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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)

Karen March 3, 2020 0 Comments

Also called wild carrot, bird’s nest, and bishop’s lace, this herbaceous biennial is a member of the parsley family, Apiaceae, that also includes celery, dill, and poison hemlock. It is…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Common Foxglove (Digitalis purpureae)

Karen January 14, 2020 0 Comments

Also called lady’s glove, fairy gloves, and fairy bells, this herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial is native to disturbed sites of Europe and Asia but naturalized in parts of North…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Fennel (Foenicum vulgare)

Karen December 5, 2019 0 Comments

Fennel is a herbaceous perennial native to the shores of the Mediterranean but has naturalized in the US where it grows along roadsides, in pastures and in other open sites…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Five Leaf Akebia (Akebia quinate)

Karen October 3, 2019 0 Comments

Also called chocolate vine, this twining, deciduous, woody vine is native to Japan, China, and Korea but was introduced into the US in 1845 as an ornamental and is now…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)

Karen September 5, 2019 0 Comments

Butterfly bush is a deciduous medium to large shrub native to central China where it forms thickets along waterways. It is naturalized in the US, readily colonizes natural and disturbed…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus)

Karen August 1, 2019 0 Comments

Also called monk’s pepper, chaste tree is a sprawling deciduous shrub a native to the Mediterranean region and western Asia where it grows in moist soil such as those along…

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Plant Profile: Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

Karen July 10, 2019 0 Comments

Common hawthorn is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree and a member of the rose family, Rosaceae, that also includes cherry, lady’s mantle and almond. It is native to…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: European Cranberry (Viburnum opulus var. opulus)

Karen July 4, 2019 0 Comments

European cranberry a large deciduous suckering shrub native to Europe and North Africa and northern Asia where it is found in wet, swampy sites. It was introduced into the North…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Common Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

Karen June 6, 2019 0 Comments

Common hawthorn is a thorny deciduous shrub or small tree native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia It was introduced into the US and has become invasive in some…

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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Japanese Yew (Taxus cuspidata)

Karen May 2, 2019 0 Comments

Also called spreading yew, this evergreen tree or large shrub is native to Japan, Korea, and China but has escaped from cultivation, naturalized in minimally managed areas, and is considered…

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