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Caption: The narrow-leaved ragwort (Senecio inaequidens), originally from South Africa, colonized successfully vast areas of Central Europe -- particularly along roads and railway lines since the '70s. Meanwhile, there it is a widespread alien plant, which blooms until late into the year.
Credit: André Künzelmann / UFZ
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