Hydrangea macrophylla | UK Overseas Territories database of Alien Species

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Common name

Hydrangea

Informal group

Plants

Territories

Tristan da Cunha

Island

Tristan

Establishment status

Established

Establishment status detail

Several plants were found in the 1961 lava area, probably brought in with garden waste. These plants are doing well, but do not seem to spread.

First record

2007

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Habitat detail

Several plants were found in the 1961 lava area, probably brought in with garden waste. These plants are doing well, but do not seem to spread. Also planted in gardens

References

[1] Gremmen, N.J.M. and R.L. Halbertsma (2009). Alien plants and their impact on Tristan da Cunha. Report Data-Analyse Ecology, Diever, NL.; [2] Maczey, N., Tanner, R., Cheesman, O., & Shaw, R. (2012). Understanding and addressing the impact of invasive non-native species in the UK Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: A review of the potential for biocontrol. Unpublished report. CABI (ref: TR10086).