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After arriving in India as a garden shrub in the 1800s, American lantana now covers over 13 million hectares, spreading through forest ecosystems

After arriving in India as a garden shrub in the 1800s, American lantana now covers over 13 million hectares, spreading through forest ecosystems

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Lantana reached India as a garden plant after 1800. It now covers over 13 million hectares, and a 2025 study found fewer plant species in invaded dry forests.

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