Why some species become invasive while others do not remains an elusive question. It has
been proposed that invasive species should depend less on mutualisms, because their …

Background: South Africa has a long history of managing biological invasions. The rapid
increase in the scale and complexity of problems associated with invasions calls for new …

Ornamental horticulture has been identified as an important threat to plant biodiversity and is
a major pathway for plant invasions worldwide. In this context, the family Cactaceae is …

The genus Opuntia belonging to the family Cactaceae includes taxa, which are not
sufficiently known from an ethnobotanical and systematics point of view in Pakistan. The …

Because naturalized and invasive plant species have disproportionately smaller genome
sizes compared to all angiosperms, genome size has been proposed as a general predictor …

The family Cactaceae Juss. contains some of the most widespread and damaging invasive
alien plant species in the world, with Australia (39 species), South Africa (35) and Spain (24) …

Aim Introduced species spreading to natural ecosystems is a leading cause of
environmental change and a key feature of the Anthropocene. While there have been many …

This study presents a comprehensive scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis of
Opuntioideae cactus stems indigenous to the arid regions of Saudi Arabia, elucidating their …

Societal Impact Statement Opuntia ficus‐indica, commonly known as prickly pear, is a widely
distributed plant originating in central America. Its wide distribution and popularity as a …

'Dust seeds' with an undifferentiated (organless) embryo are known to be produced by
mycoheterotrophic species (MH) in nine families of angiosperms. However, aside from the …