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Eighteen invasive species were catalogued and validated from 81 observations made by
the CISC/Houston-Galveston Invaders Program in Year One of the project.
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Botanical
Name
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Common
Name
|
USDA
Code
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Number of Observations
|
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Albizia julibrissin
|
Mimosa
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ALJU
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6
|
|
Arundo
donax
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Giant reed
|
ARDO4
|
14
|
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Cardiospermum
halicacabum
|
Love-in-a-puff
|
CAHA13
|
2
|
|
Colocasia
esculenta *
|
Elephant ear
|
COES
|
1
|
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Cynodon
dactylon
|
Bermudagrass
|
CYDA
|
1
|
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Eichhornia crassipes
|
Common water hyacinth
|
EICR
|
3
|
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Ligustrum
japonicum
|
Japanese privet
|
LIJA
|
1
|
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Ligustrum
sinense
|
Chinese privet
|
LISI
|
9
|
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Lonicera
japonica
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Japanese honeysuckle
|
LOJA
|
5
|
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Melia
azedarach
|
Chinaberry
|
MEAZ
|
7
|
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Paspalum
notatum
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Bahiagrass
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PANO2
|
2
|
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Paspalum
urvillei
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Vaseygrass
|
PAUR2
|
4
|
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Pueraria Montana *
|
Kudzu
|
PUMOL
|
2
|
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Pyracantha
coccinea
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Scarlet firethorn
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PYCO2
|
1
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Rosa bracteata
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Macartney rose
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ROBR
|
1
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Salvinia
molesta *
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Giant Salvinia
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SAMO5
|
1
|
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Sorghum
halepense
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Johnsongrass
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SOHA
|
1
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Triadica sebifera
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Chinese tallow
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TRSE6
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20
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Number of Observations
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81
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Number of Species
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18
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*Identified as a target species by
this project
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