Gunnera tinctoria(GUATI)
Distribution details in Ireland
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2009: Present, no details
Gunnera tinctoria was first recordd in the wild in 1939 on Achill Island. Pollen analysis suggest that it could have been present on Achill Island for 70-100 years. The species is considered invasive on the west of Ireland and is not yet invasive in other areas of the country (Maguire, 2009).
* Flora Europaea
* Gioria M & Osborne BA (2013) Biological of the British Isles: Gunnera tinctoria. Journal of Ecology 101, 243-264.
* Maguire CM (2009) Giant Rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria) Invasive Species Action Plan. Prepared for NIEA and NPWS as part of Invasive Species Ireland. 16 p.
http://invasivespeciesireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Gunnera_tinctoria_ISAP.pdf
* NBN Gateway, Grid map of records on the Gateway for Giant-rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)
http://www.searchnbn.net/gridMap/gridMap.jsp?allDs=1&srchSpKey=NHMSYS0000459164
* Gioria M & Osborne BA (2013) Biological of the British Isles: Gunnera tinctoria. Journal of Ecology 101, 243-264.
* Maguire CM (2009) Giant Rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria) Invasive Species Action Plan. Prepared for NIEA and NPWS as part of Invasive Species Ireland. 16 p.
http://invasivespeciesireland.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Gunnera_tinctoria_ISAP.pdf
* NBN Gateway, Grid map of records on the Gateway for Giant-rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)
http://www.searchnbn.net/gridMap/gridMap.jsp?allDs=1&srchSpKey=NHMSYS0000459164