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Emex spinosa
(Polygonaceae)

 
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Species description or overview

Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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


Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Emex spinosa
Nomenclatural information about Emex spinosa is provided by ITIS.


Impacts

Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Emex spinosa (Polygonaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Emex spinosa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).


Control methods

Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).


Images

Images of Emex spinosa (Polygonaceae) (spiny emex, devil's thorn, prickly doc)
Links to high-resolution free images of Emex spinosa (Polygonaceae) (spiny emex, devil's thorn, prickly doc) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Emex spinosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Emex spinosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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


Distribution

Emex spinosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands  new posting 
Information about Emex spinosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Emex spinosa as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).


Books

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.


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.

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.

Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii
Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds.) . 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages.

Setting priorities for the biological control of weeds: what to do and how to do it
Myers, Judith H. and Jessica Ware. 2002. Setting priorities for the biological control of weeds: what to do and how to do it. pp. 62-74 in Smith, Clifford W., Julie Denslow, and Stephen Hight (eds). 2002. Proceedings of workshop on biological control of native ecosystems in Hawaii. Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Botany) Technical Report 129. 122 pages. from http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/duffy/techr/129.pdf accessed 16 March 2008.


Bibliography

References for Emex spinosa
Bibliographic references for Emex spinosa are provided by HEAR.


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