Native Species Vs Invasive Species

Native Vs. Invasive Grasses Do you know what invasive species mean? Well an invasive species is a non-native species that has very few predators, can reproduce quickly, introduces by humans, and cause havoc on a ecosystem they also cause problems for the other natural species in the area. While on the other hand there is native species which are species with a niche in their environment and is in their natural place. One native grass here in the U.S. is Giant Needle Grass and an invasive grass species is Green Fountain Grass. There are many differences and similarities between these two grasses. A little information on Giant Needle Grass is that it can grow up to 10 ft. tall. It can also be planted in the fall, summer, and spring. It can also be planted in many different types of soil. A certain niche that this grass has is that it is Deer and Rabbit resistant which helps it to survive in its natural environment. Another advantage it has is that it is drought resistant as well so it need little water because of its natural environment which is a semi desert. That is some information about Giant Needle Grass. On the other hand we have Green Fountain Grass. This is not a native specie but an invasive one. As we know invasive species causes damage to an …show more content…
With Giant Needle Grass it is drought resistant which helps it in it’s natural environment. But with Green Fountain Grass it grows much faster than its native species counterpart and could take the nutrients from the native pants and not help them grow. This cause a problem because with this it can quickly kill off the native plants population and damage an ecosystem. A possible solution is to get people to go and kill the plants themselves but may cost a lot of money for the government. We could also not sell the seed for people to plant because it could causes to spread even more farther away than just california and invade other