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Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh
killer alga

       
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Related Taxa:
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh

View 1 genera in Caulerpaceae, 1 species in Caulerpa
 

Classification:
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Division Chlorophyta – green algae
Class Chlorophyceae
Order Caulerpales
Family Caulerpaceae
Genus Caulerpa J.V.F. Lamouroux – caulerpa
Species Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh – killer alga
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
             Noxious weed1
Alabama:
             Class A noxious weed1
Massachusetts:
             Prohibited
North Carolina:
             Class A noxious weed1
Oregon:
             Quarantine1
South Carolina:
caulerpa              Invasive aquatic plant
             Plant pest1
Vermont:
             Class A noxious weed1
 
1 Mediterranean clone
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh

killer algae

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Caulerpa taxifolia (Vahl) C. Agardh

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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