Invasive species

Abutilon theophrasti (Velvetleaf Abutilon, Buttonweed, Butterprint or Indian Mallow) is an annual plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Asia. It grows to 1 m tall, and has velvet-like heart-shaped leaves 15-25 cm broad. The flowers are yellow, 4 cm diameter, maturing into button-shaped seed pods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abutilon theophrasti"

Acacia cyclops, commonly known as red-eyed wattle or western coastal wattle, is a coastal shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to Australia, it is distributed along the west coast of Western Australia as far north as Jurien Bay, and along the south coast into South Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acacia cyclops"

Acacia saligna, commonly known by various names including coojong, golden wreath wattle, orange wattle, blue-leafed wattle, Western Australian golden wattle, and, in Africa, Port Jackson willow, is a small tree in the family Fabaceae. Native to Australia, it is widely distributed throughout the south west corner of Western Australia, extending north as far as the Murchison River, and east to Israelite Bay. ...more on Wikipedia about "Acacia saligna"

Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is an emersed aquatic plant. Alligator weed originated in South America, but it has spread to many parts of the world and is considered an invasive species in Australia, China, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alligator weed"

Originally native to South America, the Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) has spread to many areas around the world like Africa, Australia and many parts of USA including Texas and California. Their extrodinary success is because, different colonies of the Argentine ants do not compete with each other, unlike the other species of ants. ...more on Wikipedia about "Argentine ant"

Aedes albopictus (Family Culicidae), the Asian Tiger Mosquito or Forest Day Mosquito, is characterized by its black and white striped legs and small, black and white body. It was native to Southeast Asia, and occupied a habitat that spread from Madagascar eastward to New Guinea, and north to the latitude of Korea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Asian tiger mosquito"

The Australian Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) is an Acacia species native in eastern Australia. This tree grows fast and tall, up to 45 m height. It has a wide ecological tolerance, occurring over an extensive range of soils and climatic conditions, but develops better in colder climates. Control of its invasion of natural vegetation, commercial timber plantations and farmland in several host counties incur considerable costs, but its timber value and nursing of natural forest succession provides a positive contribution. ...more on Wikipedia about "Australian Blackwood"

Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) is a large evergreen tree that grows up to 20-30 metres tall. The leaves have a glossy, waxy appearance and smell of camphor when crushed by hand. In spring it produces bright green foliage with masses of small white flowers. It produces clusters of black berry-like fruit around one centimetre in diameter. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camphor Laurel"

Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), also known as "Bull nettle" and "Apple of Sodom" is not a true nettle, but a member of the Solanaceae, or nightshade family. It is known for producing painful spines along the stems that penetrate the skin and break off. It is a perennial, herbaceous plant native to southeastern United States that has spread widely throughout North America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carolina horsenettle"

Cassia obtusifolia L. (syn. C. tora; also formerly known as Emelista tora) is a plant in the genus Cassia. It is also known as foetid cassia, sickle senna, Chinese senna, sicklepod, sickle-pod, sickle pod, coffee weed, coffeeweed, coffee pod, coffee-pod, java bean, java-bean, or arsenic weed. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and is considered a particularly serious weed in many places. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cassia obtusifolia"

The yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) is native to the Mediterranean region, but since its introduction to North America in the mid-nineteenth century it has become a large-scale noxious weed there. It is extremely invasive and has now dominated over 18 million acres (73,000 km²) in the United States alone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Centaurea solstitialis"

Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum), also known as the Florida aspen and Popcorn tree, originates in eastern Asia where the waxy coating of the seeds is used for candle and soap making, and the leaves are used as herbal medicine to treat boils. The plant sap and leaves are reputed to be toxic, and decaying leaves from the plant are toxic to other species of plant. The specific name sebiferum means "wax-bearing". ...more on Wikipedia about "Chinese tallow"

The Citrus Long-horned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) is a Long-horned beetle native to China and Korea, where it is considered a serious pest. ...more on Wikipedia about "Citrus long-horned beetle"

Common Broom (Cytisus scoparius, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), also known as European Broom, Scots Broom, Irish Broom or English Broom is a perennial, leguminous shrub native to northwestern Europe, where it is found in sunny sites, usually on dry, sandy soils. Common Broom is the hardiest broom, tolerating temperatures down to about -25°C. ...more on Wikipedia about "Common Broom" Tell your friends about www.shortopedia.com

The Creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens) is a flowering plant in the Buttercup family, native to Europe. It has attractive yellow flowers and stolons, running stems, which produce roots and new plants at the nodes. Creeping buttercup has three-lobed dark green, white-spotted leaves that grow out of the node [1]. The stems also grow out of the nodes, and are quite hairy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Creeping buttercup"

Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae (Subfamily Faboideae) commonly know as rattlepods. Some 600 or more species of Crotalaria are described world-wide, mostly from the tropics; at least 500 species are known from Africa. Some species of Crotalaria are grown as ornamentals. The common name rattlepod or rattlebox is derived from the fact that the seeds become loose in the pod as they mature, and rattle when the pod is shaken. The name derives from the Greek, κροταλον, meaning "castanet". ...more on Wikipedia about "Crotalaria"

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus), also known as Curley Dock or Yellow Dock, is a perennial flowering plant in the family Polygonaceae, native to Europe and western Asia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Curled Dock"

Dandelion (Taraxacum) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are tap-rooted biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere and also temperate southern South America. The genus is taxonomically very complex, with numerous apomictic microspecies, and polyploidy is also common; over 250 species have been recorded in the British Isles alone (Richards 1972). Some botanists take a much broader viewpoint, and only accept a total of about 60 species. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dandelion"

Diffuse knapweed (Centaurea diffusa), also known as white knapweed, is a member of the Genus Centaurea in the Family Asteraceae. It is native to Asia Minor ( Turkey, Syria), the Balkans, ( Bulgaria, Greece, Romania), Ukraine, and southern Russia. Diffuse knapweed is an annual or biennal plant, generally growing to between 10 and 60 cm in height. It has a highly branched stem and a large taproot, as well as a basal rosette of leaves with smaller leaves alternating on the upright stems. Flowers are usually white or pink and grow out of urn-shaped heads carried at the tips of the many branches. Diffuse knapweed often assumes a short rosette form for one year, reaching maximum size, then rapidly growing and flowering during the second year. A single plant can produce approximately 18,000 seeds. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diffuse knapweed"

The Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis or Agrilus marcopoli) is a shiny green beetle and an invasive species known for killing ash trees in the United States. Its natural range is eastern Russia, northern China, Japan, and Korea. It was accidentally imported to North America from China in the 1990s and has since destroyed more than six million ash trees in southeastern Michigan. It was discovered in June 2002 near Detroit. It has since been found in a few other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Ohio and Ontario have seen emerald ash borer migration from Michigan while Maryland and Virginia received shipments of contaminated trees from a Michigan nursery. ...more on Wikipedia about "Emerald ash borer"

Fire ants are stinging ants of the genus Solenopsis, of which there are 266 species. They include Solenopsis invicta, commonly known as Red imported fire ant (RIFA). ...more on Wikipedia about "Fire ant"

The Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes formosanus, is an invasive species of termite. It has been transported worldwide from its native range in southern China to Formosa ( Taiwan, where it gets its name) and Japan. In the 20th century it became established in South Africa, Hawaii and in the continental United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Formosan subterranean termite"

Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)is a perennial grass that can grow up to a metre high. Its tightly bunched purple flowers make it popular as an ornamental species. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fountain Grass"

The Gambian pouch rat, Cricetomys gambianus, also known as the African Giant Pouch rat, is a nocturnal pouched rat native to Africa. It is the largest rat in the world, growing to be as big as a raccoon and weighing up to 4 kg. They have very poor eyesight and so depend on their senses of smell and hearing. Their name comes from the large, hamster-like pouches in their cheeks. They are not true rats (subfamily Murinae), but are part of a uniquely African radiation of muroid rodents. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gambian pouch rat"

Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is a cool season biennial herb native to Europe and in the mustard family ( Brassicaceae) with stalked, triangular to heart-shaped, coarsely toothed leaves that give off an odor of garlic when crushed. First-year plants appear as a rosette of green leaves close to the ground. Rosettes remain green through the winter and develop into mature flowering plants the following spring. Flowering plants of garlic mustard reach from 2 to 3-1/2 feet in height and produce buttonlike clusters of small white flowers, each with four petals in the shape of a cross. In rural Britain the plant is commonly known as Jack-by-the-hedge as it often occurs along the margins of hedgerows. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garlic Mustard"

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