[MAIPC] Corydalis incisa: what is PFAF?

[Muth, Norris (MUTH)]

This exchange brings up a very important and often overlooked issue with invasive species – which is to note where they are/might be invasive. And likewise with native plants – native plants can really only be native to somewhere, and I’m as guilty as any in often failing to mention where. In a talk to a specific audience, in a specific location, the content might readily be inferred accurately enough. But as talks make their way online, and as much of the information on invasive and native species is largely online, the risk of getting confusing information is very high. This information on C. incisa might be a case in point – parts of the webpage indicate USDA hardiness – one would think the other information on invasiveness might also be with respect to the US/North America. When left unstated it certainly opens up the opportunity for confusion.

Bottom line – a good reminder that we might all want to be more careful about specifying the regions where species are native and invasive – particularly with anything that ends up online.

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From: Elizabeth Loucks <eloucks at TNC.ORG<mailto:eloucks at TNC.ORG>>
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 10:53 AM
To: Milo Pyne <Milo_Pyne at natureserve.org<mailto:Milo_Pyne at natureserve.org>>
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Subject: Re: [MAIPC] Corydalis incisa: what is PFAF?

>From their website  “Plants For A Future is a charitable company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales. Charity No. 1057719, Company No. 3204567”

I’ve been using their website occasionally for the last 5 or so years for edible and medicinal plant info, knowing it was a UK organization.   If you have documents relating to Corydalis incisa invasiveness in the USA, you can share it with them, but I think they are a very small organization with limited budget, staff & volunteers.   I suspect the weed potential field is not one that they have put much into.  (only ~200 plants in their data base come up as Yes, while ~14,700 come up as no).

Liz Loucks


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Subject: [MAIPC] Corydalis incisa: what is PFAF?

just found this website that says “weed potential =  NO” for C. incisa!!

http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Corydalis+incisa

do we know who these people are?





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