Phenotypic plasticity of invasive Alternanthera philoxeroides in relation to different water availability, compared to its native congener

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Multispecies comparison reveals that invasive and native plants differ in their traits but not in their plasticity (2011, background): “High plasticity in root ⁄ shoot ratio resulted in enhanced water uptake under drought conditions in species such as Alternan- thera philoxeroides and Taraxacum officinale (Brock & Galen 2005; Geng et al. 2006).”
Resolving Darwin’s naturalization conundrum: a quest for evidence (2010, background): “…of closely related invasive and native species has been little investigated with experimental approaches (Brock & Galen, 2005; Braby & Somero, 2006; Geng et al., 2006; Priddis et al., 2009), so evidence for differences between invasive and native relatives in their response to large environmental…”
An inventory of invasive alien species in China (2012, background): “Greenhouse experiments in Alternanthera philoxeroides and Spartina alterniflora supported the idea that clonal integration and phenotypic plasticity of clonal plants have enhanced their invasion success (e.g., Geng et al. 2006, Liu et al. 2008, Yu et al. 2009, Zhao et al. 2010).”