Norfolk Wildlife Trust is working to eradicate the invasive species from 10 ponds across a wetland.
What is Australian stonecrop?The succulent-type plant is particularly problematic in sensitive aquatic habitats, such as wetlands and ponds, where it dominates native flora and reduces oxygen levels by forming dense, impenetrable mats.In 2014, it was banned from sale in the UK.Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Julia Mumford-Smith urged people to be on the lookout for the aquatic invader
Julia Mumford-Smith of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, which is responsible for the wetlands reserve, has been leading the eradication effort following a grant from Anglian Water's"Have a look in your garden ponds and your village ponds and see if you've got this," said Ms Mumford-Smith. "Generally, people don't notice it until it's completely taken over the pond and then it's really, really difficult to deal with."The plant can grow in both aquatic and semi-aquatic conditions
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