Invasive Plant

• Invasive, spiny plant can be fatal to B.C.’s bats, says non-profit group

  The Invasive Species Council of B.C. says the burdock plant, with its spiny, rounded flower heads, can inadvertently snag bats, which then can't free themselves.

  Environment

  Oct 29, 2022
  
• Pretty plant is dangerous, toxic, warns Invasive Species Council of B.C.

  Two young girls wound up with facial swelling after picking Myrtle spurge, an invasive plant with blue-green leaves and yellow flowers.

  Environment

  Oct 5, 2022
  
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• Greater Victoria residents warned of poisonous invasive plant spreading from Washington state

  Italian arum can cause sickness if ingested and skin irritation if touched.

  Environment

  Feb 4, 2022
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• Pilot project aims to rid Little Albro Lake of potentially damaging invasive plant

  "It's a lovely looking plant but it's so prolific, it just has blanketed the entire lake."

  Environment

  Jul 30, 2019
• New Brunswick asking residents to prevent spread of invasive plant in waterways

  The Department of Energy and Resource Development says Eurasian water milfoil forms dense mats of vegetation that displace native vegetation.

  Environment

  Apr 3, 2018
• Giant hogweed is spreading across Ontario

  Giant hogweed, an invasive plant species that can cause severe blistering and permanent blindness, is spreading through Ontario.

  Environment

  Aug 11, 2017