Family: Apocynaceae Taxon: Araujia sericifera Synonym: Araujia albens G. Don Common Name: Bladder flower Araujia hortorum E. Fourn. Cape dandelion Araujia sericifera var. hortorum (E. Fourn.) M Cruel plant Physianthus albens Mart. Moth catcher Mothplant Mothvine Peruvian creeper Questionaire : current 20090513 Assessor: Chuck Chimera Designation: H(HPWRA) Status: Assessor Approved Data Entry Person: Chuck Chimera WRA Score 24 101 Is the species highly domesticated? y=-3, n=0 n 102 Has the species become naturalized where grown? y=1, n=-1 103 Does the species have weedy races? y=1, n=-1 201 Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) - If island is primarily wet habitat, then (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High substitute "wet tropical" for "tropical or subtropical" high) (See Appendix 2) 202 Quality of climate match data (0-low; 1-intermediate; 2- High high) (See Appendix 2) 203 Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility) y=1, n=0 204 Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates y=1, n=0 y 205 Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural range? y=-2, ?=-1, n=0 y 301 Naturalized beyond native range y = 1*multiplier (see y Appendix 2), n= question 205 302 Garden/amenity/disturbance weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see Appendix 2) 303 Agricultural/forestry/horticultural weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see y Appendix 2) 304 Environmental weed n=0, y = 2*multiplier (see y Appendix 2) 305 Congeneric weed n=0, y = 1*multiplier (see n Appendix 2) 401 Produces spines, thorns or burrs y=1, n=0 n 402 Allelopathic y=1, n=0 403 Parasitic y=1, n=0 n 404 Unpalatable to grazing animals y=1, n=-1 y 405 Toxic to animals y=1, n=0 y 406 Host for recognized pests and pathogens y=1, n=0 n 407 Causes allergies or is otherwise toxic to humans y=1, n=0 y 408 Creates a fire hazard in natural ecosystems y=1, n=0 Print Date: 4/12/2012 Araujia sericifera (Apocynaceae) Page 1 of 9 409 Is a shade tolerant plant at some stage of its life cycle y=1, n=0 y 410 Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions (or limestone conditions if not a volcanic island) y=1, n=0 y 411 Climbing or smothering growth habit y=1, n=0 y 412 Forms dense thickets y=1, n=0 501 Aquatic y=5, n=0 n 502 Grass y=1, n=0 n 503 Nitrogen fixing woody plant y=1, n=0 n 504 Geophyte (herbaceous with underground storage organs -- bulbs, corms, or tubers) y=1, n=0 n 601 Evidence of substantial reproductive failure in native habitat y=1, n=0 n 602 Produces viable seed y=1, n=-1 y 603 Hybridizes naturally y=1, n=-1 604 Self-compatible or apomictic y=1, n=-1 y 605 Requires specialist pollinators y=-1, n=0 n 606 Reproduction by vegetative fragmentation y=1, n=-1 y 607 Minimum generative time (years) 1 year = 1, 2 or 3 years = 0, 1 4+ years = -1 701 Propagules likely to be dispersed unintentionally (plants growing in heavily trafficked y=1, n=-1 y areas) 702 Propagules dispersed intentionally by people y=1, n=-1 y 703 Propagules likely to disperse as a produce contaminant y=1, n=-1 704 Propagules adapted to wind dispersal y=1, n=-1 y 705 Propagules water dispersed y=1, n=-1 y 706 Propagules bird dispersed y=1, n=-1 n 707 Propagules dispersed by other animals (externally) y=1, n=-1 y 708 Propagules survive passage through the gut y=1, n=-1 n 801 Prolific seed production (>1000/m2) y=1, n=-1 802 Evidence that a persistent propagule bank is formed (>1 yr) y=1, n=-1 n 803 Well controlled by herbicides y=-1, n=1 804 Tolerates, or benefits from, mutilation, cultivation, or fire y=1, n=-1 y 805 Effective natural enemies present locally (e.g. introduced biocontrol agents) y=-1, n=1 Designation: H(HPWRA) WRA Score 24 Print Date: 4/12/2012 Araujia sericifera (Apocynaceae) Page 2 of 9 Supporting Data: 101 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Is the species highly domesticated? No] No evidence recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian Journal of Botany. 53(3): 225–230. 102 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 103 2012. WRA Specialist. Personal Communication. NA 201 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Species suited to tropical or subtropical climate(s) 2-High] "Moth vine (Araujia recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of sericifera Brot.) (Syn. A. hortorum E.Fourn, Pysianthus albens Mart., A. dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, sericofera Brot.) (Asclepiadaceae) is native to southern Brazil and Argentina Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian (Forster and Bruyns 1992)." Journal of Botany. 53(3): 225–230. 202 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Quality of climate match data 2-High] recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian Journal of Botany. 53(3): 225–230. 