Wrong! I'm talking about purple loosestrife. And many gardeners throughout the U.S. and Canada know this invasive blooming plant has taken over many a backyard garden. Now it's taken to our ...

Purple loosestrife is often sold for its striking spikes of purple flowers, but don’t let its beauty fool you! This plant is ...

given that invasive plants already cost the United States around $30 billion per year in eradication efforts, not to mention the damage to biodiversity and natural habitats. Purple loosestrife ...

Gardening enthusiasts often select plants based on aesthetics, fragrance, or ease of care. However, some popular choices can become invasive ... evergreen leaves and purple flowers.

movement of introduced plants, albeit over much larger distances, is exactly how the problem of invasive species began -- think of kudzu-choked forests, wetlands taken over by purple loosestrife ...

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria ... In Hawaii, strawberry guava is considered an especially invasive plant pest. Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) This species arrived in the lower ...

movement of introduced plants, albeit over much larger distances, is exactly how the problem of invasive species began—think of kudzu-choked forests, wetlands taken over by purple loosestrife or ...

Lily McLaughlin has combined her love of biology and art to raise awareness about invasive species in and around Keuka Lake.

A Keuka College biology major has turned her passion for science and illustration into a campaign against invasive species threatening the Keuka Lake Watershed. Lily McLaughlin, a fourth-year student ...

movement of introduced plants, albeit over much larger distances, is exactly how the problem of invasive species began—think of kudzu-choked forests, wetlands taken over by purple loosestrife or ...