rush skeletonweed |
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| Asterales > Asteraceae > Chondrilla juncea L.
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| Synonym(s): skeletonweed |
Rush skeletonweed is a perennial forb that can grow up to 4 ft. (1.2 m) tall. Coarse-looking, multiple stems appear leafless due to inconspicuous leaves and arise from a basal rosette of sharply lobed leaves. The lower 4-6 in. (10.2-15.2 cm) of stem is covered with coarse brown hairs. Both stem and leaves produce a milky sap when broken. Flowers are small and yellow and develop in the mid-summer to fall. Mature, healthy plants can produce 1,500 flower heads and up to 20,000 seeds. Rush skeletonweed invades dry rangelands in the Western United States, displaces native species, and reduces forage for livestock and wildlife. Rush skeletonweed is native to regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa and was accidentally brought to the United States as a contaminant of fodder in 1914. |
Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
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Plant(s); Rosette
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Feature(s); Roots
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Flower(s);
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Flower(s);
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Flower(s);
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Plant(s); Rosette and old plant
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Stem(s); The stiff down-turned hairs on the lower part of the stem are the diagnostic charicteristic.
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Plant(s); in flower
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Plant(s);
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Infestation;
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Seed(s);
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Diagram or Graphic; Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 314.
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Invasive Reference(s):
Check Invasive.org for most current lists.
- Arizona - Noxious Weed Law
- California - Noxious Weed Law
- California - Invasive Plant Inventory
- Colorado - Noxious Weed Law
- Montana - Noxious Weed Law
- Nevada - Noxious Weed Law
- Oregon - Noxious Weed Law
- South Dakota - Noxious Weed Law
- Washington - Noxious Weed Law
- Invasive Plants: Western North America
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