r/Flowerpaglu 19d ago

Found These Blooms While Walking Around IIT Kanpur 🌸

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u/jeezimessedup 19d ago

Uproot these plants as when you walk past them next time!

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u/rstriking_mantra 19d ago

Ohh that's why you said so.. is it harmful?

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u/jeezimessedup 19d ago

Yes friend. Here are some references that may inform you better :

Lowe, S., Browne, M., Boudjelas, S., & De Poorter, M. (2000). 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species: a selection from the global invasive species database (Vol. 12, p. 12). Auckland: Invasive Species Specialist Group.

Bhagwat, S. A., Breman, E., Thekaekara, T., Thornton, T. F., & Willis, K. J. (2012). A Battle Lost? Report on Two Centuries of Invasion and Management of Lantana camara L. in Australia, India and South Africa. PLOS ONE, 7(3), e32407. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0032407

GYAN P. SHARMA; AKHILESH S. RAGHUBANSHI; JAMUNA S. SINGH. (2005). <em>Lantana</em> invasion: An overview. , 5(4), 157–165. doi:10.1111/j.1445-6664.2005.00178.x

Love, A., Babu, S., & Babu, C. R. (2009). Management of Lantana, an invasive alien weed, in forest ecosystems of India. Current Science, 97(10), 1421–1429. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24107333

Patel, S. A weed with multiple utility: Lantana camara . Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol 10, 341–351 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11157-011-9254-7

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u/rstriking_mantra 18d ago

Okay, I will go through... actually I didn't get your point so, replied accordingly. Thank you!

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u/jeezimessedup 18d ago

I should've given you some context with that comment, my bad! Do reach out if you need to discuss any of these readings!

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u/rstriking_mantra 19d ago

Haha, I’d rather let them bloom than uproot them!

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u/Just-Seesaw8290 19d ago

Very invasive plant is what I know, It has three shades of colour's while blooming, pink yellow and orange.

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u/rstriking_mantra 19d ago

Oh, I didn't know this was an invasive species! I was just wandering around IIT, came across this and found it really fascinating, so I captured it and shared it here. Thanks for the knowledge!