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> restore native prairie grasses And what would be "native" to Minnesota given that (at least) 2C temperature raise is pretty much in the books?
by Iwan-Zotow 7y ago
> restore native prairie grasses
And what would be "native" to Minnesota given that (at least) 2C temperature raise is pretty much in the books?
- mulmen 7y agoNative plants are plants that occur... natively. If a plant was brought in from elsewhere it is invasive. It has nothing to do with temperature.
- karthikb 7y agoPlant seeds tend to travel far and wide with birds and animal migratory patterns. What takes root is dependent on soil, climate, etc. Meaning, what’s native is less dependent on location and more on conditions. As climate changes, conditions change, and so the set of plants best suited to any particular location changes as well.
- Retric 7y agoPlant ranges are migrating due to climate change. For species that are native to areas close enough to be introduced naturally invasive is not a useful definition.
- mulmen 7y agoExactly. Those plants are not invasive.
- Breza 7y agoSome native plants can handle that kind of temperature change better than others. I wish there were a database of plants that are both native and climate resilient for different areas.