Old Man's Beard (Clematis vitalba) on Mar 4, 2011
Submitter has sample
EDRR Status: Population treated
Description of specimen
No green leaves present. We located and painstakingly removed all white seed puff balls individually and bagged them and disposed of them.
Commentary
Expert Reviewer
Tania Siemens
WISE Program Coordinator (Watershed and Invasive Species Education)
Oregon Sea Grant Extension
Oregon State University
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
541-914-0701
Thanks for yet another wonderful good-news story! Thanks so much for treating this population of Old Man's Beard! Was this a project you did with your class? Removing the seeds was a great idea as to prevent further spread. Also in the spring we can confirm the ID since there is a native clematis, and we need to be sure it is not the native before removing the plant completely. However, based on your description of the population it sounds like you have the invasive species! Lets work together to figure out the best control this spring/summer.
Please keep on looking out for Clematis vitalba! Thanks so much for engaging your class in Early Detection and Rapid Response!
Tania
Tania Siemens
Invasive Species Early Detection and Rapid Response Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy
WISE Program Coordinator (Watershed and Invasive Species Education)
Oregon Sea Grant Extension
tania.siemens@oregonstate.edu
541-914-0701
Tania Siemens
March 7, 2011, 9:58 p.m.