The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 94, No. 2 (June, 2011), pp. 172-179 (8 pages) Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake (Myrtales: Myrtaceae) forms dense monocultures that displace native vegetation in ...
The melaleuca, a water-guzzling tree that scientists call the "ecological terminator of the Everglades," has been officially dubbed a noxious weed by the U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA). "It's a ...