Flowering Rush
The Invasive Species Weeds Subgroup focused on flowering rush, an invasive aquatic species the spread after escaping from cultivation in the ornamental trade and is now found across 17 of the Northern U.S states and nearly all Canadian provinces. First documented on Flathead Lake, Montana in 1964, the spread of flowering rush now encompasses thousands of acres across the Pacific Northwest in habitat that is considered essential for the spawning of a number of salmonid species.
The group published this Flowering Rush White Paper in January 2015.
The group sponsored the Flowering Rush Symposium. conducted at the Northern Rockies Invasive Plant Council Conference in February 2014 in Airway Heights, Washington.
Symposium Documents and Presentations
- Symposium Introduction
- Flowering Rush in Washington State
- Flowering Rush Expansion in Idaho
- Detroit Lakes Area Flowering Rush History and Perspectives
- Flowering Rush in Detroit Lakes: From Research to an Operational Management Program
- Ecological Effects
- Field and Mesocosm Evaluations of Granular Herbicide and Preemergent Use Patterns for Control of Flowering Rush
- Chemical Treatment of Flowering Rush in Archibald Lake, Wisconsin
- Biological Control of Flowering Rush
- Status of Flowering Rush in Flathead & Lower Clark Fork Rivers
- Flowering Rush Biocontrol: Future Funding and Research
- Symposium Discussion Summary
- Symposium Final Report