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Higher Taxa Scientific Name
[Common name]
Legal control in Japan Potential impact
Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta Ammophila arenaria Yes Competition with native plants.
Poaceae, Poales, Liliopsida, Magnoliophyta Spartina anglica
  [Common cord grass]
Yes Competition with native species. Destruction of landscape. Native organi ...
Tamaricaceae, Violales , Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta Tamarix ramosissima
  [Tamarisk]
Competition with native trees and shrubs. Affecting water flow by sedime ...
Cactaceae, Caryophyllales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta Opuntia stricta
  [Araluen pear]
Potentially: Competition with native plants. Native organism(s) affected ...
Myricaceae, Myricales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta Morella faya
  [Fire tree]
Potentially: This species forms a dense bush, drops numerous leaves, and ...
Cecropiaceae, Urticales, Magnoliopsida, Magnoliophyta Cecropia peltata
  [pumpwood]
Competition with native plants. Native organism(s) affected: Native tree ...
Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinopsida, Pinophyta Pinus pinaster
  [cluster pine]
Impact on entire community by changing the way of wood and water flow.
Higher Taxa Scientific name [Common Name] Legal control in Japan Potential impact

Mammals | Birds | Reptiles | Amphibians | Fishes | Insects | Invertebrates (except insects) | Plants | Miscellaneous