Invasive Species Week April 19-25, 2020 Monday Post

Indiana Invasive Species Week, April 19-25, 2020

Monday:

Regulated terrestrial invasive plant: Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

Non-regulated terrestrial invasive plant: Burning bush (Euonymus alatus)

Native alternatives for your landscape in Indiana:

              Bushes:

Highbush blueberry (Vaccinum corymbosum) – pollinator connection: bees and butterflies and moths

Viburnum dentatum (Viburnum dentatum) - pollinator connection: bees, butterflies, moths, and is considered host for Spring Azure

Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifoli) – pollinator connection: bees, beetles, butterflies, and moths

              Small Trees:

Witch-hazel (Amelanchier arborea or A. laevis ) – pollinator connection: bees, flies and owlet moths

              Lastly, additional resources:

Southern Indiana Cooperative Invasives Management (SICIM):  http://www.SICIM.info

Indiana Wildlife Federation: https://www.indianawildlife.org/wildlife/native-plants/

                             Indiana Department of Natural Resources: https://www.in.gov/dnr/

                             Indiana Invasive Species Council: indianainvasivespecies.org

The Nature Conservancy in Indiana: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/indiana/

Purdue Extension: https://extension.purdue.edu/subcategory/16

The Indiana Invasive Species Council