Sale of Rare Plants Could Spark Invasive Explosion
A plant that is endangered in one place can be an invasive scourge in another. Photo credit: taberandrew / Creative Commons An estimated 10 percent of the 753 plants on the United States Endangered Species List are sold or advertised online. Most of the buyers, a new study in Nature reports , are hobby horticulturalists looking to add something exotic to their home gardens. However, an increasing number of buyers, some evidence suggests, are… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Sale of Rare Plants Could Spark Invasive Explosion
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