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Dumped garden waste

Dumped garden waste in Governors Bay, Christchurch, NZ.

Dumped garden waste in Governors Bay, Christchurch. This is one pathway for exotic plants to escape cultivation and go on to survive and spread in the wild.

Can you identify one of the exotic plants in the dumped waste?

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