RE: curious bit of news
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: RE: curious bit of news
- From: "* R* <R*@sp.agric.wa.gov.au>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1999 12:39:03 +0800
John,
Medusa head grass is most likely reffering to
Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Noxious weed in California, Utah and other north west states probably:
my notes from Whitson say: "Introduced from Eurasia, is predominant on
millions of acres of semi-arid rangeland in the Pacific Northwest. It is
extremely competitive, crowding out even such undesirable species as downy
brome. Infested ranches have suffered 40 to 75% reductions in grazing
capacity. Control of isolated infestations is critical"
Also considered invasive in natural ecosytems in the Pacific North west.
Rod
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Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
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> ----------
> From: John Schlesinger
> Reply To: johnsaia@dnai.com
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 11:56 AM
> To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Cc: karl@quack.kfu.com
> Subject: Re: curious bit of news
>
> A surprising bit of reporting for a paper that has so little in it
> besides ads -
> But it went on to say, that when the thistle was controlled (mowed - I
> would think we could do more burning in an area that is supposed to have
> occasionally fires),
> that "medusa head grass" sprung up to take its place, being equally
> obnoxious. NOt being much of a grass person,
> what is medusa head grass, and what is obnoxious about it?
>
> Karl Hoover wrote: headline news
>
> > in the San Francisco [California, USA] Chronicle today-"State Plague
> > of Thistles" -
> > Star Thistles, to be more precise,Centaurea solstitialis.
> >
> >
>
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