I recently discovered that what I thought were beautiful flowers in my yard are actually noxious weeds. Can you explain how to identify noxious weeds and why they are harmful? Spring has sprung, and ...

Even worse are rhizome spreaders like ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) and mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), which several readers identified, some after months of confusion. Reader Tricia in ...

It’s been said that a weed is just a plant growing where you don’t want it to. Some are aggressive to the point of being invasive, while others have redeeming qualities you might want to consider ...

Common reed (Phragmites australis) is an Indiana native, but invasive, weed. It’s especially problematic in natural areas and wetlands where it spreads rapidly, pushing out other native plants. Here ...

Washington is home to over 140 noxious weeds that can be toxic to humans and damage habitats and wildlife. Noxious weeds are defined as “invasive, non-native plants that threaten agricultural crops, ...

To the untrained eye, they’re practically invisible, just a few leafy plants among many blending into the lush greenery the Pacific Northwest is famous for. Those who know how to spot them find these ...

Satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can detect with high accuracy two invasive weed species in Australia, posing a ...

As part of the Green Industry Continuing Education Series, University of Nevada, Reno Extension is offering “Noxious Weed ID,” noon – 1 p.m., July 14. The class will be held at the Extension office at ...