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There wasn't even grass in South Africa until humans brought it there. Surprised me too.
by cup-of-tea 8y ago
There wasn't even grass in South Africa until humans brought it there. Surprised me too.
- mkl 8y agoReally? It doesn't seem to be true: http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/371/1696/20150170 http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/371/1696/2015... talks about grasslands in South Africa 1-2 million years ago, well before humans existed.
- cup-of-tea 8y agoOK, it seems I misunderstood because I don't know much about grass. It seems there was some grass there a long time ago, but there is also a lot of "alien grass" that was introduced to the Cape region by humans. The alien grass is considered invasive and outcompetes the natural vegetation there which is called fynbos.