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White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)
White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus), iNaturalist, by Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
By Gene Yates
USDA Plants Database, White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus) range map.…
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Southwestern Prickly Poppy (Argemone pleiacantha)
Closeup of a Southwestern Prickly Poppy flower on a roadside near Tombstone, Arizona. (© teesixb - stock.adobe.com)
By Charlie McDonald
Range map of the Southwestern Prickly Poppy (Argemone pleiacantha).…
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Fighting non-native invasive plants with missing natives
White pine, red oak, witch hazel, buttonbush, red elderberry, silky dogwood, ninebark, a sycamore and a smattering of alder were planted along the Batten Kill River. Photo courtesy Hildene Marketing.
VERMONT—Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forest staff joined partners on the Batten…
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Invasive Forest Plants
Removing mud and seeds from your shoes can help prevent the spread of invasive plants and animals. (Courtesy photo by Kim Lanahan-Lahti, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry). A New Way to Stop Invasive Pests – Clean Recreation. Read more
Preventing or reducing undesirable impacts of non-native invasive plants is a difficult challenge facing all land managers.…
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Western Root Disease Model
Heterobasidion annosum conks. Courtesy photo from www.forestryimages.org by Robert L. Anderson, USDA Forest Service,
The Western Root Disease Model simulates Heterobasidion annosum, Annosus, Armillaria spp. and Phellinus weirii.Disease DescriptionAnnosus Root and Butt Rot, caused by Heterobasidion annosumModel DescriptionThe Western Root Disease Model Version 3.0, an extension…