Despite the drought, don’t give up on our native plants | Letters

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Non-native species can't fully replace native ecological interactions — This means focusing on natives still supports a broader ecosystem.
Native plants show signs of adapting to climate change — Suggesting they might be better suited for local conditions than non-natives.
Drought-adapted natives could become more popular as climates shift.

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Despite the drought, don’t give up on our native plants | Letters

Martin Sullivan and Lorraine Du Feu respond to a recent letter suggesting that we should focus on planting non-native species that can tolerate extreme heatRichard Eltringham (Letters, 5 August) argues that climate change necessitates switching to a planting palette of drought-tolerant non-native...

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