Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Invasive Species - 42°43'14.05"N 1° 8'48.77"E

Location: Pyrenees Mountains, between France and Spain; Alpine Tundra

Purple Loosestrife
  • Introduced in the late 1800s for use in flower gardens
  • hardy, wetland perennial
  • seeds easily dispersed by water, in mud, or attached to animals or people
  • spread throughout North America
  • native shrubs and mosses are pushed out

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