? |
Falcataria moluccana (Fabaceae) | Adenanthera falcataria L.; Albizia falcataria (L.) Fosb.; Albizia moluccana Miq.; Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) I. Nielsen | tree | Yes | No |
Fallopia convolvulus (Polygonaceae) | Polygonum convolvulus L. | herb | Yes | No |
Festuca arundinacea (Poaceae) | Festuca elatior L.; Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.; Schedonorus arundinaceus (Schreb.) Dumort.; Schedonorus phoenix (Scop.) Holub | grass | Yes | No |
Festuca rubra (Poaceae) | Festuca richardsonii Hook. | grass | Yes | No |
Ficus altissima (Moraceae) | Ficus laccifera Roxb. | tree | No | No |
Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae) | Ficus indica L. | tree | Yes | No |
Ficus benjamina (Moraceae) | Ficus nitida Thunb. | tree | Yes | No |
Ficus carica (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus elastica (Moraceae) | Ficus decora hort. | tree | Yes | No |
Ficus macrophylla (Moraceae) | Ficus magnolioides Borzí | tree | Yes | No |
Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus natalensis (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus nota (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus religiosa (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus rubiginosa (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Ficus virens (Moraceae) | Ficus carolinensis Warb.; Ficus caulobotrya var. fraseri (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus cunninghamii (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus glabella Blume; Ficus glabella var. nesophila (Miq.) K.Schum.; Ficus infectoria auct. AND Willd.; Ficus infectoria var. cunninghamii (Miq.) Domin; Ficus infectoria var. fraseri (Miq.) Domin; Ficus infectoria var. psychotriifolium (Miq.) Domin; Ficus infectoria var. typica Domin; Ficus lacor Buch.-Ham.; Ficus mariannensis Merr.; Ficus nesophila (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus prolixa G.Forst. var. carolinensis (Warb.) Fosb.; Ficus psychotriifolia (Miq.) Miq.; Ficus saxophila Blume var. sublanceolata Miq.; Ficus virens Aiton var. glabella (Blume) Corner; Ficus virens Aiton var. sublanceolata (Miq.) Corner; Ficus virens Aiton var. wightiana (Miq.) V. Chithra; Ficus wightiana (Miq.) Wall. ex Benth.; Urostigma cunninghamii Miq.; Urostigma fraseri Miq.; Urostigma nesophilium Miq.; Urostigma psychotriifolium Miq.; Urostigma wightianum Miq. | tree | Yes | No |
Filicium decipiens (Sapindaceae) | Rhus decipiens Wight & .Arn. | tree | Yes | No |
Fimbristylis aestivalis (Cyperaceae) | Scirpus aestivalis Retz. | sedge | Yes | No |
Fimbristylis autumnalis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
Fimbristylis littoralis (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis miliacea auct. | sedge | Yes | No |
Fimbristylis umbellaris (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth; Scirpus umbellaris Lam. | sedge | No | No |
Flacourtia indica (Salicaceae) | Flacourtia ramontchii L'Hér. | tree | Yes | No |
Flacourtia jangomas (Salicaceae) | Flacourtia cataphracta Roxb. ex Willd. | tree | Yes | No |
Flacourtia rukam (Salicaceae) | Flacourtia euphlebia Merr. | tree | Yes | No |
Flaveria trinervia (Asteraceae) | Flaveria australasica Hook.; Oedera trinervia Spreng. | herb | Yes | No |
Fleischmannia pratensis (Asteraceae) | Eupatorium pratense Klatt | herb | Yes | No |
Flemingia macrophylla (Fabaceae) | Crotalaria macrophylla Willd.; Flemingia congesta Roxb. ex W. T. Aiton; Moghania macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze | tree | Yes | No |
Flemingia strobilifera (Fabaceae) | Flemingia fruticulosa Wall. ex Benth.; Hedysarum strobiliferum L.; Moghania strobilifera (L.) A. St.-Hil. ex Kuntze | shrub | Yes | No |
Fleurya interrupta (Urticaceae) | Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew; Urtica interrupta L. | herb | Yes | No |
Flindersia brayleyana (Rutaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Flueggea virosa (Phyllanthaceae) | Phyllanthus virosus Roxb. ex Willd.; Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill. | shrub | Yes | No |
Foeniculum vulgare (Apiaceae) | Foeniculum dulce Mill. | herb | Yes | No |
Fragaria chiloensis (Rosaceae) | Fragaria chiloensis subsp. sandwicensis; Fragaria sandwicensis Decne. | herb | Yes | Yes |
Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae) | Rhamnus frangula L. | shrub | No | No |
Frangula californica (Rhamnaceae) | Rhamnus californica Eschsch.; Rhamnus frangula L. | shrub | Yes | No |
Fraxinus uhdei (Oleaceae) | tree | Yes | Yes | |
Fuchsia arborescens (Onagraceae) | shrub | No | Yes | |
Fuchsia boliviana (Onagraceae) | tree | Yes | Yes | |
Fuchsia magellanica (Onagraceae) | shrub | Yes | Yes | |
Fuchsia paniculata (Onagraceae) | shrub | Yes | Yes | |
Fuirena ciliaris (Cyperaceae) | Scirpus ciliaris L. | sedge | No | No |
Fuirena umbellata (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
Fumaria capreolata (Papaveraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
Funtumia elastica (Apocynaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) | Agave foetida L.; Furcraea gigantea Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |
Furcraea hexapetala (Asparagaceae) | Agave cubensis Jacq.; Agave hexapetala Jacq.; Furcraea cubensis (Jacq.) Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |