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What is the scientific name of purple loosestrife?
The scientific name of purple loosestrife is Lythrum salicaria. It is an invasive plant species native to Europe and Asia and is known for its purple flowers that grow in dense spikes along its stem.
What is the purple loosestrife original ecological niche?
The purple loosestrife's original ecological niche is wetlands and riparian areas. It is adapted to grow in areas with high moisture content, such as marshes, bogs, and riverbanks. Purple loosestrife can outcompete native plants in these habitats and form dense stands, negatively impacting the diversity and functioning of the ecosystem.
How does the purple loosestrife effect the food chain?
The purple loosestrife primarily threatens, wetlands and riparian habitats. And typically the biggest impact cited are the displacement of plant species that provide for wildlife.
How did the purple loosestrife get here?
Purple loosestrife arrived in North America as early as the 1800's. Settlers brought it for their gardens and it may also have come when ships used rocks for ballast. Purple loosestrife has spread across the 48 United States, and Canada, with the exclusion of Texas. It is native to Europe and Asia.
Difference between native and non native species?
The difference between native and non-native species is that native species are from that area and non-native species are not from that area.
Where can you get purple loosestrife?
The purple loosestrife got invented by navjot singh in idia .
How can non-native species affect the survival of native species?
they have effect on it by eating and killing all the native species
Cattail plants in freshwater swamps are being replaced by purple loosestrife plants The two species have very similar environmental requirements This observation best illustrates?
4. competition between species
Introduced species can have important effects on biological communities by?
Preying upon native species competing with native species for resources displacing native species :)
Differentiate Alien Species from Exotic Species?
An alien species is a species that is not native to an area. An exotic species is native to an area but not common.
What is loosestrife?
a dangerous plant
Where is purple loosestrife located?
Purple loosestrife is found in wetlands such as cattail marshes, sedge meadows and open bogs.
