Houston is full of invasive species. Here are the ones you need to know.
They breed quickly, destroy wildlife habitat and agriculture and destabilized wetlands and other waterways.Shannon Tompkins/Houston ChronicleIt was introduced in Florida at Christmastime in the 1800s as an ornamental plant with festive colors. Sales were prohibited in the 1950s.This dense plant prevents native grasses and shrubs from getting enough light. It can also make you itch like poison ivy or poison oak would.
Nutria cause significant damage to wetlands, compromise levees and other structures with their burrowing, and displace beneficial native wildlife such as muskrats. Install bulkheads on waterfront property to keep nutria from burrowing and prevent erosion.Introduced in 1910 as a substitute crop for potatoes, later became an ornamental product and is still sold as such.This plant invades wetlands and eliminates native plant species along lakes and rivers.Purchase and plant native plants at home.
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