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‘HERMAN Splotchy Stem’

Published June 4, 2018 at 768 × 1024 in Noxious weeds to watch for in June

Giant hogweed’s hollow, ridged stems with reddish-purple blotches and stiff white hairs.

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Gorse! Spotted on the Tolt Pipeline trail just south of Duvall. Thank you wonderful person who reported this on our King County Connect app 😁 We can stop this one from getting out of hand because it’s pretty limited still. Gorse is like a really spiky version of Scotch broom, and even tougher to control and a higher fire risk too due to volatile oils. It’s usually in flower by late February so it looks like an early spring might be in the works. Gorse is Ulex europaeus to botanists and an introduced species in Washington, Class B noxious weed. It’s so helpful to find it early when it’s not as hard to control. Let us know if you spot any more in King County. Photos by Tom Erler. #gorse #spikyshrub #edrr #firehazard #ulex #ulexeuropaeus

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