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Article: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Utilizes Fire to Selectively Control Invasives in Native Prairies; King Ranch Bluestem Grass Focus of Scientific Eradication Study.
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- August 8, 2005
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AUSTIN, Texas -- A cooperative project between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Texas Cooperative Extension, Robert J., Jr. and Helen Kleberg Foundation, and The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center has determined that summer fires can control invasive, non-native, King Ranch bluestem grass without eradicating native vegetation. This finding is important because it allows selective control of the spread of this species in locations where it is problematic.
King Ranch bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) is currently listed as an invasive, terrestrial plant species by the Union of Concerned Scientists. It is native to Asia and Central Europe ...