Widespread High-Risk Invasive Species Were Identified Where Control Would Be Possible. (Department of Agriculture (2014). Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture); It Occurs In Distinctive Patches In Stanley, Camp Settlements And On Farms. (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ); Naturalised. Occasional. Widespread across the Falkland Islands. High risk. Some plants controlled (R. Lewis 2013). (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp); Widespread, occasional. Falkland islands wide. ([Heller, 2019] Falklands Conservation Flora and Fauna List (Unknown));
- 1.4. Forest – Temperate
- 3.4. Shrubland –Temperate
- 4.4. Grassland – Temperate
Invasive.(Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).; Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project .pdf; Department of Agriculture, 2019. Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture);
In some cases, gorse has taken over entire paddocks removing areas of pasture from grazing. Gorse provides important nesting habitat for some birds, including the Barn Owl. (Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ); One of the introduced species posing the highest threat to native flora. Such species are of equal concern to farmers and conservationists alike with their ability to smother native vegetation and to contaminate wool with serious economic implications. (Upson, R. (2012). Important Plant Areas of the Falkland Islands. Unpublished Report, Falklands Conservation. 80 pp.); Poses a threat to the native flora through their ability to invade natural communities. (Upson, R. (2012). Important Plant Areas of the Falkland Islands. Unpublished Report, Falklands Conservation. 80 pp.);
Native to Oceanic Temperate areas of Europe but naturalised in suboceanic parts of Europe and beyond. (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp); Some cultural and aesthetic importance locally. (Falkland Islands Government (Unknown) Biosecurity & Invasives Strategy 2017-2020. Falkland Islands Government.);
Present in garden surveys. (Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).); Ornamental and windbreaker. (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp);
Blake D., Stanworth A., Wong L, Pagad S. (2020). Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species of Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas). Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group ISSG. , Department of Agriculture (2014). Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture. - Invasive Plants in the Falkland; Whitehead, J. (2008) Priorities for Control: A Risk Assessment of Introduced Species on the Falkland Islands. South Atlantic Invasive Species Project ; Islands - 13187_WC1010Finalreport2015.pdf; Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).; Falkland Islands Government (Unknown) Biosecurity & Invasives Strategy 2017-2020. Falkland Islands Government.; Upson, R. (2012). Important Plant Areas of the Falkland Islands. Unpublished Report, Falklands Conservation. 80 pp.; Upson, R. (2012). Important Plant Areas of the Falkland Islands. Unpublished Report, Falklands Conservation. 80 pp.; Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp; ([Heller, 2019] Falklands Conservation Flora and Fauna List (Unknown))