Invasive plants of Wisconsin
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Invasive plants of Wisconsin
include both non-native and native aggressive species that can and often will dominate a small to large area. The dominance is such that it clearly threatens the diversity of many native ecosystems. Common invasives include:
The Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) is the primary group working to address the problems presented by these invasive species, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site being another useful source of information.
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
include both non-native and native aggressive species that can and often will dominate a small to large area. The dominance is such that it clearly threatens the diversity of many native ecosystems. Common invasives include:
- Eurasian bush honeysuckleBush HoneysuckleBush Honeysuckle is genus of three species of deciduous shrubs in the family Caprifoliaceae, all indigenous to eastern North America. The genus is named after a French surgeon Dr...
(Lonicera spp.) - Eurasian buckthornBuckthornThe Buckthorns are a genus of about 100 species of shrubs or small trees from 1-10 m tall , in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae...
(Rhamnus cathartica and R. frangula) - garlic mustardGarlic MustardGarlic mustard is a biennial flowering plant in the Mustard family, Brassicaceae. It is native to Europe, western and central Asia, and northwestern Africa, from Morocco, Iberia and the British Isles, north to northern Scandinavia, and east to northern India and western China...
(Alliaria petiolata) - reed canary grassReed canary grassReed canarygrass, Phalaris arundinacea, is a tall, perennial bunchgrass that commonly forms extensive single-species stands along the margins of lakes and streams and in wet open areas, with a wide distribution in Europe, Asia, northern Africa and North America.-Description:The stems can reach 2.5...
(Phalaris arundinacea)
The Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) is the primary group working to address the problems presented by these invasive species, with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources site being another useful source of information.
Further reading
- Czarapata, Elizabeth J. Invasive Plants of the Upper Midwest. Available Through IPAW
- Kercher, Suzanne M and J.B.Zedler. 2004. Multiple disturbances accelerate invasion of reed canary grass ( Phalaris arundinacea L.) in a mesocosm study Journal Oecologia Vol. 138, #3 /455-464
- Hartman, Kurt M. & B.C. McCarthy. 2004. Restoration of a Forest Understory After the Removal of an Invasive Shrub, Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). Restoration Ecology Volume 12 Page 154.
- Brock, Thomas D.Thomas D. BrockThomas Dale Brock is an American microbiologist known for his discovery of hyperthermophiles living in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park....
2004. Use of Herbicide in the Eradication of Honeysuckle (Wisconsin). Ecological Restoration Vol 22, pp. 145-146.)