Species on the "Sleeper list" were selected because... See XXXXX for more details on the list's origins and on the species.
Species distribution modelling:
Exotic plants naturalised in Australia
Sleeper list species
Index to Sleeper List species accounts
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aeschynomene paniculata | Pannicle Jointvetch | |
| Asystasia gangetica | Chinese violet | |
| Baccharis pingraea | Chilquilla | |
| Brillantaisia lamium | Giant tropical salvia | |
| Crupina vulgaris | Common crupina | |
| Cuscuta suaveolens | Fringed dodder; Chilean dodder | Also included in Cuscuta spp |
| Eleocharis parodii | Parodi spike rush | |
| Froelichia floridana | Snake cotton | |
| Gmelina elliptica | Badhara bush | |
| Hieracium aurantiacum | Orange hawkweed | Also included in Hieracium spp |
| Nassella charruana | Lobed needle-grass | |
| Oenanthe pimpinelloides | Meadow parsley; Water dropwort | |
| Onopordum tauricum | Taurian thistle | Also included in Onopordum spp |
| Piptochaetium montevidense | Uruguayan rice-grass | |
| Rorippa sylvestris | Creeping yellowcress |
The big picture
What do we see when we consolidate SDMs for a large and diverse collection of species? The results so far challenge some preconceived notions of what could happen to weeds under climate change. Perhaps the biggest result is that many of the worst weeds of the later part of the 20th Century will most likely not be as great a threat in the 21st Century. There are many naturalised species "waiting in the wings" ready to emerge as the next greatest threat to sustainable food production and biodiversity conservation. Continued...
Exotic plants naturalised in Australia
With such a large and diverse group to model, there are many ways to present the results. I have used the following groupings because often an exotic naturalised plant species will appear in a number of the groups. Following one of the links below will take you to an index page from which you may access the species accounts for group members.