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In other words, non-native plants have consistently fast economic traits, but other characteristics associated with novelty, and the traits of the recipient community, are needed to explain abundance patterns (and thus impact)

In general, non-native species have 'fast' resources strategies and distinct patterns of abundance when compared to native plants. But traits alone don't explain abundance - it depends whether the recipient community is 'fast' or 'slow'.

From a large species pool and using nearly 5 million georeferenced datapoints (!), we identify non-native plants that are more or less abundant and widespread than would be expected given the average non-native plant's distribution. These species could be good candidates for management.