Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org<br />
Medusahead<br />
Taeniatherum caput‑medusae, Poaceae (Grass Family)<br />
Category: Prohibited Noxious<br />
• Information: Introduced from the Mediterranean, weed of forage.<br />
• Life Cycle: Annual.<br />
• Root: Fibrous.<br />
• Leaves: Produces tillers but very few leaves, narrow.<br />
•Stems: Hairy.<br />
• Flower: Awns 2-7cm long, stiff, finely barbed.<br />
• Seed/Fruits: Seed twists as fruit matures, reproduces by seed, doesn't<br />
shatter, 7 seeds per spike.<br />
•Toxicity: Barbed awns can cause injury to grazing animals.<br />
• Control: Mowing, early grazing and cultivation.<br />
Chris Evans, River to River CWMA, Bugwood.org<br />
Steve Dewey, Utah State University, Bugwood.org<br />
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Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood
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