Common name
Spider plant
Territories
Island
Tristan
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Found at settlement and new volcano; presumably not spreading independently, but spread with garden waste
First record
2007
Habitat detail
Found at settlement and new volcano; presumably not spreading independently, but spread with garden waste. 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 Unpublished report.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).