Contrasting patterns in phylogenetic and biogeographic factories of invasive grasses (Poaceae) across the globe.

ABSTRACT: Grasses (Family Poaceae) are among the most successful invasive plants in the world. Here we evaluate phylogenetic and biogeographic patterns of emergence of naturalized and invasive species among grasses globally. In our data, circa 19% of the grasses are currently catalogued as invasive and almost 38% are listed as naturalized; these are among the highest ratios for single families of organisms. Remarkably, most tribes of grasses contain numerous naturalized and invasive species, suggesting that the invasion success is rooted broadly in ancestral traits in the Poaceae. Moreover, the probability of invasiveness is positively related to the diversification rates in the family also suggesting a link with recent radiation events. The phylogenetic distribution of the invasive condition is nei

SUBMITTER: Pertierra LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11332090 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature