Pluchea indica
System : Terrestrial
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Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
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Asteraceae
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Pluchea indica is a shrub that grows up to 2 meters high. With its rapid growth, it can quickly form dense stands, particularly in wetlands, and alter the habitat for certain species of birds. It may compete with fodder crops in pastures near the coast or with native plants in marshes.

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Compiler: Comité français de l'UICN (IUCN French Committee) & IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)

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Publication date: 2008-03-14

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Pluchea indica. Downloaded from http://iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Pluchea+indica on 03-01-2025.

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ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), 2008. Online Database Pluchea indica�(L.) Less.
Summary: An online database that provides taxonomic information, common names, synonyms and geographical jurisdiction of a species. In addition links are provided to retrieve biological records and collection information from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal and bioscience articles from BioOne journals.
Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=36072 [Accessed 13 March 2008]
MacKee, H.S. 1994. Catalogue des plantes introduites et cultiv�es en Nouvelle-Cal�donie, 2nd edn. MNHN, Paris.
Summary: Cet ouvrage liste 1412 taxons (esp�ces, sous esp�ces et vari�t�s) introduits en Nouvelle-Cal�donie. L auteur pr�cise dans la majorit� des cas si l esp�ce est cultiv�e ou naturalis�e.
Meyer, Jean-Yves & Loope, Lloyd & Sheppard, A. & Munzinger, Jérôme & Jaffré, Tanguy. (2006). Les plantes envahissantes et potentiellement envahissantes dans l'archipel néo-calédonien : première évaluation et recommandantions de gestion.
PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2006. Pluchea indica/i>.
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/pluchea_indica.htm [Accessed 9 April 2008]
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(2025). Pluchea indica. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).