[APWG] NEWS: N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over
Olivia Kwong
plant at plantconservation.org
Tue Jul 8 11:19:39 CDT 2008
http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2008/jul/08/nc-bans-cogongrass-which-can-take-over/
N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over
Sold as Red Baron, Japanese blood grass, it is held to be one of world's
10 worst weeds
By Janice Gaston | Journal Reporter
Published: July 8, 2008
Is cogongrass North Carolina's next kudzu?
Not if the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services can help
it.
The department announced yesterday that propagation, nursery cultivation,
sale and distribution of cogongrass, an invasive perennial grass
considered one of the world's 10 worst weeds, will be prohibited in North
Carolina. Nurseries and garden centers must stop selling all cultivars of
cogongrass, including Red Baron, also known as Japanese blood grass, by
Oct. 31. Permits for the interstate movement of the grass will be denied.
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