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FEATURE ARTICLES:
- Invasive Plants are Beautiful, but Harmful Bullies of Biodiversity
- The Impacts of Invasive Plants in BC: Why are they a Problem?
- Economic Impacts of Invasive Plants in BC
- The History of Invasive Plants in BC: How did they get here?
WEED OF THE WEEK SERIES:
- Blueweed (Echium vulgare)
- Burdock (Arctium minus)
- Hawkweeds (Hieracium caespitosum and Hieracium aurantiacum)
- Leafy Spurge (Euphorbia esula)
- Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)
- Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
- Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
- Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
- Sulphur Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)
- Yellow Flag Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
| This Invasive Species of the Week was launched as part of the New Zealand Invasive Species Specialist Group initiative to raise awareness of the impacts of invasive species on native biodiversity and threatened ecosystems. Click on the image to receive a factsheet (PDF) on the species featured. Not all species highlighted here are invasive in British Columbia; however, there may be some in common, so check back each week! |
