Bugloss & Blueweed, Noxious Weeds & why they are a problem

Описание: It's Weed Wednesday! Every Wednesday for the next few weeks I'll be posting a video about some gnarly weed! This week we are tackling a huge thicket of Common Bugloss! Scientific name: Anchusa officinalis, also known as Blueweed, British Wildflower & Devil Weed. We'll compare it to some lookalikes: Annual Bugloss, aka Anchusa arvensis and Blueweed aka Echium vulgare & Vipers Bugloss. Identifying this weed was a challenge because these 3 plants all look similar and the common names are used interchangeably.

Sources:
Washington State Noxious Weed Board, Class B Noxious Weeds Index: https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/class-b-noxio...
NWCB Printable Weed Lists shown in the video: https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/printable-nox...
NWCB Searchable Database - Help ID a Weed: https://www.nwcb.wa.gov/identify-a-no...
USDA Plant Profile & Map of affected states & provinces shown in the video: https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?...

Topics:
01:03 - Identifying Common Bugloss & Boraginaceae Family
02:26 - Identifying Common Bugloss vs. Annual Bugloss vs. Viper's Bugloss/Blueweed
03:25 - What are Noxious Weeds and why are they a problem?
04:40 - The Plan of Action for Controlling this monster
05:20 - The Battle
07:27 - Summary: 3 things we are trying

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