Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Florida Integrated Science Center (FISC, Gainesville) | Format: URL
fl.biology.usgs.gov — This web resource is a species profile and checklist for the Scleria lacustris (Wright's nut-rush), which is an invasive plant, which spreads in seasonal marshes of Florida. The site gives an introduction to the plant, along with identification tips with images of the weed.
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC, Jamestown) | Format: URL
www.npwrc.usgs.gov — This resource is a species profile of the purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), which is considered an invasive plant species. Its displacement of native species in wetlands has led to the loss of suitable habitat for wildlife. L. salicaria is the only reddish-purple flowered plant to develop massive monospecific blocks of showy floral displays More...
Publisher: USGS | Science Center: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC, Sacramento) | Format: URL
www.werc.usgs.gov — Where nonnative plant species have invaded wildlands or have potential to invade, fire may influence their abundance and the effects of the nonnative species on native plant communities. USGS scientists and colleagues have contributed chapters to a volume that synthesizes scientific information regarding wildland fire and nonnative invasive plant More...