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Our mission
is to reduce the impact of invasive plant species in the Midwest |
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Early Detection & Rapid Response
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The Midwest Invasive Plant Network is now accepting pre-orders for 'A Field Guide to Invasive Plants of the Midwest'. This guide includes color photos, identification information, a map showing range and relative abundance for each species in the region, and information on the ecological threat caused by each species. The species included are 36 of the most widespread and problematic invasive plants in the Midwest. Pre-orders placed before the guide goes to print will be available at the discounted rate of $3/guide. For more information on pre-orders, contact Kate Howe at info at mipn.org. We are nearly sold out of our first printing of ˇ°A Field Guide to Invasive Plants of the Midwestˇ±. Once the guides are gone, the price will increase from $3/guide to $3.50 for members and $6 for non-members. Order now to get the discounted price! If you join MIPN or renew your membership now, you will receive a free copy! Click here to join. If you have recently renewed your membership, your guide is on its way. A sampling of the inside of the Field Guide:
Invasive Plant Focus Pale swallow-wort (Cynanchum rossicum)
Photos by Leslie J. Mehrhoff, University of Connecticut, Bugwood.org Pale swallow-wort is a herbaceous, perennial vine with twines 3-6 feet high. Its leaves are opposite, dark green, 2-5 inches long, toothless and oval with pointed tips. Flowers are maroon to pink with 5 pointed, hairless, triangular petals that are twice as long as they are wide. Seedpods are milkweed like, and the seeds are on silky filaments. This plant threatens woodlands, forests, grasslands, and savannas. Pale swallow-wort can form extensive patches that crowd out native plant species and have various impacts on native wildlife. In some instances old-field habitats occupied by goldenrods and grasses are replaced almost exclusively by swallow-wort, disrupting natural succession and completely altering the physical structure of those habitats. To report a sighting in the Midwest, contact your regional representative. For additional information, go to: http://www.invasive.org/species/subject.cfm?sub=4260 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYRO8 http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/cyro1.htm Pale swallow-wort fact sheet (MIPN) Previous plants featured in "Invasive Plant Focus" (Word Documents):
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Frequently Used Resources: AQUATIC INVASIVE PLANTS in the Midwest flyer
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.................................................................................................. .................................................................................................. MIPN Weed Management Planning PowerPoint Presentation ................................................................................................. Invasive Plants Brochure - Why Should I Care About Invasive Plants? ................................................................................................. MIPN Quarterly Newsletter ................................................................................................. Conference Presentations - including Midwest Invasive Plant Network Symposium, December 10-11, 2008 PDFs of the Conference Presentations Click here for presentations from The 2010 Science, Practice & Art of Restoring Native Ecosystems Conference .................................................................................................. Landscape Alternatives for Invasive Plants of the Midwest Brochure:
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