California is lucky enough to house some 5,000 native plant species, giving it the greatest natural botanical diversity of any state. But it also has 1,500 non-native species that have become established here. More than a few of these are important invasive species of California. Nevada is also a western state with abundant native flora and some invasive non-natives too. Non-Native Species in California Invasive has a specific meaning when it comes to plants. It refers to plants that are normally not found in the wild in a particular region but have been introduced and naturalized there. These plants are not just passing through; they can survive and reproduce indefinitely in the new location without any human assistance. If you cultivate non-native, naturalized plants in your garden and they remain there, they do not pose a problem. The ones that can do significant damage are those that spread away from […]
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