Species listed here are those with a woody growth habitat - trees and shrubs. This group of speices represents a different ecological strategy to weeds such as herbs and grasses. Woody weeds have longer life-spans, slower growth rates and time to first reproduction, and have a greater diversity of dispersal mechanisms compared to herbs and grasses.
Species distribution modelling:
Exotic plants naturalised in Australia
Woody weeds
Index to Woody species accounts
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| B | Top | |
| Baccharis halimifolia | Goundsel bush | |
| Baccharis pingraea | Chilquilla | |
| Barleria prionitis | Barleria | |
| Berberis darwinii | Darwin's barberry | |
| Brillantaisia lamium | Giant tropical salvia |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| D | Top | |
| Darwinia citriodora | ||
| Dittrichia viscosa | False yellowhead | |
| Dorstenia arifolia | Not modelled: Problem accessing GBIF records |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| E | Top | |
| Erica lusitanica | Spanish heath | |
| Erythrina crista-galli | Cockspur coral tree | |
| Eucalyptus aggregata | ||
| Eucalyptus astringens | ||
| Eucalyptus botryoides | ||
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis | ||
| Eucalyptus cladocalyx | ||
| Eucalyptus conferruminata | ||
| Eucalyptus crenulata | ||
| Eucalyptus fibrosa | ||
| Eucalyptus globulus | ||
| Eucalyptus gomphocephala | ||
| Eucalyptus kondininensis | ||
| Eucalyptus leucoxylon | ||
| Eucalyptus macarthurii | ||
| Eucalyptus megacornuta | ||
| Eucalyptus microcorys | ||
| Eucalyptus muelleriana | ||
| Eucalyptus occidentalis | ||
| Eucalyptus petiolaris | ||
| Eucalyptus polyanthemos | ||
| Eucalyptus saligna | ||
| Eucalyptus sideroxylon | ||
| Eucalyptus spathulata | ||
| Eucalyptus stricklandii | ||
| Eucalyptus viridis | ||
| Eucalyptus woodwardii | ||
| Eugenia brasiliensis | Not modelled: Problem accessing GBIF records |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| F | Top | |
| Ficus benghalensis | ||
| Ficus carica | ||
| Ficus pumila | ||
| Ficus religiosa |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| G | Top | |
| Genista monspessulana | Cape broom; Canary broom | |
| Genista spp | Broom | Includes: Genista linifolia; Genista monspessulana |
| Genista stenopetala | Madeira Broom | |
| Gleditsia triacanthos | Honey locust | |
| Gomphocarpus cancellatus | ||
| Gomphocarpus fruticosus | Narrow-leaf cotton bush | |
| Gomphocarpus physocarpus | ||
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | Senegal tea plant |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| H | Top | |
| Hyptis suaveolens | Hyptis |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| J | Top | |
| Jatropha curcas | Physic nut | |
| Jatropha gossypifolia | Bellyache bush | |
| Jatropha multifida | ||
| Jatropha podagrica |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| K | Top | |
| Koelreuteria elegans | Chinese rain tree | |
| Kunzea ambigua | ||
| Kunzea baxteri | ||
| Kunzea ericoides |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| L | Top | |
| Lachenalia reflexa | Yellow soldier | |
| Laurus nobilis | ||
| Leptospermum continentale | ||
| Leptospermum laevigatum | ||
| Leptospermum petersonii | ||
| Leptospermum rupestre | ||
| Ligustrum lucidum | Broad-leaved privet | |
| Ligustrum sinense | Small-leaved privet | |
| Lophostemon confertus | ||
| Lycium ferocissimum | African boxthorn |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| M | Top | |
| Maclura pomifera | ||
| Melaleuca armillaris | ||
| Melaleuca decussata | ||
| Melaleuca diosmifolia | ||
| Melaleuca halmaturorum | ||
| Melaleuca hypericifolia | ||
| Melaleuca incana | ||
| Melaleuca lanceolata | ||
| Melaleuca linariifolia | ||
| Melaleuca microphylla | ||
| Melaleuca nesophila | ||
| Melaleuca parvistaminea | ||
| Melaleuca pentagona | ||
| Melaleuca styphelioides | ||
| Melaleuca uncinata | ||
| Melaleuca viminea | ||
| Melaleuca wilsonii | ||
| Metrosideros myrtifolia | Not modelled: No records found | |
| Miconia calvescens | Miconia; Velvet tree | |
| Mimosa invisa | ||
| Mimosa pigra | Mimosa; Giant sensitive plant | |
| Mimosa pudica | Common sensitive plant | |
| Morus alba | ||
| Myrtus communis |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| O | Top | |
| Olea europaea | Olive | |
| Olea europea_cuspidata | Afican olive | Not modelled: Problem accessing GBIF records |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Q | Top | |
| Quercus robur |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| T | Top | |
| Tamarix aphylla | Tamarisk; Athel pine | |
| Tamarix gallica | ||
| Tamarix indica | Not modelled: Insufficient occurrence records | |
| Tamarix parviflora | ||
| Tamarix ramosissima | ||
| Taxandria parviceps | ||
| Thevetia peruviana | Captain Cook tree | |
| Tipuana tipu | Rosewood; Pride of Bolivia |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| U | Top | |
| Ulex europaeus | Gorse; Furze; Whin |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| V | Top | |
| Vachellia karroo | Karroo thorn | |
| Vachellia nilotica | ||
| Verticordia monadelpha |
| Scientific name | Common name(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Z | Top | |
| Ziziphus mauritiana | Chinese apple; Indian jujube | |
| Ziziphus spina-christi | Christ thorn |
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.