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The Indiana Dunes is an area of land beside Lake Michigan, in the State of Indiana, United States. It includes Indiana Dunes National Park and Indiana Dunes State Park. Non-native plant species, specifically invasive species, have colonized that area. Invasive plants are those plants that aggressively spread throughout an area and out-compete ...
Hoosier National Forest, other agencies and volunteers are mapping where invasive plants are growing in Indiana's Charles C. Deam Wilderness.
Indiana Dunes has over 369 species of flowering plants. Of these, thirteen are considered threatened or in danger of extinction. Additionally, there four invasive flowering plants on the list. Some of the most common spring flowers include the May apple, buttercups (six varieties), and violets (14 varieties).
The introduction of leaf miner flies (Agromyzidae), including the American serpentine leaf miner (Liriomyza trifolii), to California has caused losses in California's floriculture industry, as the larvae of these invasive species feed on ornamental plants. [121] Invasive plant pathogens and insect vectors for plant diseases can suppress ...
Garlic mustard is one of the first plants to appear in the spring and has earned top rank as one of the states worst invasive plants by the Indiana Invasive Species Council. The plant gets its ...
Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
New Orleans, the "gateway to the Mississippi", is a porous port city with rich soils. In turn, many aquatic plants are introduced to the region, making Louisiana the state with the second largest list of invasive aquatic species, [91] second to Florida. The "Dirty Dozen" [92] details a list of the United States' most destructive invasive species.
It has no predators, can tolerate nearly all water conditions and grows feet in a day. How can Rhode Island fight back against hydrilla?