• Question: Why do enjoy about studying alien plants

    Asked by SeriousGinny to Zarah on 7 Nov 2016. This question was also asked by Daniel.
    • Photo: Zarah Pattison

      Zarah Pattison answered on 7 Nov 2016:

      Hi!

      I love that they are so huge! Like Himalayan balsam and Giant hogweed. They grow up to 4 metres high (that’s about 3 x the size of me) we I get lost in a field of them it feels like Jurassic park.

      Alien plants can also tell us a lot about how plants adapt to new environments because these species are moved from their home countries to places that they could not colonise themselves. So a plant from a hot country being moved to a colder climate that manages to survive..pretty impressive!

      Z

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