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Weed info sheet Weed Family Name Scientific Name English Common Name American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji French Polynesia Federated States of Micronesia Guam Hawaii Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Caledonia Niue Northern Marianas Palau Pitcairn Islands Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Wallis and Futuna Weed Biocontrol Status Scientific Name Common Name Natural Enemy Biocontrol Status Impact outside Pacific on same species Priority Country Introduction Establishment Impact
Asteraceae Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed, perennial ragweed                                               Has natural enemies elsewhere with unknown impacts Ponometia candefacta olive-shaded bird-dropping moth Released outside Pacific > 5 years but status unknown establishment unlikely          
Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata chromolaena, Siam weed, triffid weed         floss flower, mahsrihsrihk, masigsig, masikisik, otuot, wisolmat, wisolmat en rehnwel kesengesil, masigsig               kesengesil, ngesngesil                   Has natural enemies in Pacific causing significant impacts Lixus aemulus chromolaena stem-boring weevil Released outside Pacific > 5 years but status unknown establishment unlikely          
Asteraceae Xanthium strumarium cocklebur, noogoora burr     nggatima ni vavalangi, ovuka, qatima ni vavalagi       kīkānia                                 Has natural enemies in Pacific causing significant impacts Mecas cana subsp. saturnina noogoora burr stem-boring beetle Released outside Pacific > 5 years but status unknown establishment unlikely          
Bignoniaceae Dolichandra unguis-cati cat's claw creeper                                               Has natural enemies in Pacific with unknown impacts Carvalhotingis hollandi   Released outside Pacific > 5 years but status unknown establishment unlikely          
Pontederiaceae Pontederia crassipes water hyacinth lili vai riri vai bekabekairaga, dabedabe ne ga, mbekambekairanga, ndambendambe ni nga                     bung el ralm   water orchid, wota haisin lili vai             Has natural enemies in Pacific causing significant impacts Cornops aquaticum water hyacinth grasshopper Released outside Pacific > 5 years but status unknown establishment unlikely          
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