The Waterwheel… Turning Over North American Wetlands

Waterwheel plant– Aldrovanda vesiculosa| January 5, 2016February 28, 2018 Maryland Invasive Species Council| Maryland Invasive Species Council

Contact: Wesley Knapp, Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Wesley.Knapp@maryland.gov ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 1, 2016) – We’ve never seen an invasive species quite like this one before. The waterwheel (Aldrovanda vesiculosa L.) is an herbaceous carnivorous aquatic plant closely related to sundews (Drosera spp.) and Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula). It catches animal prey through an […]

Invader of the Month

Preventing Invaders

Preventing Invaders– Various spp.| December 1, 2015March 16, 2018 Maryland Invasive Species Council| Maryland Invasive Species Council

Contact: James Young, Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA APHIS | Jim.D.Young@aphis.usda.gov Matt Travis, MD State Plant Health Director, USDA APHIS | Matthew.A.Travis@aphis.usda.gov ANNAPOLIS, MD (December 1, 2015) – Exotic species are in the news almost daily. They can be found in our parks and even in our own backyards. Sadly, many of them are so […]