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common broom Cytisus striatus: hairy-fruited broom Daphne laureola: spurge-laurel Egeria densa: large-flowered waterweed Elaeagnus angustifolia: Russian olive Euphorbia esula: green spurge Euphorbia myrsinites: myrtle spurge Fallopia sachalinensis: giant knotweed Foeniculum vulgare: Florence fennel Genista monspessulana: French broom Geranium ...
Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. [2] In Great Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; [3] [4] [5] this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification.
This is a list of invasive species in North America.A species is regarded as invasive if it has been introduced by human action to a location, area, or region where it did not previously occur naturally (i.e., is not a native species), becomes capable of establishing a breeding population in the new location without further intervention by humans, and becomes a pest in the new location ...
On the east and west coasts of North America, common broom (Cytisus scoparius) was introduced as an ornamental plant (e.g.:California since the 1860s). It is known in much of the Pacific Northwest as Scotch broom. [14] It has become a naturalised invasive weed, and due to its aggressive seed dispersal broom removal has proved very
Invasive water hyacinths clog the Pasig River in Manila, Philippines in October 2020. [112] Globally, invasive species management and control are substantial economic burdens, with expenditures reaching approximately $1.4 trillion annually. [55] The economic impact of invasive alien species alone was estimated to exceed $423 billion annually as ...
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It seems to me that "Scotch Broom" may fall into the category of a fixed collocation**. It is the common name in my region (central west coast of North America) where the plant is one of the worst invasive nonindigenous weeds. Walter Siegmund 20:43, 16 December 2006 (UTC) It is called sellotape here.
Invasive plant species are also contributing to habitat destruction, such as Himalayan blackberry and Scotch broom. [14] Both of these species thrive in the Kincaid's lupine environment and have the ability to overtake resources from the Kincaid's lupine. [ 14 ]