Coordinated Monitoring of New Zealand Wetlands, Phase 2, Goal 2
Appendix 3: Weeds and Pests Table
Wetland weeds in New Zealand
| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Ferns & fern allies |
|
| Azolla pinnata |
Ferny azolla |
| Equisetum arvense |
Field horestail |
| Osmunda regalis |
Royal fern |
| Salvinia molesta |
Kariba weed |
| Selaginella kraussiana |
African clubmoss |
Flowering plants - dicots |
|
| Alnus glutinosa |
Alder |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides |
Alligator weed |
| Alternanthera sessilis |
Nahui |
| Apium nodiflorum |
Water celery |
| Bidens frondosa |
Beggars ticks |
| Ceratophyllum demersum |
Hornwort |
| Crataegus monogyna |
Hawthorn |
| Erechtites hieraciifolia |
American fireweed |
| Hypericum humifusum |
Trailing St John's wort |
| Hypericum mutilum |
|
| Ligustrum lucidum |
Tree privet |
| Ligustrum sinense |
Chinese Privet |
| Lonicera japonica |
Japanese honeysuckle |
| Ludwigia palustris |
Water purslane |
| Ludwigia peploides |
Primrose willow |
| Lycopus europaeus |
Gipsywort |
| Mentha xpiperita |
Peppermint |
| Mimulus moschatus |
Musk |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum |
Parrot's feather |
| Nymphaea alba |
Water lily |
| Nymphaea mexicana |
Water lily |
| Polygonum hydropiper |
Water pepper |
| Polygonum punctatum |
|
| Polygonum strigosum |
|
| Ranunculus sceleratus |
Celery-leaved buttercup |
| Ranunculus trichophyllus |
Water buttercup |
| Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum |
Watercress |
| Rorippa sylvestris |
|
| Rubus fruticosus agg. |
Blackberry |
| Salix babylonica |
Weeping willow |
| Salix cinerea |
Grey willow |
| Salix fragilis |
Crack willow |
| Salix matsudana |
Tortured willow |
Flowering plants-monocots |
|
| Alisma plantago-aquatica |
Water plantain |
| Aponogeton distachyus |
Cape pondweed |
| Carex ovalis |
Oval sedge |
| Cortaderia selloana |
Pampas |
| Egeria densa |
|
| Eichhornia crassipes |
Water hyacinth |
| Elodea Canadensis |
Canadian pond weed |
| Festuca arundinacea |
Tall fescue |
| Glyceria declinata |
Glaucous sweet grass |
| Glyceria fluitans |
Floating sweet grass |
| Glyceria maxima |
Reed sweet grass |
| Glyceria striata |
Floating sweet grass |
| Hydrilla verticillata |
|
| Iris pseudacorus |
Yellow flay iris |
| Lagarosiphon major |
South African oxygen weed |
| Paspalum distichum |
Mercer grass |
| Paspalum vaginatum |
Saltwater paspalum |
| Phalaris arundinacea |
Reed canary grass |
| Phragmites australis |
Common reed |
| Potamogeton crispus |
Curled pondweed |
| Spartina anglica |
Spartina |
| Spirodela punctata |
Purple-backed duckweed |
| Vallisneria spiralis |
|
| Wolffia australiana |
|
| Zantedeschia aethopica |
Arum lily |
| Zizania latifolia |
Manchurian wild rice |
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