Some African Plant Species Now Thriving In Dutch Outdoors - Reuters

[hatrack]

AMSTERDAM - "Changes in the Dutch climate in recent years because of global warming have meant dozens of plant types normally found in warmer areas are now growing wild in the country, according on one study.

The Standaardlijst Nederlandse Flora, a catalog of plants growing wild in the northern European country, found 50 varieties introduced here over the last seven years - some from as far away as Africa, Dutch media reported.

Researchers who compiled the catalog, due to be published in September, said that as the European climate has warmed the plants spread from the south of the continent.

Global warming and the accompanying rising oceans is a particularly significant issue to the Netherlands as half of the country lies below sea level."

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[Donkeyboy75]

1. I don't really think this is significant.

Don't get me wrong, I fully believe that global warming is occurring (hell, even some *ies are being forced to admit it). But it's not like these plants NEVER grew in Holland before...they've just been introduced in the last seven years. Perhaps hundreds of these plants have been introduced, and the 50 most hale and hearty are surviving Holland's climate?

[smelcher]

2. Also

"Africa" is a huge continet with a huge variation of bio systems. Need much more info.

[jukes]

3. smelcher

hi, & welcome aboard!

:hi:

[smelcher]

5. Thanks for the howdy!

[jukes]

4. well, yeah!

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