Advances in Earth Science ›› 2007, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 167-170. doi: 10.11867/j.issn.1001-8166.2007.02.0167

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Non-native Solanum Rostratum and Its Ecological Significance Appeared in Urumqi, Xinjiang

ZHAO Xiao-ying 1,2, MA Xiao-dong 1, XU Zheng-wei 3   

  1. 1.College of Life Science and Chemistry, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054,China;2.Institute of Oasis Research, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054,China;3.Revegetation Limited Group of Xinjiang Iron and Steel Company Limited, Urumqi 830022,China
  • Received:2007-01-01 Revised:2007-01-01 Online:2007-02-10 Published:2077-02-10

ZHAO Xiao-ying, MA Xiao-dong, XU Zheng-wei. Non-native Solanum Rostratum and Its Ecological Significance Appeared in Urumqi, Xinjiang[J]. Advances in Earth Science, 2007, 22(2): 167-170.

Solanum rostratum is a prickly annual of the nightshade family and is considered noxious on farms and rangelands. It is a native North American species. It was found firstly in Liaoning province of China in 1981 and was found in arid region-Urumqi of Xinjiang in 2006. This paper previews advances on its description, distribution and habitat, compound and their roles, pollination ecology and potential fatalness invade to China. The paper analyzes the ecological significance appeared in arid region in China and proposed some scientific questions to resolve for the species.

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