Invasive Plants
Invasive Plants
Invasive plants are non-native species that have become weed pests by growing aggressively and displacing native plants. Outside of their natural range, these plants lack the natural controls such as insects. diseases, and herbivores that would keep them in balance within their ecosystem.
Second to habitat loss, invasive plants are the greatest threat to the survival of native plant species and the animals that rely on them.
Control Methods
Pull out by hand, including roots.
Pull out by hand, including roots.
Elevate pulled or dug plants and secure to prevent falling and re-rooting.
Bag plants before seed disposal and place in trash.
Keep at it! Success will require repeated efforts.
Stomp down distbured soil with your foot.
Call municipality,
Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Garlic mustard is a biennial. First year plants form ground rosettes of leaves that remain dark green through winter and have a garlic odor when crushed. second year plants bear 12" - 48" high stems with white flowers in May followed by branched slender seedpods.
Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus)
Burning bush (also known as winged euonymus) is a shrub reaching 20 feet in height and width. Gray-brown stems with corky wings or ridges bear opposite leavs that turn scarlet in fall and purplish capsules that open in the fall to expose red or orange seeds.
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In addition to the invasive plant species listed above, Murrysville has many more threatening plant species...
Nipplewort
(lapsana communis)
