Merremia tuberosa (Convolvulaceae) Hawaiian wood rose, Spanish arborvine, Spanish woodbine, wood rose, yellow morning-glory

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Wood rose (Merremia tuberosa) is a woody, climbing vine with yellow, funnel-shaped flowers that open in sunlight and close when it's cloudy or dark. The mature seedpods look like a brown, wooden rose. 

Species description or overview

Wood rose (Merremia tuberosa) overview from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
Wood rose's description, impacts, images, and distribution in Hawaii are from HISC's high-profile invasive pests site.

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

Merremia tuberosa description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Merremia tuberosa as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

Impacts

Merremia tuberosa (Convolvulaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Merremia tuberosa as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Merremia tuberosa impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Merremia tuberosa as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Merremia tuberosa management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Merremia tuberosa as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Images

Merremia tuberosa information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands   
Information about Merremia tuberosa in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

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

Distribution

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.

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

Merremia tuberosa worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Merremia tuberosa is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Cited as invasive (on a list)

Books

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.

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.

Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.

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.

Bibliography

Experts

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 03 November 2009 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.