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The arrival and spread of Russian thistle is considered to be one of the fastest plant invasions in the history of the United States. Today the plant is found in all states except Alaska and Florida. Tumbleweeds in a roadside ditch in Haskell County, Kansas, being burned in 1941.
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Live many invasive species, the plucky tumbleweed hitchhiked with unwitting travelers. In 1873, Russian immigrants arrived in South Dakota carrying flax seed that was apparently contaminated with Russian thistle seeds (Salsola tragus). Once sown, these invaders from another continent quickly sprouted, unhampered by natural predators and diseases to...
When we think of tumbleweeds we rarely picture fledgling Russian thistle bushes, which many consider beautiful with their reddish-purple striped stems, tender leaves, and delicate flowers. Growing from 6 inches to 3 feet tall (with some sprouting to Volkswagen Beetle size), they later develop sharp spines. Many animal species feed on the succulent ...
Tumbleweeds were already a detested farming pest and fire threat back in the late 19th century, but that didn’t stop them from becoming immortalized in 20th-century Western movies as rugged roamers, symbols of our national reverence for resilient individualism, wide-open spaces, and rambling frontier freedom. Two Westerns were named for these shrub...
The war on Russian thistleand other tumbleweed species stretches back almost to the time of their accidental arrival. Tried-and-true management options include applying pesticides and mowing down young plants or yanking them out before seeds have a chance to develop. But these methods are often expensive and time-consuming. In response, scientists ...
Oct 18, 2023 · The video depicts the dry, brown tumbleweeds clustering around several one-story homes. One of the homes has nearly been buried completely by the tumbleweeds. The house's eaves were barely...
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Mar 8, 2024 · Tumbleweeds are a familiar sight to most people who live in the western United States. They’re brown, round and can be found rolling across the street on windy days. In early March, tumbleweeds took over a town in Utah, causing cars and houses to disappear from plain sight.
Sep 17, 2012 · Here in Kansas, people are referring to the Russian thistle, a fast-growing invasive plant that more than a century ago hitchhiked into this country and found the American prairie an unusually accommodating place.
Mar 5, 2024 · Public officials have been clearing roads and even set up dumpsters dedicated to wrangling the invasion in South Jordan, a southern suburb about 15 miles south of Salt Lake City, USA Today...
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