General
It is the Law! What' required by Law?
What is to manage noxious weeds on your property?
Eurasian Watermilfoil has the following leaf shape.
What is thread like with four leaflets arranged around the stem?
This plant out-competes native vegetation and taxes water reserves when established along waterways. It has been used extensively in Montana for shelterbelts. Roots can reach depths of 35 feet or more. Who am I?
Diffused Knapweed has three methods of control, what are they?
What is Mechanical, Herbicide, and Biological?
A skull and cross bones symbol indicates plants are "what" to humans and/or animals.
What is Toxic?
How many state-listed noxious weeds is there and how many regulated plants does this field guide provide key identification tools to help you with.
33 state listed noxious weeds and 5 regulated plants!
How many inches of Dyer's Woad root is necessary to hand pull or dig for effective control.
What is 3-4 inches of root?
This plant is generally one of the earliest noxious weeds to come up in the spring (May). Seeds remain viable for 4 years and roots can reach depths of feet. What am I?
What is Whitetop?
5 regulated plants within this book.
What is Brazilian Waterweed; Cheatgrass; Hydrilla; Parrotfeather; and Russian Olive?
What is Yellowflag Iris?
What priority level is this: Weeds are common in isolated areas of Montana. Management criteria will require containment and suppression where common, and eradication or containment, prevention, and education where less abundant. Management shall be prioritized by local weed districts.
What is Priority 2A?
Scaly, alternating on stem, resemble juniper branches. Plant tolerates alkaline soils and thrives in soils with a high saline content. Plant will taste like salt. What am I?
What is Saltcedar?
Commonly sold for aquaria or aquatic gardens; it has escaped to become invasive in ponds and other calm water bodies. Can reproduce from roots and plant fragments. What am I?
What is parrotfeather?
What is my work office phone number?
What is 406-228-6237?
Toxic to livestock when grazed (but not toxic when cured in hay). Name one of the two species?
What is Tall buttercup or Hoary Alyssum?
_______is the control of weeds through a long term management approach, utilizing several weed management techniques.
What is Integrated Weed Management?
Plant has a single pink to purple flowerhead at the stem with racts at the base of flower fringed with short hairs and black on the tips. What am I?
What is Spotted Knapweed?
This plant can re-grow if the roots are broken off, or anytime the plant is cut. Covering the site with mulch will help prevent new germination. Leaves produce strong odor when crushed. Toxic to all livestock, most especially cattle and horses. What am I?
What is Tansy Ragwort?
The scientific name is Leucanthecum and has similar looking plants such as shasta daisy.
What is Oxeye Daisy?
This plant can cause abortions in humans if ingested and will cause liver damage in some livestock, but it is largely unpalatable. The leaf shape is alternate on the stem and fern-like. What am I?
What is Common Tansy?
Of all methods, of Integrated Weed Management, perhaps the most important are _______ and ______?
What is Education and Awareness?
This plant has stiff dark green branches, bright yellow pea-like flowers about 3/4 inches long, angled, spineless stems, green when young and woody when mature, stem is star-shaped when cross-cut, smooth black fruits (pods) that are hairly along the edges and lastly can grow 3-10 feet tall.
What is Scotch Broom?
Plant contains a toxic substance which causes skin sores/rash and sun sensitivity in humans and animals. This plant is purported to have numerous medicinal properties. What am I?
What is St. Johnswort?
What is true?
This plant has a taproot with some lateral roots that bleed red when the outer covering is stripped? What am I?
What is Blueweed?