Bonnie Harper-Lore's Images
Title: Restoration EcologistOrganization: Federal Highway Administration
Unit: Environment - Roadsides
Country: United States
Web: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/roadsides
| 4 Images of 4 Subjects | View Subject List | View Image Details | View Thumbnails |
| Image | Subject Name | Scientific Name | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1624081 | johnsongrass | Sorghum halepense | Invasive plants complicate roadise begetation management programs, create safety hazards by obscuring visibility and increasing the intensity of roadsidefires, and provide seed sources for infestation of adjacent fields. |
| 1624002 | hottentot fig | Carpobrotus edulis | Iceplant an introduced ornamental plant from South America, outcompetes native plants and impacts soil animals by increasing the salinity of the soil. |
| 1624075 | dandelion | Taraxacum officinale | A serious weed of urban areas throughout the United States, was introduced into New England by European colonists in the 1600s as a salad green. |
| 1624025 | purple loosestrife | Lythrum salicaria | Introduced from Europe in the mid-1800s as an ornamental plant, has invaded wetlands in the eastern and north central states and is still being planted in roadside beautification projects in parts of the United States. |
