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This print is my response to seeing invasive dog-strangling vine (European swallowwort, Vincetoxicum rossicum) popping up all over my neighbourhood. Not only do these plants create dense stands that outcompete native plants but they threaten the monarch butterfly which depends on milkweed and are fooled by similarities between the two into mistakenly laying eggs on dog-strangling vine 🧵

A print on 11” x 14” paper with a gel plate print in green with swirling dog-strangling vine with leaves and pods along with a flying linocut monarch butterfly in tints of orange, white and black. The monarch looks surrounded and the intent is for the green and the vine to look threatening like it is being encircled. It’s titled “European swallowwort and monarch butterfly,” signed Ele Willoughby and dated 2024.
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    Invasive Species: A Very Short Introduction by Julie Lockwood & Dustin J. Welbourne, 2023

    Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans.

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    In our increasingly connected world, with speedy commercial and recreational travel and the global movement of biological matter for food, invasive species are showing up at such a fast rate that there is no way to accurately count how many currently exist or how many are likely to emerge in the coming decades. Monitoring these species and controlling their spread is essential, as we increasingly understand the negative impacts they pose: their threat to our health; the toll they take on our commercial production; and the threat they pose to native ecosystems. This Very Short Introduction provides a clear definition of an invasive species, and considers the myriad ways they are moved around the globe, and the ecological, social, and economic impacts they often impose. Exploring the way Earth's biodiversity is being affected by global change, Julie Lockwood also discusses policy and management approaches to combating the ill-effects of invasive species, and how invasive species fit within the broader context of environmental change. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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    Some good news: after seeing that a garden center near me was selling water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) and common water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes, formerly Eichhornia crassipes), both invasives, I pleaded with them to reconsider. Their vendor had insisted the species couldn't overwinter in Pennsylvania but that's not true and I provided evidence. Within hours the plant center had pulled the plants. So, folks, if you see something say something. It doesn't hurt to ask.

    Screenshot of an Instagram post that contains shelves of aquatic plants, plus comments on the side that includes message from me that says, "Could I beg of you to stop selling water hyacinth and sea lettuce? Both species are invasive and are banned in some states. Still legal in Pennsylvania but makes me cringe to see them sold at my favorite garden store. Even when buyers are responsible, flooding invariably releases plants and propagules into natural areas."
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