[APWG] NEWS: Introduced plants 'weeds in waiting' (Australia)

Olivia Kwong plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Jul 1 10:16:01 CDT 2008


http://www.sciencealert.com.au/news/20080207-17594-2.html

Introduced plants 'weeds in waiting'
Wednesday, 02 July 2008
CRC for Australian Weed Management

The number of plant species now growing in Australia has more than doubled 
since European settlement in the 1780s, largely due to new plants 
introduced for gardeners, according to a new publication from Australia's 
weed scientists. And thousands of them are just 'weeds in waiting', say 
the researchers.

See the link above for the full article text.




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