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weed in East Timor
Can somebody please identify the weed shown in photos at:
http://www.box.net/shared/static/hko6tdvy80.jpg The place is East Timor. The photos were taken last week. It is a weed in that it invades cleared ground. It may also be an exotic weed. The locals told me two different stories: 1. that the Indonesians seeded areas from the air, to provide cover for their soldiers; 2. that the plant comes from Australia. It is not spiny, but is difficult to push through. Richard |
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weed in East Timor
Richard Wright wrote in
: Can somebody please identify the weed shown in photos at: http://www.box.net/shared/static/hko6tdvy80.jpg The place is East Timor. The photos were taken last week. It is a weed in that it invades cleared ground. It may also be an exotic weed. The locals told me two different stories: 1. that the Indonesians seeded areas from the air, to provide cover for their soldiers; 2. that the plant comes from Australia. It is not spiny, but is difficult to push through. Richard It looks like one of the innumerable species of Eupatorium. Many have cordate leaves and white flowers. They have common names like Boneset, Mistflower, and Snakeroot. Some are currently listed as Ageratina. Most appear to be native to north and south america, but have been introduced to other parts of the world. Ageratina adenophora is listed as a weed in Australia. Sean ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
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weed in East Timor
It looks like our North American "Mikania scandens" a.k.a.
Climbing Boneset. Perhaps another member of the Mikania genus. Philip Wright Richard Wright wrote: Can somebody please identify the weed shown in photos at: http://www.box.net/shared/static/hko6tdvy80.jpg The place is East Timor. The photos were taken last week. It is a weed in that it invades cleared ground. It may also be an exotic weed. The locals told me two different stories: 1. that the Indonesians seeded areas from the air, to provide cover for their soldiers; 2. that the plant comes from Australia. It is not spiny, but is difficult to push through. Richard |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:40:23 -0400, Sean Houtman
wrote: Richard Wright wrote in : Can somebody please identify the weed shown in photos at: http://www.box.net/shared/static/hko6tdvy80.jpg The place is East Timor. The photos were taken last week. It is a weed in that it invades cleared ground. It may also be an exotic weed. The locals told me two different stories: 1. that the Indonesians seeded areas from the air, to provide cover for their soldiers; 2. that the plant comes from Australia. It is not spiny, but is difficult to push through. Richard It looks like one of the innumerable species of Eupatorium. Many have cordate leaves and white flowers. They have common names like Boneset, Mistflower, and Snakeroot. Some are currently listed as Ageratina. Most appear to be native to north and south america, but have been introduced to other parts of the world. Ageratina adenophora is listed as a weed in Australia. Sean ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** Thanks Sean. That was a good lead. It is in fact related to Eupatorium. This invasive weed is Chromolaena odorata, which did indeed appeared in East Timor around the time of the Indonesian invasion. I got this information from somebody working on its control. The weed originates from Central and South America. |
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Thanks Philip. Pretty close. See my reply to Sean.
Richard On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:31:47 -0400, Philip Wright wrote: It looks like our North American "Mikania scandens" a.k.a. Climbing Boneset. Perhaps another member of the Mikania genus. Philip Wright Richard Wright wrote: Can somebody please identify the weed shown in photos at: http://www.box.net/shared/static/hko6tdvy80.jpg The place is East Timor. The photos were taken last week. It is a weed in that it invades cleared ground. It may also be an exotic weed. The locals told me two different stories: 1. that the Indonesians seeded areas from the air, to provide cover for their soldiers; 2. that the plant comes from Australia. It is not spiny, but is difficult to push through. Richard |
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