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Lythrum Salicaria: Purple Loosestrife

Purple loosestrife was introduced from Europe in the 1930s through gardening and ship ballast. It spreads rapidly through seeds, with each plant producing over 1 million seeds per year, and vegetatively through rhizomes. Control options include using Galerucella beetles for biological control, hand pulling for small populations, and applying glyphosate or triclopyr herbicide in July and August. Narrow-leaved cattail is spreading westward across North America and can be controlled through cutting below the water level or using glyphosate herbicide in July and August. Common reed also spreads extensively through rhizomes and can be controlled through frequent mowing or applying glyphosate herbicide followed

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Lythrum Salicaria: Purple Loosestrife

Purple loosestrife was introduced from Europe in the 1930s through gardening and ship ballast. It spreads rapidly through seeds, with each plant producing over 1 million seeds per year, and vegetatively through rhizomes. Control options include using Galerucella beetles for biological control, hand pulling for small populations, and applying glyphosate or triclopyr herbicide in July and August. Narrow-leaved cattail is spreading westward across North America and can be controlled through cutting below the water level or using glyphosate herbicide in July and August. Common reed also spreads extensively through rhizomes and can be controlled through frequent mowing or applying glyphosate herbicide followed

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Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria

History: Introduced from Europe through


gardening/nectar/ship ballast in 1930s;
uncommon until 1970’s

Identification:1-1.5 m tall; purple flowers


– 5-6 petals; leaves opposite; 4-sided stem;
spreads through seed (1 million/plant/yr.)
and vegetatively/rhizomatously

Control Options:
Biological: Galerucella sp. beetle

Mechanical: Hand pulling effective for small


populations; mowing/flooding ineffective

Chemical: Glyphosate (Rodeo) 10%? - July/August


Triclopyr (Garlon) – foliar (won’t hurt sedges)

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Purple Loosestrife look-alikes

Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata

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Gayfeather Winged Loosestrife


Liatris sp. Lythrum alatum
Narrow-leaved/Hybrid Cattail
Typha angustifolia/ x glauca

History: Spreading from East to West; native to


East Coast N.A.

Identification:1-2 m tall; flat long leaves, 12-16 lvs


from base of stem; 100k-300K seeds/stem;
rhizomatous -3 m/yr/rhizome (100 shoots)

Control Options:
Biological: None at this time

Mechanical: Cut below water/flooding


fire ineffective w/o flooding; plastic 60 days

Chemical: Glyphosate (Rodeo)- July/August


Habitat (Imazapyr); Clearcast (Imazamox)

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Typha latifolia angustifolia/
(native) X glauca
Water depth…………Shallow Deeper
Stamen/pistil………..Contiguous (or almost) Separated
Color………………….Lighter green Darker green
Height……………….. 1-2 m Taller
Leaf length…………. Shorter than spike Longer than spike
Leaf width………….. 6-23 mm 3-8 mm
Salt tolerance……… Less tolerant More tolerant
Fruit…………………. 1 cm long/base hair 5-8mm long/middle hair
Control flooding….. 65 cm (26”)/ 8 cm? 1.2 m

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Common Reed Grass
Phragmites australis

History: Occurs world wide; ship ballast/ UW Herb

packaging, Moses/Native American use

Identification: 2-4 m tall, leaves 2-3 cm wide/


20-40 cm long, spreads rhizomatously and
vegetatively (12 m/yr)

Control Options:
Biological: none significant to date;
shoot fly (Lipara sp.)/ moth (Rhizedra sp.)
potential

Mechanical: frequent mowing; plastic;


*disking can stimulate rhizomes

Chemical: Glyphosate (Aug.-Sept.) followed


by burning w/reapplication 3-5 years;
Rodeo foliar/stem application;
Habitat (Imazapyr) foliar application
Clearcast (Imazamox) foliar application
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Phragmites look-alikes

Wild Rice
Zizania aquatica

Woolgrass
Scirpus cyperinus

Johnsongrass
Sorghum halepense
Pampas Grass
Cortaderia jubata

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Phragmites australis

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Cornell Univ.

Introduced Native

Leaf Sheaths……………………. Stay on/tough Fall off easily


Stem color at base (spring)….. Tan Red/chestnut
Stem color at base (winter)….. Tan Light brown/grey
Stem texture……………………. Rough/dull Smooth/shiny
Stem density……………………. High Low
Flowering……………………….. August/Sept. July/August
Inflorescence…………………… Dense Sparse
Leaf Color………………………. Dark Green Yellow-Green
http://www.invasiveplants.net/phragmites/phrag/morph.htm
http://www.wisconsinwetlands.org/phragmites.htm
Reed Canary Grass
Phalaris arundinacea
History: Promoted for forage/erosion stabilizer
Native to Europe however native strain exists

Identification: Cool season; 0.5-2m in height;


seed + rhizomatous (48/plant), shallow roots
(<20cm deep); papery ligule; leaf blades
2 cm wide/0.5 m long

Control Options:
Biological: None exists at this time

Mechanical: excavation; grazing (limited); UW Herb


burning ineffective; disking may increase density;
flooding >12”; plastic

Chemical: glyphosate; imazapyr

Wikipedia
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Willow
Salix sp.
esp. exigua (sandbar) and discolor (pussy)
History: Native

Identification: exigua: leaf narrow 5-10 cm long; 1.5-3 m tall,


discolor: leaf more broad 4-8 cm long; 2-5 m tall

Control Options:
Biological: None exists at this time

Mechanical: excavation; burning effective; flooding >12”;


mowing may increase stem density w/o herbicide

Chemical: Glyphosate; Triclopyr; cut stem or foliar application

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Be on the lookout for:
Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)

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