The Loosestrife one of the
species who afect the
enviroment
Who
Immigrant species like
Loosestrife
Where
North America
Along rivers and
lakes all over
North America
What
The damage
caused by an
immigrant
species is not
measurable
Why
Cause problems for
the plants or
animals that were
living there before
How
When a lot of loosestrife grows in one place,
other plants cannot grow there. The birds and
small animals that depend on those other
plants cannot stay there, either.
When
No specify the date
when damage
appears
Details
Came to North
America some
time in the 19th
century.
It may have been carried as
seeds on the back of some
sheep from Europe. Or
someone may have brought
the seeds to plant in their
garden.
. It is a pretty plant,
with a purple or pink
flower.