Bocconia frutescens (Papaveraceae) bocconia, parrotweed, plume poppy, tree celandine, tree poppy

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Bocconia frutescens is a branched shrub/small tree to 20 feet in height with large, cleft leaves which are white on the underside and turn yellow with age. * Native to Central and South America, introduced to Hawaii as an ornamental garden plant  

Species description or overview

Bocconia frutescens information from PIER
Information on Bocconia frutescens as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Bocconia frutescens on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Bocconia frutescens in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Impacts

Bocconia frutescens (Papaveraceae): species information from GCW
Information on Bocconia frutescens as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Images

Bocconia frutescens information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands   
Information about Bocconia frutescens in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Bocconia frutescens images from PIER
Images of Bocconia frutescens provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Plants of Hawaii: Bocconia frutescens -- MAPS
USDA/ITIS (http://www.itis.usda.gov/)

Bocconia frutescens on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Bocconia frutescens in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) 
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Bocconia frutescens as a weed in Hawaii 
Information about Bocconia frutescens as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Plume poppy (Bocconia frutescens) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
Plume poppy description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

Books

Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Bocconia frutescens on Maui (Hawaii, USA): species information 
This report on the species Bocconia frutescens in Hawaii--with particular emphasis on its status on the island of Maui--includes information about the taxonomy, description, biology and ecology, distribution, control methods, and management recommendations, as well as references.

Bibliography

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