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Invasive plant species ~ By Eve Carroll

                   AS PRESENTED AT OUR OCTOBER 2022 MEETING 

WHAT MAKES A PLANT INVASIVE? 

  • 1) Non-native, able to establish on many sites.  
  • 2) Grows quickly
  • 3) Its’ spread disrupts plant communities or ecosystems


WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? 

  • Invasive plants have a significant negative impact on our environment:

Water Quality: 

  • Invasive plants take over ground cover, eliminating root structure to bind soil, causing erosion 
  • Native plant roots extend deep into soil binding soil & reducing erosion 
  • Erosion releases sediment to streams, increasing stream murkiness, impairing water quality
  • Invasive plants form monocultures (areas entirely dominated by one species), which prevent establishment of trees

Biodiversity:

  • Invasive plant species spread quickly displacing native plants, preventing native plant growth, creating monocultures
  • Invasive plants cause biological pollution by reducing plant species diversity
  • Changes in plant community diversity reduce the quality and quantity of fish and wildlife habitat

Fish and Wildlife Habitat:

  • Invasive plants are a leading cause of declines in native plant and animal numbers
  • Outcompete and displace native plants that native wildlife species depend on for food and shelter
  • Provide habitat for non-native wildlife, which can displace similar native species because of overlap in habitat needs

Tree Cover:

  • Invasive plants prevent trees from becoming established, causing them to fall down prematurely, or reducing growth rate.
  • Fire Risk:
  • Monocultures create fuel for wildfires

Costs:

  •  There are regional, state, and federal efforts to fight invasive vegetation 
  • * The Oregon Invasive Species Council estimates that invasive plants cost the U.S. economy $120 billion dollars annually in lost crop and livestock production, control efforts, property value damage, and reduced export potential.
  • * Costs passed on to consumers through higher prices for agricultural products


Examples of invasive shrubs & trees in Illinois - SEE BELOW

Examples of Forbs - Herbaceous flowering plant  - SEE BELOW

Examples of vines - SEE BELOW

What can you do?

A Lot  ~ SEE BELOW

Examples of invasive shrubs & trees in Illinois

    Examples of Forbs - Herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass

      Examples of invasive vines

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