Epilobium hirsutum

Naturalised. This putatively extirpated species was deliberately removed from all known sites as a precautionary action to reduce the impacts of invasive plants. However, as with all other putatively extirpated species, these may still be present in other locations or in the soil seedbank and ongoing monitoring is recommended. (Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).); Weed. (Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).); This Species Is Classed As Naturalised, As It Has Been Observed To Reproduce Unaided. Only Been Observed To Reproduce Vegetatively Not Sexually. It Established In Single Locations, Where They Spread By Creeping Rhizomes Over Several Square Metres. However, No Seedlings Were Recorded, Perhaps Due To Lack Of Cross-Pollination In These Strongly Out-Crossing Species. (Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).);High Risk, Low Eradication Impedence, Low Net Area. (Department of Agriculture (2014). Biosecurity Workshops Report. Department of Agriculture); Early Intervention Control Actions. (Pulling - Stanley. (Creation of a Risk Assessment Protocol for Cultivated Species in the Falkland Islands and Volunteer invasive plant recording sheet (Unknown).); Recorded on East Falkland (Stanley). Naturalised. Possibly locally extirpated. Moderate risk. All plants controlled (R. Lewis 2013). Not cultivated. (Upson R. & Lewis R. (2014). Updated atlas and checklist. Report to Falklands Conservation. 225 pp); Naturalised, very rare. Found to the east of the island. ([Heller, 2019] Falklands Conservation Flora and Fauna List (Unknown));