[PCA] NEWS: Western native plant societies urge ban on exotics

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/22/2774967/western-native-plant-socities.html

Western native plant societies urge ban on exotics
Published: September 22, 2013
By ALLISON MILLS — FOR THE IDAHO STATESMAN

An exotic plant with beguiling characteristics for range managers has
brought a call for caution from botanists.

Forage kochia, which grows in alkaline and salty soils, provides forage for
livestock and wildlife, creates effective firebreaks and competes with
cheatgrass. The small shrub with a bouquet of stems and narrow, light-green
leaves has been seeded on 400,000 to 700,000 acres of public rangeland
around the West since 1984.

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