{"id":74,"date":"2011-11-15T08:38:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/indianaplants\/?p=74"},"modified":"2011-11-15T08:38:21","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:38:21","slug":"if-it%e2%80%99s-got-green-leaves-in-november-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-native-to-central-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/indianaplants\/2011\/11\/15\/if-it%e2%80%99s-got-green-leaves-in-november-%e2%80%93-it%e2%80%99s-not-native-to-central-indiana\/","title":{"rendered":"If it\u2019s got green leaves in November \u2013 it\u2019s not native to Central Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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View from my office window in Gallahue Hall, Butler University on 11\/9<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

An estimated 30% of wild plants, those growing outside of cultivation, in Central Indiana are not native to Indiana.\u00a0 To a botanist or ecologist, a native plant in Indiana is one that was here when European settlers came.\u00a0 We should value and protect native plants, in part, because they are the best resource to be the base of the food web that supports all of our desirable wildlife, from butterflies to birds to mammals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Asian bush honeysuckle<\/p><\/div>\n

The pioneers brought many plants, intentionally and unintentionally, that evolved in Europe but now grow wild here.\u00a0 The last 200+ years has seen the introduction of many more plants from all over the world.\u00a0 Just a few of these\u00a0species are so successful here that they are now threats to biodiversity in natural areas \u2013 they crowd out native plants in woods, wetlands, and prairies.\u00a0 This had led to the moniker of\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cinvasive species.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0This is a good time to appreciate the ubiquitousness of a few\u00a0invasive species\u00a0in and around Indianapolis.\u00a0 If a tree or shrub has green leaves still on it in November, it is most likely non-native.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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White mullberry<\/p><\/div>\n

Right now, scattered throughout our remnant woodlands and along fence-rows while you are driving, you can easily see Asian bush honeysuckle, White mulberry and Norway maple.\u00a0 Part of the key to their success here is that they stay green longer than natives and often leaf out earlier, effectively beating the natives to the all-important resource of sunlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Norway maple<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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