The tall and attractive stranger has showy plumes and can make itself at home at the coast, in the city or even in your garden. But conservationists warn that Cortaderia selloana—or pampas grass—is a ...

They look pretty and often smell good, but some common landscape plants are nothing more than invaders in disguise. Plants like Scotch broom and some of its cousins, along with some ice plants, pampas ...

In an effort to combat invasive plant species that are wreaking havoc on native flora in The Woodlands, township officials are hosting an educational volunteer session on Aug. 10 to help teach local ...

Invasive plants are the Mongol hordes of the botanical world. The plants – non-native vines, trees and other flora – enter the environment in a variety of ways, try to overrun the place and in the ...

When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new article has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to ...

Many plants introduced to new habitats have fewer microbial pathogens than when in their home range, and have the ability to grow rapidly. Such a combination may make for especially troublesome ...

There's an invasion in progress and very likely, your back yard is harboring some of the "alien" life forms stirring new opposition from those who wish to preserve native flora and fauna. These ...

Gwen Burzycki is hard at work on a Sunday. The 69-year-old botanist came to North Miami’s Enchanted Forest Park along with 16 others to clean out weeds and continue a months-long project to build a ...

A team of Michigan Tech faculty recently defeated an unlikely invader: a pretty purple flower. DECEMBER 3, 2003 -- A team of Michigan Tech faculty recently defeated an unlikely invader: a pretty ...