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You're way right! It's the same thing with planting "exotic" plants in our yards, They come from all around the world and are sold in all the garden centers. But many become invasive and they don't help our wildlife and pollinators. It harms our local environment like those crazy lawns do.

In Australia lantana was introduced and has caused a lot of damage to the natural flora. It has caused a huge amount of economic and environmental damage.