[APWG] NEWS: N.C. bans cogongrass, which can take over

[McCully Heritage Project]

I don't mean to sound ignorant, but what are the other 9 of the "world's 10
worst weeds?" And how is that determined? Is anyone working on banning them?
Just curious.

Michelle Berg Vogel
McCully Heritage Project
Kampsville, Illinois

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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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