Wild rice (native) and Mimosa pigra (Oryza rufipogon

Wild rice (native) and Mimosa pigra (Oryza rufipogon, Mimosa pigra) taking over floodplains, a sole Mimosa plant can produce over 200, 000 seeds a year, and the seed pods float, enabling them to spread rapidly during the Wet. The plant has already taken over more than 800 sq km of wetlands in the NT. Adelaide River floodplains, Northern Territory, Australia. Frank Woerle / Auscape / ardea.com

Adelaide Float Floodplains Mimosa Native Oryza Pigra Pods Produce Rapidly Rice Seeds Spread Taking Territory Wetlands

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