If you still have foliar treatments of non-native invasive plants on your to-do list for this summer, now is the time to get them done. Though it may...
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31 July
24 June
What are Invasive Species?
Native, indigenous, non-native, exotic, invasive, non-native invasive. These are some of the many ways that the conservation community describes the origins and status of plants, animals, insects, reptiles,...
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15 June
Japanese Stiltgrass: From Packing Crates to Packing...
Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum)was first discovered growing in North America in Tennessee in 1919. It is a member of the grass family (Poaceae) and also known as Nepalese...
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15 June
Japanese Honeysuckle: Smells Sweet, Fouls the Landscape
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) was introduced to the United States at the turn of the 19th century as an ornamental. Native to eastern Asia, it has been used...
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15 June
Garlic Mustard: When Good Herbs Go Bad
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) was introduced to the United States in 1868 by European immigrants that wanted to bring a taste of home with them to their new...
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15 June
Chaff Flower: The Tag Along
Chaff Flower Achyranthes japonica (miq.) Nakai, (Amaranthaceae) commonly known as Japanese Chaff Floweris of growing concern throughout its introduced range in North America. Native to eastern Asia, it...
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13 June
Autumn Olive
Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata) was introduced to the United States in the 1830s as an ornamental shrub. Native to China, Japan and Korea, this species has also been...
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13 June
Amur Honeysuckle: Public Enemy #1
Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera mackii)was brought to the United States in the mid-1890s as an ornamental shrub. Decades later it would be revered as an important species for improving...
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