Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Breynia disticha
(Euphorbiaceae)

foliage-flower, leaf-flower of the Pacific Islands, snowbush, snowbush breynia, sweetpea bush

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Species description or overview

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


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Breynia disticha
Nomenclatural information about Breynia disticha is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Breynia disticha information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Breynia disticha--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Breynia disticha information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Breynia disticha, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Breynia disticha
Nomenclatural information about Breynia disticha is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Breynia disticha (Euphorbiaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Breynia disticha as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Risk assessments

Breynia disticha weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Breynia disticha for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Images

Images of Breynia disticha (Euphorbiaceae) (snowbush, foliage flower)
Links to high-resolution free images of Breynia disticha (Euphorbiaceae) (snowbush, foliage flower) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Breynia disticha information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Breynia disticha in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Breynia disticha information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Breynia disticha in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Breynia disticha information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Breynia disticha--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.

Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.


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