Parkinsonia aculeata | UK Overseas Territories database of Alien Species

L.

Common name

Jerusalem Thorn

Territories

Gibraltar

Establishment status

Not established

Establishment status detail

Not established in the wild. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).);

Habitat

1. Forest

1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland

Impact detail

Invasive (Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.1 (Unknown); Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.3 (Unknown).; European Commission (2005) Especies vegetales invasoras en Andulasia. ConsejerÃa de Medio Ambiente, Junta deÂ AndalucÃa);

Impacts

Strong negative

Ecological impact detail

Minor. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).).

Human health impact detail

Minimal. (Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown));

Other notes

Vila nursery list. (Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.1 (Unknown));

Pathway

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Ornamental other than horticulture – Orn

1 RELEASE IN NATURE - Other intentional release - Other

2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Botanical garden/zoo/aquaria – BZA

6 UNAIDED - Natural dispersal across border of IAS that have been introduced through pathways 1-5 - Nat

References

Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.1 (Unknown); Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.3 (Unknown).; European Commission (2005) Especies vegetales invasoras en Andulasia. ConsejerÃa de Medio Ambiente, Junta deÂ AndalucÃa; Horizon scanning consensus for Gibraltar (Unknown).; Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.1 (Unknown).; Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.3 (Unknown).; Horizon scanning draft for Gibraltar version 0.4 (Unknown).;