Introduced Plant Scavenger Hunt
Many of our invasive weeds in New Zealand are plants that were brought here from other countries. Some of them were brought by accident, but many were introduced as garden plants. In their own country they would have been part of the ecosystem and had natural checks and balances. Here in Aotearoa some of them spread quickly smothering our native species. Some plants that we love in our garden can be terrible weeds if they start growing in our natural spaces. They can grow so thick that our native seedlings underneath cannot get enough sunlight, water or space to grow. How many of the weeds on our scavenger hunt can you spot in your local green space? You can learn more about weeds here in our Weed Nature Connector or on the Weed Busters website.
Take the quiz HERE and see how many of our common weeds you know.
Scavenger Hunt HERE.