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Read more about the article Invasive Banksia attracts pollinators away from native Bot River protea
A Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) on a flower of the invasive showy Banksia (Banksia speciose). (Photo credit: Sjirk Geerts)
2021 / News

Invasive Banksia attracts pollinators away from native Bot River protea

A recent paper, co-authored by C∙I∙B Associate Prof Sjirk Geerts, revealed how an invasive flowering plant competes with native plants for pollinators and how this influence seed production in native species.

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18 October 2021
Read more about the article The role of self-pollination in plant invasion
The hawk moth Agrius convolvuli pollinating the Taiwanese lily species Lilium formosanum. (Photo credit: Steve Johnson)
2013 / Highlighted papers

The role of self-pollination in plant invasion

Plants that can self-fertilise are more likely to become invasive than those that cannot and among invasive plants, those that can self-fertilise have invaded larger areas. While this is intuitive, it has not yet been shown that this is a causal relationship, as many introduced plants receive visits from pollinators in the novel range.

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13 May 2013