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2. Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Wikipedia

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   Brazilian pepper, Florida holly, Christmas-berry or false pepper Reaches 12 meters high with intertwined branches. First introduced in the United States in 1898 by a plant explorer. The Brazilian pepper tree has taken over thousands of acres in south Florida and is rapidly growing. [4]

3. Schinus terebinthifolia - Wikipedia

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   Schinus terebinthifolia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to subtropical and tropical South America.Common names include Brazilian peppertree, [2] aroeira, rose pepper, broadleaved pepper tree, [3] wilelaiki (or wililaiki), [4] Christmasberry tree [5] and Florida holly. [6]

4. Environmental issues in Brevard County - Wikipedia

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   Native flora is threatened by various invasive plants, including the Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius). [21] Possession and cultivation of this tree is illegal. Large numbers of volunteers periodically cut down these invaders, particularly along waterways. The Australian pine (Casuarina spp.) is being actively attacked. [22]

5. Restoring a barrier island forest may be key to protecting ...

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   ‘We are having a once-in-a-generation funding situation and we have to get it right.’

6. List of invasive species in the Everglades - Wikipedia

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   Brazilian pepper, Florida holly, Christmas berry, pepper tree Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay / 1840s Landscaping Brazilian pepper was marketed as a southern alternative to holly. Birds and small mammals have spread its seeds by eating the red berries and expelling them from their digestive tracts, allowing the plants to establish in very remote ...

7. Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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   The Brazilian pepper tree is native to Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, but was brought to Florida in the mid-1800s as an ornamental plant. [10] The introduction of the Brazilian pepper has disturbed the biodiversity of the Florida ecosystem, as one of the most widespread of the invasive non-indigenous pest plants in Florida.