But we are the youngest brothers of this family of ours. We haven’t been here that long. Change happens, plant communities fluctuate. Of course, there’s a twist. This era is unique in that we are the ones moving plants around the world. We’ve caused—and are still causing!—most of these invasive species to show up in new places, to adapt to new scenarios and locations. We literally bring them there. It’s even stranger to fault a plant for its successes with this fact in mind.
