Many plants introduced to new habitats have fewer microbial pathogens than when in their home range, and have the ability to grow rapidly. Such a combination may make for especially troublesome ...

Invasive plants are the Mongol hordes of the botanical world. The plants – non-native vines, trees and other flora – enter the environment in a variety of ways, try to overrun the place and in the ...

Plant species that colonize new environments tend to favour habitats with ample water and nutrients. But invasive plants can be more efficient in their use of resources than that observation might ...

They look pretty and often smell good, but some common landscape plants are nothing more than invaders in disguise. Plants like Scotch broom and some of its cousins, along with some ice plants, pampas ...

When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new article has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to ...

Awareness is growing about the threats invasive plants pose to our ecosystems. But knowing invasive plants are a problem is one thing. Getting rid of them is another. Advertisement Article continues ...

It’s a jungle out there, and Lake County’s plant life is getting kicked around by invading bullies. The invaders out-breed, out-climb and out-root the natives. Air potato, the vine taking over Palm ...

Few people who drive along York’s quiet byways are aware of the drama being played out among plants along our roadsides and in our parks. In many areas, what looks like a pastoral scene is actually a ...

A team of Michigan Tech faculty recently defeated an unlikely invader: a pretty purple flower. DECEMBER 3, 2003 -- A team of Michigan Tech faculty recently defeated an unlikely invader: a pretty ...

As the war against invasive species rages on, new faces are emerging as formidable foes. We’ve all heard of purple loosestrife, garlic mustard, buckthorn and Japanese knotweed. While we continue to ...

Researchers convened July 25-29 at the Botany & Mycology 2009 meeting in Snowbird, Utah. Presented work included updates on some not-so-welcome plant visitors and a bat-plaguing fungus menace.