They find genetic evidence of the pepper trees' first landing in Florida in the 1800s: somewhere near Naples. "We have mostly hybrids now in Florida," Jim Cuda, a University of Florida biologist ...

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Meanwhile, pepper trees continue their takeover of the Everglades and other Florida habitats. "It's obviously something we've got to get a handle on," Cuda said.

©Brazilian Pepper Tree. Image by Chiako Saaedi via Unsplash. Imagine a plant so relentless, it can turn a wild, sunlit meadow into a tangled, impenetrable forest in just a few years.

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A Windsor resident illegally removed mangrove trees from his Sebastian waterfront property, polluting the Indian River Lagoon ...