The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the Crocodile River and the Hartbeespoort Dam it flows into.

"This is surprising because native aquatic plants promote biodiversity. But people don't seem to realize that," said Hilt. At the Hartbeespoort Dam in South Africa, where the researchers also ...

Aquatic plant invaders, also known as aquatic alien invasive species, are covering many of South Africa’s water bodies, forming dense mats of vegetation that block sunlight and prevent ...

The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the Crocodile River and the Hartbeespoort Dam it flows into.

HARTBEESPOORT, South Africa (AP) — Dozens of tiny black ... invasive South American aquatic plant called Salvinia minima.