US EditionInvasive South African flower Gazania poses huge risk
- Gazania daisies, a garden and ornamental plant, are considered highly invasive and impact grain production in Australia, according to La Trobe University scientists writing in the journal Frontiers.
- The plant thrives in various conditions, spreading rapidly across Australia and disrupting natural habitats as well as cultivated fields.
- Invasive Species Council advocacy manager Imogen Ebsworth stated that gazanias should be banned from sale to prevent further ecological damage.
- Bunnings continues to sell gazanias despite their classification as an environmental weed, but claims to follow local biosecurity regulations regarding plant sales.
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A weed of trouble: imported flower poses huge risk (La Trobe University)
) Weeds and invasive plant species, such as Gazania, are responsible for considerable economic losses in agriculture, estimated to cost Australia over $5 billion annually. Due to its flexible growth requirements, Gazania is now widespread in a variety of habitats including coastal sand dunes, stream banks, wastelands, open grasslands, along roadsides and on cultivated and irrigated sites in southern Australia and parts of Western Australia. Two v
Invasive South African flower Gazania poses huge risk
A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production.
Imported flower a huge risk to the environment
A La Trobe University study has found the invasive South African flower Gazania is more resilient than previously understood, with its ability to adapt to different environments making it one of the biggest weed threats to Australian native grasslands and grain production. Weeds and invasive plant species, such as Gazania […]
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