A botanical detective story: shedding light on the journey out of Africa for one of Australia's worst weeds

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May 22, 2023, 3:30 pm123 ptsTrending
The scrubby harbor-side hills of a South African city recently revealed details of an historical event that transformed Australian coastlines. That event led to the arrival in Australia of a native South African shrub, bitou bush. The invader went on to become one of Australia's worst weeds, smothering coastal…

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A botanical detective story: shedding light on the journey out of Africa for one of Australia's worst weeds

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