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The Invasive Plants Association of Wisconsin (IPAW) is a group working to address the problems presented by invasive species in Wisconsin. [1] In Wisconsin it is illegal to "possess, transport, transfer, or introduce certain invasive species in Wisconsin without a permit". [2] Species on IPAW's list of invasive plants: [3]
Kudzu is an invasive plant species in the United States, introduced from Asia with devastating environmental consequences, [1] earning it the nickname "the vine that ate the South". It has been spreading rapidly in the Southern United States , "easily outpacing the use of herbicide, spraying, and mowing, as well increasing the costs of these ...
The economic impacts of invasive species can be difficult to estimate especially when an invasive species does not affect economically important native species. This is partly because of the difficulty in determining the non-use value of native habitats damaged by invasive species and incomplete knowledge of the effects of all of the invasive species present in the U.S. Estimates for the ...
Quagga mussels are classified in Wisconsin as an aquatic invasive species. The species is native to Europe and is thought to have been transported to the Great Lakes region via international ...
Celastrus orbiculatus is a woody vine of the family Celastraceae. [1] It is commonly called Oriental bittersweet, [2] [3] [4] as well as Chinese bittersweet, [3] Asian bittersweet, [4] round-leaved bittersweet, [4] and Asiatic bittersweet.
Wildlife officials have captured hundreds of invasive carp from the Mississippi River near Trempealeau, Wisconsin. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources announced Friday that officials ...
Kudzu (/ ˈ k uː d z u, ˈ k ʊ d-, ˈ k ʌ d-/), also called Japanese arrowroot or Chinese arrowroot, [1] [2] is a group of climbing, coiling, and trailing deciduous perennial vines native to much of East Asia, Southeast Asia, and some Pacific islands. [2] It is invasive in many parts of the world, primarily North America.
Today, invasive plants such as cheatgrass have created a contiguous carpet of fuel that can race through, igniting shrubs and trees that are normally spaced apart, allowing fires to spread over ...