Claim · #6495033
Alternanthera philoxeroides · pest pressure · aquatic ecosystems
pest pressure · effect: harmful
eats GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“noxious weed and a prohibited plant in Arizona, California, Florida and South Carolina”
- Authors
- Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H.
- Year
- 2022
- Publication
- Insect Predators in Pest Management (CRC Press / Taylor & Francis)
- Page
- 303
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) is a documented South American invader and listed noxious/prohibited weed in the southeastern US, forming dense aquatic and terrestrial mats.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Alligator weed is a recognized invasive in southern US horticultural and aquatic landscapes; its prohibited-plant status in AZ, CA, FL, and SC is correctly documented in regulatory weed lists.”
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