Purple loosestrife
This pretty purple flower called the Purple Loosestrife is exceptionally beautiful, isn't it? But what you don't know is that it poses a great threat in Acadia National Park, There are about 1,135 non-native plant species occupying Acadia. Thankfully, not all of those species are harmful to the environment around them, but out of the dozens of plant species in Acadia that are harmful the Purple Loosestrife is one of the most harmful plant species in this park.
The Purple Loosestrife grows in the shores of fresh water. The effect they have on other aquatic plant species can cause a distortion of the food web of that particular ecosystem. They do this by choking out the native aquatic plant species living in the area. The animals that depend on the native plant sources for food will eventually figure out that they must move to another area to find food, so the eventual consequence of letting this flower occupy an aquatic area is the decrease and/or even extinction of multiple species in an area.
The stems of these plants can reach to about 9 feet tall and their crowns reach to about 5 feet wide. Crowns are the things that branch out from the flower's stem. These branches are short and slender. They grow in fresh water and brackish wetlands. It is very easy for this plant to pollinate, which makes it a potential threat to all freshwater habitats.
The Purple Loosestrife grows in the shores of fresh water. The effect they have on other aquatic plant species can cause a distortion of the food web of that particular ecosystem. They do this by choking out the native aquatic plant species living in the area. The animals that depend on the native plant sources for food will eventually figure out that they must move to another area to find food, so the eventual consequence of letting this flower occupy an aquatic area is the decrease and/or even extinction of multiple species in an area.
The stems of these plants can reach to about 9 feet tall and their crowns reach to about 5 feet wide. Crowns are the things that branch out from the flower's stem. These branches are short and slender. They grow in fresh water and brackish wetlands. It is very easy for this plant to pollinate, which makes it a potential threat to all freshwater habitats.