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Posted: Dec/23/2008 6:42 AM PST
http://plants.usda.gov/java/noxiousDriver I'm not sure if this is the most up to date list of noxious plants, but it will at least give you a starting point. Go to this website, and click on your state if you intend on bringing a plant/seeds in to your area and make sure it's not on the list (Also take a quick peek at the federal noxious weed list). This is to ensure you are not breaking any laws and also to make sure you don't let loose an invasive (I've seen it happen and it's sad to see a natural area become a monoculture). Maybe someone can make this a sticky so everyone will see this as they're doing business on this forum. |
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Posted: Dec/23/2008 7:23 AM PST
Good information there, thanks for posting it. In participating in a seed box you should really know which seeds are noxious/invasive in your area. So that you don't take some great sounding new seed and find out later it was a big mistake. There have been times that a postal service will confiscate a box if it is labeled seeds, especially if they open the box and find invasive seeds enclosed. So better safe than sorry. Linda B |
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Posted: Sep/25/2009 8:10 AM PST
Also, do your own research as the USDA databases are not updated as regularly as they can/should be. Water spinach (rau muong/kangkung, etc...) is listed federally as one of the noxious weeds and is listed as a noxious weed by the USDA here in Texas. This made me sad as it's one of my favorite vegetables. Upon doing some additional research though, I've found that, "due to its importance in many immigrant communities," it can be grown in Texas for "personal consumption" as long as it is planted so as to not escape cultivation. There may be other plants that share the same ambiguous status, not only check the USDA, but also the individual states rules to see if amendments have been made. |
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