When this study began, the land lay idle and was dominated by weedy
introduced species of grasses and herbs, including Brachiaria mutica (Forssk.)
Stapf (Para grass), Melinus minutiflora P. Beauv. (molasses grass), Crotalaria
incana L. (fuzzy rattlepod), Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl (Jamaica
vervain), and Mimosa pudica L. (sensitive plant).