2024-05-06T16:16:53-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/119070528/problem-plants-weeds-in-ecology-art-and-culture Nam Henderson 2015-01-23T22:57:00-05:00 >2015-01-23T22:58:02-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yp/yp5xibkw2jhrw7am.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>the spontaneous plants, remain wild in the city, choosing to live among us. What allows these plants, the successful weeds of the city, to thrive in sidewalk cracks and rubble piles while valued native species retreat to rural landscapes? What are the characteristics of a successful invaders, colonizers and pioneers?</p></em><br /><br /><p><a href="https://twitter.com/eirons/status/557915864214040580" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ellie Irons</a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href="https://t.co/H0CFqlv3MZ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nativeness, Biodiversity, and Urban Flora in the Anthropocene</a>.</p>