At its November meeting, the Connecticut Invasive Plants Council (CIPC) upgraded three plants from ‘Potentially Invasive’ status to ‘Invasive’ status on Connecticut’s Invasive Plant List. The three plants are:
Porcelainberry (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Maxim.) Trautv.) - This woody vine is a rapid grower (up to 15 feet in one season) that quickly forms a dense mat of vegetation smothering almost everything in its path.
Oriental Lady’s Thumb (Polygonum cespitosum Blume) – This seemingly harmless herbaceous annual thrives in moist, shady soils and quickly out competes other beneficial plants.
Slender Snake Cotton (Froelichia gracilis (Hook.)Moq.) - This noxious weed thrives in dry soils where many other plants simply can’t survive.
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Thanks for the update, Debbie. Can’t say I’ve seen any of these three, but I’ll keep my eyes wide open for all.