Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

Risk Assessments for some species not listed on PIER
Risk assessments for species beginning with the letters "N" and "O":

Information on Risk Assessments

The following are generally species that have a WRA recommendation of "low risk" or are native or an early introduction in the Pacific region (excluding Hawai‘i).

Scientific name

Family

Common name

Risk Assessment

Country or area

WRA score

WRA recommendation
Nastus elatus Poaceae New Guinea edible bamboo Assessment Pacific 2 low risk*

Nolina recurvata

Agavaceae

ponytail palm

Assessment

Pacific

-4

low risk

Ophiopogon japonicus

Liliaceae

mondo grass

Assessment

Pacific

3

low risk*
Osteospermum fruticosum Asteraceae trailing African daisy Assessment

Pacific

3

low risk*

Otacanthus caeruleus

Scrophulariaceae

Brazilian snapdragon

Assessment

Pacific

-4

low risk
Otatea aztecorum Poaceae Mexican weeping bamboo Assessment Pacific 4 low risk*
Oxera pulchella Verbenaceae royal vine Assessment Pacific -1 low risk

*Accepted or rejected based on second screen.
**Native or early introduction in the Pacific region (excluding Hawai‘i).

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This page updated 23 November 2008