Threats to Birds - Plants

Helicopter spraying tamarisk by NRCS

Helicopter spraying invasive tamarisk by Natural Resources Conservation Service

 

 

The following exotic plants are known to be detrimental to populations of native birds in the United States:

 

Common Reed

 

Golden Crownbeard

 

Hydrilla

 

Kudzu

 

Leafy Spurge

 

Melaleuca

 

Miconia

 

Old World Climbing Fern

 

Purple Loosestrife

 

Spotted Knapweed

 

Smooth Cordgrass

 

Tamarisk

 

Verbesina

 

Yellow Starthistle

 

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