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Rating | Alert | Impact | Invasiveness | Distribution | Doc. |
Moderate | N | B | B | A | 2.61 |
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Rating |
Alert |
Scores |
Documentation |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
U |
U |
B |
D |
A |
A |
U |
A |
B |
A |
U |
A |
A |
IMPACT
1.1 Impact on abiotic ecosystem processes - U
Identify ecosystem processes impacted:
Sources of information:
Documentation: No Information
1.2 Impact on plant community composition, structure, and interactions -
U
Identify type of impact or alteration:
Creates a monotypic stand displacing native vegetation.
Sources of information:
Morgan, EC. 2004. Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication # ENY-702.
Langeland, K.A. and K. Craddock Burks. 1998. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. IFAS Publication SP 257. University of Florida, Gainesville. 165 pp.
National Park Service & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
1.3 Impact on higher trophic levels -
B
Identify type of impact or alteration: Reduces native diversity that birds and wildlife depend on.
Sources of information:
Morgan, EC. 2004. Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication # ENY-702.
Langeland, K.A. and K. Craddock Burks. 1998. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. IFAS Publication SP 257. University of Florida, Gainesville. 165 pp.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
1.4 Impact on genetic integrity -
D
Identify impacts: No native species of Broussonetia
Sources of information: Waitt, D. 2011. Native Plant Information Network. Accessed 8 July 2011: http://wildflower.org/plants/
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
IMPACT: U U B D = B
INVASIVENESS
2.1 Role of anthropogenic and natural disturbance in establishment -
A
Describe role of disturbance: Readily invades disturbed areas, but can invade undisturbed areas.
Sources of information: Morgan, EC. 2004. Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication # ENY-702.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
2.2 Local rate of spread with no management -
A
Describe rate of spread: Will quickly invade an area without management.
Sources of information: National Park Service & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
2.3 Recent trend in total area infested within state -
U
Describe trend: Paper Mulberry is not well documented throughout the state.
Sources of information: Observation: T. Gallo
Documentation: Observational
2.4 Innate reproductive potential -
A
Describe key reproductive characteristics: Refer to Worksheet A
Sources of information:
Morgan, EC. 2004. Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication # ENY-702.
Langeland, K.A. and K. Craddock Burks. 1998. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. IFAS Publication SP 257. University of Florida, Gainesville. 165 pp.
National Park Service & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2010. Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
2.5 Potential for human-caused dispersal -
B
Identify dispersal mechanisms: Paper Mulberry is usually discouraged by municipalities do to its quick and weedy growth under power lines, but is still planted as an ornamental and hedge row.
Sources of information:
Swearingen, JM. 2009. Paper Mulberry. National Park Service, National Capital Region, Center for Urban Ecology, Washington, DC
Observation: T. Gallo
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
2.6 Potential for natural long-distance dispersal -
A
Identify dispersal mechanisms: Birds and animals eat berries and readily spread seeds.
Sources of information:
Morgan, EC. 2004. Wildland Weeds: Paper Mulberry, Broussonetia papyrifera. Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication # ENY-702.
Langeland, K.A. and K. Craddock Burks. 1998. Identification and Biology of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. IFAS Publication SP 257. University of Florida, Gainesville. 165 pp.
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
2.7 Other regions invaded -
U
Identify other regions: Paper Mulberry is not well documented throughout the state.
Sources of information: Observation: T. Gallo
Documentation: Observational
INVASIVENESS: A A U A B A U = B
DISTRIBUTION
3.1 Ecological amplitude -
A
Describe ecological amplitude, identifying date of source information and approximate date of introduction to the state, if known:
Refer to Worksheet B.
Sources of information:
Invaders of Texas Citizen Science Observations (Accessed 11 July 2011: http://texasinvasives.org/observations/search.php?satellite=&sn=BRPA4&cn=
USDA PLANTS Database (Accessed 11 July 2011: http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Texas&statefips=48&symbol=BRPA4)
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
3.2 Distribution/Peak frequency -
A
Identify type of impact or alteration:
Refer to Worksheet B.
Sources of information:
Invaders of Texas Citizen Science Observations (Accessed 11 July 2011: http://texasinvasives.org/observations/search.php?satellite=&sn=BRPA4&cn=
USDA PLANTS Database (Accessed 11 July 2011: http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Texas&statefips=48&symbol=BRPA4)
Documentation: Other Pub. Mat'l
IMPACT: A A = A
TEXAS ECOREGIONS
Source: Level III and IV Ecoregions of Texas. Griffith, G.E., Bryce, S.A., Omernik, J.M., Comstock, J.A., Rogers, A.C., Harrison, B., Hatch, S.L., and Bezanson, D., 2004, Ecoregions of Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR.
Score: A. means >50% of type occurrences are invaded; B means >20% to 50%; C. means >5% to 20%; D. means present but ≤5%; U. means unknown.
Code |
Level III |
Level IV |
Score |
ER01 | Arizona/New Mexico Mountains | Chihuahuan Desert Slopes | U |
Montane Woodlands | |||
ER02 | Chihuahuan Deserts | Chihuahuan Basins and Playas | |
Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands | |||
Low Mountains and Bajadas | |||
Chihuahuan Montane Woodlands | |||
Stockton Plateau | |||
ER03 | High Plains | Rolling Sand Plains | |
Canadian/Cimarron High Plains | |||
Llano Estacado | |||
Shinnery Sands | |||
Arid Llano Estacado | |||
ER04 | Southwestern Tablelands | Canadian/Cimarron Breaks | |
Flat Tablelands and Valleys | |||
Caprock Canyons, Badlands, and Breaks | |||
Semiarid Canadian Breaks | |||
ER05 | Central Great Plains | Red Prairie | |
Broken Red Plains | |||
Limestone Plains | |||
ER06 | Cross Timbers | Eastern Crosstimbers | |
Western Crosstimbers | A | ||
Grand Prairie | A | ||
Limestone Cut Plain | |||
Carbonate Cross Timbers | |||
ER07 | Edwards Plateau | Edwards Plateau Woodland | |
Llano Uplift | |||
Balcones Canyonlands | A | ||
Semiarid Edwards Plateau | |||
ER08 | Southern Texas Plains | Northern Nueces Alluvial Plains | |
Semiarid Edwards Bajadas | |||
Texas-Tamaulipan Thornscrub | |||
Rio Grande Floodplain and Terraces | |||
ER09 | Texas Blackland Prairies | Northern Blackland Prairies | A |
Southern Blackland/Fayette Prairie | |||
Floodplains and Low Terraces | C | ||
ER10 | East Central Texas Plains | Northern Post Oak Savanna | |
Southern Post Oak Savanna | |||
San Antonio Prairie | |||
Northern Prairie Outliers | |||
Bastrop Lost Pines | |||
Floodplains and Low Terraces | |||
ER11 | Western Gulf Coastal Plain | Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairies | A |
Southern Subhumid Gulf Coastal Prairies | |||
Floodplains and Low Terraces | C | ||
Coastal Sand Plain | |||
Lower Rio Grande Valley | |||
Lower Rio Grande Alluvial Floodplain | |||
Texas-Louisiana Coastal Marshes | |||
Mid-Coast Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes | |||
Laguna Madre Barrier Islands and Coastal Marshes | |||
ER12 | South Central Plains | Tertiary Uplands | |
Floodplains and Low Terraces | |||
Pleistocene Fluvial Terraces | |||
Southern Tertiary Uplands | |||
Flatwoods | |||
Red River Bottomland |
EVALUATORS
Evaluation Date: 2011-07-08
REVIEW
Reviewers:
REFERENCES
Originally assessed for the City of Austin Invasive Management Plan