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Crassocephalum Crepidioides (Benth.) S FLEPPC Plant List Committee Documentation of the Criteria used in Determination of Category I and Category II Invasive Species Species name: Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S. Moore Category proposed: Cat. II Proposed by and Date: Patricia L. Howell, January 12, 2015 Start date of this document: April 3, 2014 Document Author/s: Patricia L. Howell Common names: red flower ragleaf, fireweed, ebolo, Okinawa Spinach Synonyms: Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) Steen. Belcher Crassocephalum crepidioides f. luteum (Steen.) Belcher, Gynura crepidioides Bentham Has the species been vouchered? Yes No Not known Counties with vouchered records for natural areas: Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Desoto, Lee Voucher data: Entail pertinent data including museum where voucher is housed (e.g. FLAS; USF, FSU, FTG, etc.). Add rows as needed. County Locality Habitat Date Museum Miami-Dade Porter Pineland Preserve Pine rockland 03/16/99 USF Broward Pine Island Ridge Natural Area Hardwood hammock 05/09/01 USF Broward Long Key Natural Area Hardwood hammock 06/15/04 USF Broward Fern Forest Nature Center Hardwood hammock 05/27/04 USF Broward Crescent Trail Preserve (Site 39) pineland 12/07/06 USF Hillsborough Fish Hawk Nature Preserve, Lithia area Mixed hardwood hammock 01/31/07 FLAS Lee Pine Island Wet flatwoods 05/26/08 USF DeSoto Deep Creek (SWFWMD) Mesic hammock 08/28/08 USF Counties with non-vouchered records: Broward Name of non-vouchered natural area invaded: West Creek Pineland, Herman & Dorothy Shooster Preserve FLEPPC Plant List Committee Criteria Template Page 1 Habitats invaded: pineland, disturbed edge of basin swamp Population density / age structure: One plant produces 29 flowers with approximately 4, 370 seed per plant reaching a plant density of 70.5 individuals per square meter. The seeds have a pappus of 10-11mm and are therefore easily blown by wind soon after detachment from mature inflorescence. (Randall RP, 2012) Alteration observed to natural community: Out-competes native re-generation after exotic removal projects Fire tolerance: Readily pops-up after prescribed burns and wildfires. Native Range: tropical Africa Native Habitat: humid tropics at altitudes from 15-200 m up to 2500m above sea level, natural grass land, riverbanks, rocky area/lava flows, shrub/shrub land Additional Comments: This ugly weed has successfully moved from southern Florida (1971) to Escambia County. The suspected and supported mode of transportation is wind, nursery weed, potherb, and also moved and transplanted as a medicinal. It was collected at the University of Florida campus, Student Agricultural Gardens; Ethno-Botany Club section on January 2, 2012. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/scripts/dbs/herbs_project/herbsproject/herbs _pub_proc.asp?accno=213400&famsys=A&output_style=Report_type&trys=2 Supporting images: (insert directly here, in reduced size) FLEPPC Plant List Committee Criteria Template Page 2 Supporting documents: (provide citations and/or insert documents here) C. crepidiodes is an invasive herb included in the Global Compendium of Weeds and classified as one of the most aggressive weed occurring in tropical and subtropical regions. http://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/15870 Distribution Map from the Global Compendium of Weeds FLEPPC Plant List Committee Criteria Template Page 3 Distribution Map from the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants References from the Global Compendium of Weeds Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Strong MT, 2012. Catalogue of the Seed Plants of the West Indies. 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