Invasive Plants of the US Podcast
1) 11. Burdock hunt!
Burdock has crazy velcro like burs ... that stick all over you and your animals. It is a medicinal plant too. But don't start thinking this is a good plant. Its invasive and can take over.
2) 9. Yellow Toadflax
Yellow Toadflax is also known as butter and eggs. I looked at the this plant in the Rocky Mountains, near Breckonridge, CO.
3) 10. Willows a non-invasive Weed plant
Willows are weedy species. See us find them from an airboat. Host this time is our sexy Leah!
4) 8. Kudzu ... King of the south
Kudzu has been called King of the South. I stop briefly along the side of the road in east Texas to marvel at this VERY problematic invader.
5) 7. Eurasian Water Milfoil - from a hotspring
Eurasian watermilfoil is causing huge problems around the world. Watch me go Underwater with this plant.
6) 6. Banana Poka - Hawaiian Passionflower - Introduced from MSU's Science filmmaking department
This week I come to you from the Science and Natural History filmmaking department at Montana State University, where I'm processing video that a friend sent to me from the island of Hawaii.
7) 5. Melaleuca - Jaime Jelenchick presents: Invaders of the Everglades
Jaime Jelenchick and Rob Nelson present the Melaleuca trees as shot from the forests behind the University of Hawaii on Oahu, Hawaii.
8) 4. Miconia - Hawaiian invasive weed
Miconia is a very distructive weed on tropical islands. Its easy to recognize by the purple on the undersides of the leaf
9) 3. Dalmation Toadflax - Invasive plant seen near Yellowstone NP
This snapdragon has been called 'wild snapdragon' or 'butter and eggs'. It is a stout plant up to 1.2 meters tall. There are large yellow flowers on the ends of the stems. These flowers have a promine...Show More
10) 2. Hydrilla - Underwater Invasive Plant
Do you know much about Hydrilla, one of the United states worst weeds? Rob gives a quick introduction to what this plant looks in its underwater environment.