Invasive weeds threaten Columbia Basin ecosystems
Yellow Starthistle is a weed recently added to the watchlist by the Grant County Weed board. The weed was first listed by the state in 1988 and is toxic to livestock with horses being the most effected.
COURTESY PHOTO/WASHINGTON STATE NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD
Diffuse Knapweed is one of the many Knapweed species that are invasive to the Columbia Basin area. The plant was first discovered in Grant County in 1988 and is classified as a Class B weed.
Yellow Flag Iris is a Class C Noxious Weed that was native to Europe and listed in Grant County in 2002. The weed is considered toxic to both humans and livestock and has been a problem in many states and other countries according to the Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board website.
Kochia also known as burning bush, Mexican firebrush and mock cypress, is a Class B weed that was listed in Washington state in 1988. This plant is toxic to livestock and native to Europe and Asia.
MOSES LAKE – The Columbia Basin has become home to a variety of invasive plant species, with the most notorious being noxious weeds.
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