#Fleabane #Erigeron #annuus is an #invasive #neophyte in #Europe, originally mative from Canada to Florida (USA). It arrived in Europe and #Asia as an ornamental plant in the 18th century and became naturalized.
C. Wang et al. (2020) studied it in China finding one #alienspecies be able to "generate a #favorable" #speciescommunity #habitat that is beneficial for following ones, using #Solidago #canadensis as 2nd alien.

©#StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137128

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#Solidago #SolidagoVirgaurea #Goldruten

Do you recognize this North American wildflower? It is a keystone species that hosts many lepidopterans in its range. It plays an essential role in the life of a certain gall fly (and the wasps that parasitize it). Of your seasonal allergies, it is not the cause; you can blame Ambrosia spp. for those.

Say hello to the humble goldenrod!

#Goldenrod #Solidago #Asteraceae #flower #wildflower #nativeplants #plantnative #UpperMidwest

A well-camouflaged crab spider waits for prey in a spire of midsummer goldenrod. Indiana Dunes National Park, USA.

#Spiders #Yellow #camouflage #thomisidae #Solidago #Nature