White sweetclover was introduced to Alaska as a roadside fix in 1916; it escaped into river floodplains where native seedling mortality was 50% higher

Alaska likely planted white sweetclover along roads in 1916. It spread to river floodplains, where a study found native seedling deaths about 50% higher.
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