You might think I have a fixation for bright, yellow-flowering, invasive plants, as this week’s topic is sow thistle. Actually, there are three versions: common sow ...

Sow thistles look like scraggly dandelions with spiny leaves. Vicky McMillan Provided Sow thistles look rather like scraggly dandelions with prickly leaves. They’re neither dandelions nor thistles, ...

[It grows] wilde in pastures, medowes, woods, and marishes neare the sea, and among pot-herbs. — John Gerarde, The Herball, or General historie of plants. 1636, London. I have probably mentioned John ...

Previously, Absinth wormwood was listed as a locally noxious weed in more than 40 counties. Adding it to the statewide noxious weed list allows for uniform control across the state. Absinth wormwood ...