Ecological Risk Screening Summary - Blyxa echinosperma (a plant, no common name) - Uncertain Risk

Species that are considered uncertain risk need a more in-depth assessment beyond the Risk Summary to better define the species’ risk to U.S. environments.

Blyxa echinosperma is a freshwater emergent plant species that is native to southern Asia and Australia. This species is vulnerable in portions of its native range. B. echinosperma has been reported in the aquarium trade, but no information was available on trade volume. The history of invasiveness is classified as No Known Nonnative Population. Although there is a record of introduction outside of its native range in Indonesia, information on whether that population had established was not found. There are no reported impacts of introduction. The overall climate match for the contiguous United States was medium, with medium in much of the area from New Jersey to Texas. Areas of high match were found on the Texas Gulf Coast and the southern Atlantic Coast. The certainty of this assessment is Low due to a lack of information. The overall risk assessment category for Blyxa echinosperma is Uncertain.