Comparative ecology and coexistence of introduced and native congeneric forest herbs: Impatiens parviflora and I. noli-tangere Meise Botanic Garden
Background and aims - Impatiens parviflora DC. is an invasive species which disturbs the natural vegetation composition in many European forests where it is frequently mixed with the native I. nolitangere L. According to the literature, both species seem to share many biological attributes and have very similar ecological requirements. Extinctions have sometimes been reported for I. noli-tangere, and knowledge is lacking about the possible ...