[APWG] PANAX TRIFOLIUS springs back after invasives removal-Arlington, VA.

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Forgive this posting if you have already seen it.

The following excerpt was taken from the July/August 2005 newsletter* from
the Potowmack Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (Potowmack News,
Volume 23, No. 4, July/August 2005, Page 1):

Encouraging results from invasive plant removal
Steve Young, VNPS member, member of the Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant
Council, and a volunteer with Arlington County's RiP program, reports that
after he spent three years removing multiflora rose and winged euonymous
from a seepage area near Long Branch in Carlyn Springs Park, park
naturalists have found dwarf ginseng (Panax trifolius)...It hasn't been
seen in the park in years.  Ferns are returning to the area, as well...



Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
Botanist - Division of Scientific Authority
Chair - Plant Conservation Alliance - Medicinal Plant Working Group
US Fish & Wildlife Service
4401 N. Fairfax Dr., Suite 750
Arlington, VA  22203
703-358-1708 x1753
FAX: 703-358-2276
Working for the conservation and sustainable use of our green natural
resources.
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