Echium plantagineum L.: Paterson’s curse

California Pest Rating for Echium plantagineum L.:  Paterson’s curse Lamiales: Boraginaceae Pest Rating: A  |  Proposed Seed Rating: P   PEST RATING PROFILE Initiating Event: This plant has been detected spreading in Sonoma County, California. History & Status: Paterson’s curse is a softly hairy, winter annual that produces a branched inflorescence of the “fiddleneck” type. The showy, … Continue reading Echium plantagineum L.: Paterson’s curse

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