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Appalachia

A Little Weird

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1. Hopefully it won't lead to a whole bunch of new invasive species

Reply to theHandpuppet (Original post)

Sun Oct 26, 2014, 06:21 PM

Oct 2014

There's definitely a need for new income sources in the area but I'm concerned that these non-native plants could get out and out-compete the local flora. Kudzu, tree of heaven, mimosa, and Chinese privet are just a few examples of plants used in Chinese medicine that are already problematic in the region.

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Fresh From Appalachia: Chinese Medicinal Herbs [View all] theHandpuppet Oct 2014 OP

Hopefully it won't lead to a whole bunch of new invasive species A Little Weird Oct 2014 #1

I hadn't even thought of that theHandpuppet Oct 2014 #2