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) | grass | Yes | No | |
| Ficus altissima (Moraceae) | tree | No | No | |
| Ficus benghalensis (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus benjamina (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus carica (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus elastica (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus macrophylla (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae) | Ficus thonningii Blume | tree | Yes | No |
| Ficus natalensis (Moraceae) | Ficus durbanii Warb.; Urostigma natalense (Hochst.) Miq. | tree | Yes | No |
| Ficus nota (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus religiosa (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Ficus rubiginosa (Moraceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Filicium decipiens (Sapindaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Fimbristylis aestivalis (Cyperaceae) | sedge | Yes | No | |
| Fimbristylis autumnalis (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis complanata (Retz.) Link | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fimbristylis littoralis (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis miliacea (L.) Vahl, nom. rej. | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fimbristylis umbellaris (Cyperaceae) | Fimbristylis globulosa (Retz.) Kunth | sedge | No | No |
| Flacourtia indica (Salicaceae) | Flacourtia ramontchii L'Hér. | tree | Yes | No |
| Flacourtia jangomas (Salicaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Flacourtia rukam (Salicaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Flaveria trinervia (Asteraceae) | Oedera trinervia Spreng. | herb | Yes | No |
| Fleischmannia pratensis (Asteraceae) | Eupatorium pratense Klatt; Eupatorium pycnocephalum Less. | herb | Yes | No |
| Flemingia macrophylla (Fabaceae) | Crotalaria macrophylla Willd.; Moghania macrophylla(Willd.) Kuntze | tree | Yes | No |
| Flemingia strobilifera (Fabaceae) | Moghania strobilifera (L.) J.St.-Hil. | shrub | Yes | No |
| Fleurya interrupta (Urticaceae) | Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew | 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) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Fragaria chiloensis (Rosaceae) | Fragaria sandwicensis Decne. [Fragaria chiloensis subsp. sandwicensis] | herb | Yes | Yes |
| Fragaria vesca (Rosaceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Frangula californica (Rhamnaceae) | Rhamnus californica Eschsch. | 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) | Scirpus fuirena T. Koyama | sedge | Yes | No |
| Fumaria capreolata (Papaveraceae) | herb | Yes | No | |
| Funtumia elastica (Apocynaceae) | tree | Yes | No | |
| Furcraea foetida (Asparagaceae) | Agave gigantea D. Dietr.; Furcraea gigantea Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |
| Furcraea hexapetala (Asparagaceae) | Agave cubensis Jacq.; Furcraea cubensis (Jacq.) Vent. | succulent | Yes | No |