Weed Profiles
- Subject: Weed Profiles
- From: B* B*
- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 18:52:09
Someone had commented earlier that there ought to be a checklist of traits
to look out for in plants that would make them likely candidates for
weediness.
It seems in the past it's been the other way around - saying "gotta watch
out for that one" after the cows are already out of the barn...
Sarah Reichard, a professor at the UW College of Forestry, Urban
Horticulture, has been doing exactly this kind of work. Her page (very
general) is:
http://www.cfr.washington.edu/people/Faculty/Reichard/index.html
Dan Hinkley of Heronswood, runs many new plants by her for her opinion and
she's nixed a few! Their policy on invasives is a good short read:
http://www.heronswood.com/catalog/statement
There is a listing of weeds by degree of invasiveness for the northwest at
http://www.wnps.org/eppclet.html, for anyone who is interested.
Interestingly, Calystegia sepium is not listed as a weed in Washington
State, probably because although it is a bane to gardeners and takes over
disturbed areas, it may not have much potential to invade wild lands.
bob
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