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Plant of the Month Archive

SUMMER 2022 INVASIVE PLANT FOCUS:  Lythrum salicaria and L. virgatum


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Have you just always assumed that we only have purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in Ohio? Actually, it is very easy to confuse that invasive species with another non-native, invasive species, L. virgatum (European wand loosestrife). To learn more about these two loosestrife species, you can read this ARTICLE by OIPC Board Member Dr. Steve Hovick from OSU.
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SPRING 2021 INVASIVE PLANT FOCUS:  Hesperis matronalis -  Dame's Rocket


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 Dame's rocket is a another spring woodland invasive to control. This tall, herbaceous biennial or perennial has become prolific in the understory of woodlands, especially in moist areas along springs. Often confused as a phlox, it is actually in the mustard family. To learn more about this aggressive plant, you can read this article by OIPC President Jennifer Windus and OIPC Vice-President Gary Conley.
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DECEMBER 2020 PLANT of the MONTH:  Lysimachia nummularia -  Moneywort

Lysimachia nummularia, also known as moneywort or creeping jenny, is a fast-growing ground cover that is native to Europe and temperate Asia. Also available here in Ohio as a potting or landscaping plant, it is becoming a common invader of Ohio's wetland habitats. To learn more about this aggressive plant, you can read this article by OIPC President Jennifer Windus and OIPC Vice-President Gary Conley.
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OCTOBER 2020 PLANT of the MONTH:  Microstegium vimineum -  Japanese stiltgrass

Japanese stiltgrass, also know as Microstegium viminuem, is a rapidly spreading annual grass in Ohio. It is now found in a number of habitats, including forested floodplains, forest edges, stream banks, fields, trails, and ditches. To learn more about this very aggressive plant, you can read this article by OIPC President Jennifer Windus.


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JULY 2020 PLANT of the MONTH:   Packera glabella - ​Butterweed

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Butterweed (also known as yellow top or Senecio glabellus) is a problematic herbaceous plant that is increasingly showing up in natural areas throughout the state, particularly in wet woods and vernal pools. ​To learn more about this plant, you can read this article by Guy Denny that recently appeared in the ONAPA newsletter. 

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