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Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) Photo credit: Forest and Kim Starr (Wikimedia creative commons)

Historical specimens shed new light on invasive species

C·I·B alumnus James Rodger is a co-author on a recently published study that traces the invasion history of fire weed (Senecio madagascariensis) in Australia, using DNA from herbarium specimens dating back to its introduction, as well as present-day collections. This is one of the first studies to use this approach.

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