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Lonicera japonica, known as Japanese honeysuckle [2] and golden-and-silver honeysuckle, [3] is a species of honeysuckle native to East Asia, including many parts of China. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but has become an invasive species in a number of countries. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Kudzu smothering trees in Atlanta, Georgia. A woodland area of Brooklyn, New York, blanketed by kudzu. Kudzu is an invasive plant species in the United States, introduced from Asia with devastating environmental consequences, [1] earning it the nickname "the vine that ate the South".
Invasive species in California, the introduced species of fauna−animals and flora−plants that are established and have naturalized within California. Native plants and animals can become threatened endangered species from the spread of invasive species in natural habitats and/or developed areas (e.g. agriculture, transport, settlement).
The state Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) describes Japanese honeysuckle as a "rapidly growing, woody, perennial vine (that) can be found either trailing or climbing to lengths of 80 feet ...
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Asian bush honeysuckle can choke out native plants and destroy natural food sources for birds and wildlife.
California Native Plant Society—CNPS: Invasive Weeds + links. UC IPM" Invasive Plants of California — managing invasive plants. PlantRight.org: address and stop sale of invasive garden plants in California; National Invasive Species Information Center: California Invasive Species Lists
In its fight against invasive aquatic plants in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, the California State Parks’ Division of Boating and Waterways says it will begin a regiment of herbicide ...