203 1998. Csurhes, S./Edwards, R.. Potential [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? Possibly Yes. Grows in environmental weeds in Australia: Candidate temperate and subtropical climates] "This species is native to southern Brazil and species for preventative control. Biodiversity has been recorded as a weed in South Africa and New Zealand (Holm et al. Group, Environment Australia, Canberra, 1979). Joel and Liston (1986) recorded A. sericifera as a weed in Israel, where it Australia has escaped cultivation and invaded orchards on the coastal plains. In the United States, A. hortorum is sold in the nursery trade and has naturalised in temperate and sub tropical regions. In Australia, the plant is widespread throughout the eastern States, particularly from south-east Queensland south along the coast of New South Wales, where it tends to be associated with rainforest remnants, vine scrubs and wet sclerophyll forests. It has a limited distribution in Victoria, where it has invaded riparian vegetation and damp sclerophyll forest. It does not appear to be in the Australian nursery trade." 203 2012. Dave's Gardern. PlantFiles: Cruel Plant, [Broad climate suitability (environmental versatility)? Possibly No] "Hardiness: Moth Plant, Bladder Vine, Poor Man's USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Stephanotis - Araujia sericifera. Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)" http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/31526/ 204 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Native or naturalized in regions with tropical or subtropical climates? Yes] "Moth recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of vine (Araujia sericifera Brot.) (Syn. A. hortorum E.Fourn, Pysianthus albens Mart., dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, A. sericofera Brot.) (Asclepiadaceae) is native to southern Brazil and Argentina Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian (Forster and Bruyns 1992)." Journal of Botany. 53(3): 225–230. 205 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of range? Yes] "It was originally introduced to gardens for its attractive white flowers dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, and its curiosity value as a moth trap (Stearns 1887). It is listed as invasive in Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian Australia (Kleinschmidt and Johnson 1979; Muyt 2001), New Zealand (Ward et al. Journal of Botany. 53(3): 225–230. 1999; Coulston 2002), Spain (Carretero 1989) and North America (Bellue 1948; Spellman and Gunn 1976). Moth vine is also recorded as naturalised in other countries (Forster and Bruyns 1992), including southern Africa (Dyer 1975), Israel (Danin 2000) and Turkey (Altinözlü and Dönmez 2003)." 205 2010. Coombs, G./Peter, C.I.. The invasive [Does the species have a history of repeated introductions outside its natural ‘mothcatcher’ (Araujia sericifera Brot.; range? Yes] "Araujia sericifera (Apocynaceae Asclepiadoideae) is indigenous to Asclepiadoideae) co-opts native honeybees as its tropical (including Peru, Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil) and temperate primary pollinator in South Africa. AoB PLANTS. (Uruguay) regions of South America, and has become invasive in several plq021, doi:10.1093/aobpla/plq021: . countries in Europe (France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain), Australia, New Zealand, North America, Israel and South Africa (Forster and Bruyns 1992; EMPPO 2008)." 301 2002. Sobrino, E./Sanz-Elorza, M./Dana, [Naturalized beyond native range? Yes] "The alien plant species and the E.D./González-Moreno, A.. Invasibility of a ecological factors that facilitate their invasion to a coastal strip in the Baix Camp Coastal Strip in NE Spain by Alien Plants. region (TarragonaN, E Spain) were studied. A detailedi nventory of the area Journal of Vegetation Science. 13(4): 585-594. showed that 20% of the plant species, most of them from the American Continent, were aliens, many of which were strongly invasive." … "Thus, within the riparian bed and the adjacent surroundings a large number of the neophytes showed appreciable invasive potential ability (established and pest), e.g. Araujia sericifera,…" Print Date: 4/12/2012 Araujia sericifera (Apocynaceae) Page 3 of 9 301 2005. Vivian-Smith, G./Panetta, F.D.. Seedling [Naturalized beyond native range? Yes] "It was originally introduced to gardens recruitment, seed persistence and aspects of for its attractive white flowers and its curiosity value as a moth trap (Stearns dispersal ecology of the invasive moth vine, 1887). It is listed as invasive in Australia (Kleinschmidt and Johnson 1979; Muyt Araujia sericifera (Asclepiadaceae). Australian 2001), New Zealand (Ward et al. 1999; Coulston 2002), Spain (Carretero 1989) Journal of Botany.