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In most states, though, legislation stopping the sales of invasive plants is a tough sell. Nursery owners oppose it. And even environmental groups disagree on what plants should be included.

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Over the last three years, nursery owners, landscape architects and environmental leaders in California have been developing a list of about 20 invasive plants that they want to stop.

Nursery owners and retailers are getting involved, in part, because they want to act before other states attempt to impose bans on plants. The industry also recognizes how fast these problem plants have spread and how much is being spent to control them.

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The federal government spent $631 million dealing with invasive plants and animals in 2000, according to a U.S. General Accounting Office report.

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On the Net:

California Invasive Plant Council: https://www.cal-ipc.org/

The Nature Conservancy: https://www.nature.org/initiatives/invasivespecies/features/

Sustainable Conservation: https://www.suscon.org/