Cytisus striatus: Portuguese Broom

California Pest Rating for Cytisus striatus:  Portuguese broom Family:  Fabaceae Pest Rating: B |  Proposed Seed Rating: P PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: Cytisus striatus has no rating in the past and it is growing widely in coastal areas especially in San Francisco, San Diego and Mendocino counties. It’s a B category noxious weed listed in … Continue reading Cytisus striatus: Portuguese Broom

False Yellowhead | Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter

California Pest Rating for False Yellowhead | Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter Asteridae: Asteraceae Pest Rating: A  |   Proposed Seed Rating: P PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: False yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa) has been rated as “Q” on the CDFA Plant Pest Rating since 2014. This plant is on the “Alert list” for Environmental weeds in Australia. … Continue reading False Yellowhead | Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter

Weeds

Paragraph Weeds are simply an unwanted plant in the wrong place, at the right time.  The weeds can directly and indirectly impact agricultural crops and are just as costly to the environment as any other unwanted species. Weeds are simply an unwanted plant in the wrong place, at the right time.  The weeds can directly … Continue reading Weeds