<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erigeron_karvinskianus" class="extiw" title="en:Erigeron karvinskianus">Erigeron karvinskianus</a></i>, an invasive introduced species on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union" class="extiw" title="en:Réunion">Réunion island</a> originally coming from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico" class="extiw" title="en:Mexico">Mexico</a>, is a pioneer plant, the first to grow along the edges of the <i>Route du Volcan</i> (“the Volcano Road”) which leads to the <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piton_de_la_Fournaise" class="extiw" title="en:Piton de la Fournaise">Piton de la Fournaise</a></i> and which have been red-colored (1,5 % iron oxyd added in the tar) for better suiting with the natural colors of the volcanic rocks.
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