California's new invasive species
A new invasive species is creeping across the Antelope Valley, known for its miles of wildflowers. This large, stark, three-petaled invader, with its plain thick stem, is not much to look at. It kills off all the native plants, destroys the scenic beauty of the area, and pretty much takes over the landscape. It is also fatal to birds and bats.
Yet this invader is subsidized by the federal government, which pays people to spread it. Not only that, government bureaucrats spend taxpayer dollars to propagate another invader, the rectangular sun cup, that has already wiped out several square miles of native wildflowers in the space below the three-petaled invader.
One of my favorite viewpoints of the California poppy fields backed by the snowy Tehachapi Range has been forever degraded by these invasive species. Rumors are that they will continue to spread in this unique habitat.
California's new invasive species
A new invasive species is creeping across the Antelope Valley, known for its miles of wildflowers. This large, stark, three-petaled invader, with its plain thick stem, is not much to look at. It kills off all the native plants, destroys the scenic beauty of the area, and pretty much takes over the landscape. It is also fatal to birds and bats.
Yet this invader is subsidized by the federal government, which pays people to spread it. Not only that, government bureaucrats spend taxpayer dollars to propagate another invader, the rectangular sun cup, that has already wiped out several square miles of native wildflowers in the space below the three-petaled invader.
One of my favorite viewpoints of the California poppy fields backed by the snowy Tehachapi Range has been forever degraded by these invasive species. Rumors are that they will continue to spread in this unique habitat.