I've just found this. It arrived while I was away.
I agree, and actually wrote an article for Ecos on the subject about 18
months ago.
Denise
on 22/12/07 7:48 PM, Greg & Val Clancy at wrote:
> Following on from the comments on introductions emanating from the Magpie
> Pica pica thread I wanted to comment on Chris Sanderson's email. Having
> just finished two days and nights of fieldwork at Yamba, north coast NSW I
> can't but agree with Chris' inclusion of 'any local nursery' as a threat to
> biodiversity (and bird habitat). A wonderful remnant of bushland which had
> a very rare threatened plant and two threatened mammal and one threatened
> bird species was infested with weeds. These included Umbrella Tree (a
> native of North Queensland), Lantana, Evening Jesamine (Murraya), Winter
> Senna (Cassia), Purple Morning Glory, Mickey Mouse Plant (Ochna serrulata)
> etc, etc. as well as the usual annual herbs and introduced grasses. The
> introduction of any foreign plant into this country needs to be considered
> very carefully (and then banned!!) and nurseries should be prohibited from
> selling potential weeds (which includes nearly every introduced species and
> many non-local natives). Just because a plant isn't a pest now doesn't mean
> that it won't be in 10 years time. There are 'sleeper' plants out there
> waiting to explode into the natural environment. For those who want more
> details read Tim Lowe's 'Feral Future'.
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> Greg Clancy
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