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Invasive Species Case Study Mile-a-minute-Weed

Invasive Species Case Study Mile-a-minute-Weed . Nicole D’Addona. Natural History . Mile-a-minute weed is an annual trailing vine It has undivided leaves and tiny white flowers, the steams have downward pointing barbs It grows the best in areas with lots of sunlight and moist soils

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Invasive Species Case Study Mile-a-minute-Weed

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  1. Invasive Species Case Study Mile-a-minute-Weed Nicole D’Addona

  2. Natural History • Mile-a-minute weed is an annual trailing vine • It has undivided leaves and tiny white flowers, the steams • have downward pointing barbs • It grows the best in areas with lots of sunlight and moist soils • It is part of the buckwheat family • The fruits are bright blue and are about the size of a pea • The weed grows rapidly • It is a self-pollinating plan • Birds are the main reason for long distance dispersal of the mile-a-minute seed • The plant is now located in the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rohde Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington D.C.

  3. Where it is Native to • Mile-a-minute-Weed is native range is from India to Eastern Asia. • China, Japan, and islands in the Philippines all have the plant too.

  4. How was it brought toUnited States • Mile-a-minute weed was first reported in Portland, Oregon in 1890. But it did not survive. • It was later reported in the 1930s. • Mile-a-minute weed was mixed in with other imported plants at nursery in York County, Pennsylvania. • The nursery owner was curious about the plant and let it grow. • It wasn’t long before the growth of the plant was out of control and it was too late to be eradication.

  5. How does it impact the Ecosystem • Mile-a-minute weed grows rapidly • It scrambles over shrubs and other vegetation • It blocks the plants it climbs on from sunlight, which reduces their ability to photosynthesize • The weight and the pressure of the causes the plants that it is covering branches to break • Large infestations of mile-a-minute weed reduces the amount of native plant species in their natural habitats

  6. Control/Prevention • There are a few different methods of controlling mile-a-minute weed depending on the level of infestation • Biologically: To release weevils (type of beetle) that will suppress growth and seed production of mile-a-minute weed • Chemically:Herbicides can be used • Cultural: Maintaining a broad selection of vegetation along streams and forest edges will help prevent mile-a-minute weed from growing

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