Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Risk Assessments for species
listed on PIER
Risk assessments for species beginning with
the letters "G" and "H":
| Scientific Name | Family | Common name | Risk assessment | Country or Area | Score | Recommendation |
| Gazania rigens var. leucolaena | Asteraceae | trailing gazania | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk |
| Gliricidia sepium | Fabaceae | mother of cacao | Assessment | Australia | 4 | evaluate |
| Gliricidia sepium | Fabaceae | mother of cacao | Assessment | Pacific | -3 | low risk |
| Gmelina arborea | Verbenaceae | gmelina | Assessment | Pacific | 2 | low risk* |
| Gmelina asiatica | Verbenaceae | badhara bush | Assessment | Australia | 14 | reject |
| Gomphocarpus physocarpus | Asclepiadaceae | balloon plant | Assessment | Australia | 6 | reject |
| Grevillea banksii | Proteaceae | Bank's grevillea | Assessment | Pacific | 8 | high risk |
| Grevillea robusta | Proteaceae | silky oak | Assessment | Pacific | 5 | evaluate |
| Guzmania lindenii | Bromeliaceae | guzmania | Assessment | Pacific | 7 | high risk |
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | Asteraceae | Senegal tea | Assessment | Australia | 7 | reject |
| Haematoxylum campechianum | Fabaceae | campechewood | Assessment | Australia | 8 | reject |
| Haematoxylum campechianum | Fabaceae | campechewood | Assessment | Pacific | 8 | high risk |
| Hamelia patens | Rubiaceae | firebush | Assessment | Pacific | 7 | high risk |
| Hedera algeriensis | Araliaceae | Algerian ivy | Assessment | Pacific | 4 | high risk* |
| Hedera helix | Araliaceae | English ivy | Assessment | Pacific | 10 | high risk |
| Hedychium coronarium | Zingiberaceae | white ginger | Assessment | Pacific | 10 | high risk |
|
Zingiberaceae |
kahili ginger |
Pacific |
16 |
high risk |
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| Helianthus annuus | Asteraceae | sunflower | Assessment | Pacific | 10.5 | high risk |
| Heliconia caribaea | Heliconiaceae | heliconia | Assessment | Pacific | -1 | low risk |
| Heliconia psittacorum | Heliconiaceae | parrot's beak | Assessment | Pacific | 11 | high risk |
|
Heliconiaceae |
small lobster claw |
Pacific |
6 |
low risk* |
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| Heliocarpus popayanensis | Tiliaceae | moho | Assessment | Pacific | 7 | high risk |
| Hemigraphis alternata | Acanthaceae | metal leaf | Assessment | Pacific | 1 | low risk* |
|
Malvaceae |
Chinese hibiscus |
Pacific |
-2 |
low risk |
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|
Malvaceae |
coral hibiscus |
Pacific |
-4 |
low risk |
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| Hippeastrum puniceum |
Liliaceae |
Barbados lily |
Pacific | 2 | low risk* | |
|
Malpighiaceae |
hiptage |
Pacific |
8 |
high risk |
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| Holcus lanatus | Poaceae | common velvet grass | Assessment | Australia | 15 | reject |
| Hydrilla verticillata | Hydrocharitaceae | hydrilla | Assessment | Australia | 20 | reject |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides | Apiaceae | water pennywort |
Analysis Report Management |
Europe | prohibit introduction | |
| Hygrophila polysperma | Acanthaceae | East Inian swampweed | Assessment | Pacific | 20 | high risk |
| Hymenachne amplexicaulis | Poaceae | hymenachne | Assessment | Australia | 21 | reject |
| Hyparrhenia rufa | Poaceae | thatching grass | Assessment | Australia | 7 | reject |
| Hypericum androsaemum | Clusiaceae | amber | Assessment | Australia | 18 | reject |
| Hypericum canariense | Clusiaceae | Canary Islands St. Johnswort | Assessment | Australia | 14 | reject |
| Hypericum canariense | Clusiaceae | Canary Islands St. Johnswort | Assessment | Pacific | 9 | high risk |
| Hypericum perforatum | Clusiaceae | goatweed | Assessment | Pacific | 12 | high risk |
| Hyptis capitata | Lamiaceae | knobweed | Assessment | Australia | 17 | reject |
| Hyptis suaveolens | Lamiaceae | wild spikenard | Assessment | Australia | 19 | reject |
*Accepted or rejected based on second screen
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This page updated 2 July 2009