Historical frequency of plants in nursery catalogues predicts likelihood of naturalization in ornamental species.

ABSTRACT: Ornamental horticulture is the major pathway of non-native plant species introductions worldwide. Historic nursery catalogues capture a long-term view of introduction effort arising from garden plantings and are a powerful resource for understanding why some introduced ornamental species subsequently jump the garden fence. Analyses of historic nursery catalogues can help us understand the reasons for failed invasions as well as why some species successfully naturalize or invade. We used New Zealand nursery catalogues from the 1860s to the 1990s to understand the patterns of failed invasions, as well as successful naturalization and invasion. Together with data on several horticulturally relevant plant traits, we used a boosted classification model to predict the likelihood of naturalizatio

SUBMITTER: Dawes TN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12066803 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature