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UC-Riverside: Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
April 23, 2025
RIVERSIDE, California, April 23 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:

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Invasive weed threatens Southern California's deserts

Saharan mustard disrupts desert plant diversity, weakens recovery from climate swings

By Jules Bernstein

Once thought resistant to invasion, regional deserts are losing native plants to aggressive weedy species like Saharan mustard. New research shows its spread . . .

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