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Successful invasion of a floral market

An exotic Asian plant has moved in on Europe's river-banks by bribing pollinators.

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Figure 1: Impatiens glandulifera, an Asian beauty that has conquered Europe's river-banks.

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Chittka, L., Schürkens, S. Successful invasion of a floral market. Nature 411, 653 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35079676

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