Don't Plant a Pest
Invasive Non-native plants
Arundo donax
(Giant reed)
Lepidium latifolium
(Perennial pepperweed)
Cardaria draba
(Hoary cress)
Vinca major
(Periwinkle)
Retama monosperma
(Bridal broom)
Tamarix ssp.
(Tamarisk, salt cedar)
Delairea odorata
(Cape/German ivy)
Centaurea solstitialis
(Yellow star thistle)
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Asparagus asparagoides
(Bridal creeper, smilax, asparagus vine)
Lythrum salicaria
(Purple loosestrife)
Salvinia molesta
(Giant salvinia)
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Plant Photos: Arundo donax

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Arundo sprouting from rhizome fragments


Dense Arundo stand - the Arundo in the foreground has been cut and resprouted

Arundo leaves and stems


Foliar application of herbicide in thick Arundo stands using ladders


Dead Arundo plants that were foliar sprayed with herbicide


Mechanical removal of Arundo plants (above and below ground)
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