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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.
- Anna Skinner
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 ...
Feb 8, 2017 · Denver-based photographer Theo Stroomer is in the middle of his third winter photographing tumbleweeds. Here, he shares some of his favorites images of the invasion from the last three years.
- Theo Stroomer
Check out these unique photos of the invasive weed that became a symbol of the American West.
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RUSSIAN THISTLE. Russian thistle habit. Common name (s): Russian thistle, prickly Russian thistle, tumbleweed. Scientific name: Salsola tragus. Family: Amaranth family (Amaranthaceae) Reasons for concern: Dry Russian thistle plants are a serious fire hazard.
