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unusual facts about invasive species



1884 in the United States

The water hyacinth is introduced in the U.S. and quickly becomes an invasive species.

Amibara

A local tradition is that a foreigner in this woreda introduced the invasive species Prosopis juliflora to the Afar Region in 1988.

Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Since that time, the Friends Group has provided the refuge invaluable assistance in preparing to open the refuge for wildlife-dependent recreational activities by removing physical safety hazards; conducting biological surveys of vernal pools, raptors, bats, invasive plant species; and conducting numerous public outreach and education programs.

Bulbostylis neglecta

The rediscovery is timely as the existing populations are being encroached on by an invasive African fountain grass Pennisetum setaceum.

Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge

However, many of the plant and animal species inhabiting the current Chautauqua Lake and Wildlife Refuge and adjacent Illinois River are nonnative and invasive species such as the Asian carp.

Chrysopsis floridana

The plant is a poor competitor with vigorous species such as saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) and introduced and invasive species such as Natal grass (Melinis repens), and Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum).

Clermontia samuelii

Threats to the species include invasive plant species such as glory bush (Tibouchina herbacea) and Vaseygrass (Paspalum urvillei), and feral pigs, which inflict severe damage upon the ecosystem.

Dubautia waialealae

Threats to this rare localized endemic plant include damage to the habitat by feral pigs, feral goats, and invasive plant species such as Juncus planifolius and Andropogon virginicus.

Eastern tubenose goby

Proterorhinus nasalis, the Eastern tubenose goby, is a species of goby native to fresh and brackish waters of the basins of the Sea of Azov and the Caspian Sea and has invaded the upper reaches of the Volga River from its native occurrence in the delta.

Garden pond

In the UK the non-native species Crassula helmsii and Myriophyllum aquaticum, which cause considerable practical problems in protecting freshwaters, are both escaped invasive species from garden ponds.

Killarney Provincial Park

More recently, the lakes have been under threat from non-indigenous invasive species such as the Bythotrephes longimanus (a.k.a. spiny water flea), which threaten local species.

Oleta River State Park

Adjoining the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, the park contains one of the largest concentrations of Casuarina trees (Australian 'pine'), an invasive species in the state park system.

Phytophthora

Phytophthora megakarya - one of the cocoa black pod disease species, is invasive and probably responsible for the greatest cocoa crop loss in Africa

Potamocorbula amurensis

There are concerns about Potamocorbula amurensis as an invasive species in San Francisco Bay, where it became established in the 1980s.

Remya mauiensis

Threats to this species include degradation of the habitat by invasive plant species, including daisy fleabane, silk oak, lantana, and basketgrass.

Rosa blanda

This species is the native flower of regions in Kansas and North Dakota; however, it can be very similar to the Rosa multiflora, an invasive species introduced from Japan.

Septoria

Several species of passion flower are infected by several species of Septoria, and a fungus, which has been going by the name Septoria passiflorae but which is probably an undescribed species, has been used to control the invasive Passiflora tarminiana in Hawai'i.

Swakop River

In the arid lower reaches there is a more limited flora on the Swakop River valley itself, with the typical gallery vegetation from Ana Trees (Faidherbia albida), tamarisk (Tamarix), camel thorn (Acacia erioloba), Salvadora, various fig species, Euclea and also tobacco (Nicotiana spp.), Jimsonweed (Datura) and mesquite (Prosopis spp.) as invasive species.

Viburnum australe

Like other species in clades Mollodontotinus and Oreinodontotinus, Viburnum australe is vulnerable to Pyrrhalta viburni, an invasive Eurasian leaf beetle.

Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

The Source to Sea and Wiltshire Invasive Species projects proactively seek out areas affected by invasive species, such as Himalayan balsam and Japanese knotweed, removing and disposing of these damaging non-native plants.


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Andricus quercuscalicis

Woodway House gardens in Devon have both the required host species and indeed Woodway House was one of the first places in Devon to record and send off for research purposes specimens of both life-cycle stages of this invasive species.

Barry Traill

With conservationist Tim Low, he founded the Invasive Species Council in 2002.

Bischofia javanica

These species are distributed throughout southern and southeast Asia to Australia and Polynesia also in North America (brought to North America as a decorative plant but now considered to be an invasive species).

Cape Santo André

The cape has a native dune flora, including Honckenya peploides, Otanthus maritimus, Eryngium maritimum, Ammophila arenaria, Juncus acutus, Silene littorea, and several other species, although most of the cape is dominated by the invasive species Carpobrotus edulis.

Capitol Lake

In 2009, the New Zealand mud snail, an invasive species the size of a grain of rice, was discovered in Capital Lake.

East Wood, Tidenham

The exposures need regular maintenance to keep them clear of invasive species such as Bramble.

Envirothon

The field test also focuses on forest structure in relation to biotic and abiotic factors; Silviculture techniques and tool use; and the identification and management of invasive species and diseases.

Graeme Sawyer

Sawyer was a guest on Dirty Jobs during an episode that featured the catching of cane toads, an invasive species in northern Australia.

Gunnera tinctoria

In the west of Ireland, G Tinctoria is a major invasive species, in particular on Achill Island and on Corraun Peninsula, County Mayo.

Kudzu in the United States

Of the plants that can successfully compete with kudzu, many are other invasive species such as the Chinese privet and the Japanese honeysuckle.

Python Hunters

The show deals with animal control officers who deal with invasive species in Florida, namely the Burmese python and monitor lizards.

R. sylvestris

Rorippa sylvestris, the creeping yellowcress, keek, yellow fieldcress, a plant invasive species

Ulex europaeus

Common gorse is also an invasive species in the montane grasslands of Horton Plains National Park in Sri Lanka.

When the Killing's Done

Native wildlife populations on the islands, both part of Channel Islands National Park, had been pushed toward extinction by a variety of invasive species, including the golden eagle, black rats, and feral pigs and sheep.