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  • Yellow Starthistle

    Extremely aggressive annual!
    Grows quickly, with a long taproot
    Grayish-green plant
    Bright yellow flowers with long, sharp spines
    Toxic to horses
    Not yet known in BC! If you see this plant, report it here

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  • Zebra Mussel

    Small freshwater mussel the size of a fingernail
    Can produce over 1 million eggs each year
    Adults can survive out of water up to 7 days
    Damages harbours, lakes, waterways, ships, etc
    Not established yet in BC; if you find one, report it here

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  • Flowering Rush

    Perennial aquatic plant
    Extensive root system
    Forms dense stands below surface in calm water
    Spreads by rhizomes and root pieces
    Whitish-pink flowers
    Green stems triangular in cross-section
    Report this plant here

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  • European Fire Ant

    Delivers painful sting when disturbed
    Aggressive, swarming ants build high-density colonies in gardens and lawns
    Very difficult to eradicate
    If you spot these ants outside the Lower Mainland/ Vancouver Island, report them here

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  • Black Henbane

    Can grow to 1m tall
    Fetid-smelling leaves, up to 20cm long and 15cm wide
    Flowers are cream with purple throats
    A single plant can produce up to half a million seeds
    Toxic to most mammals!
    Prohibited species in BC; report occurrences here

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  • American Bullfrog

    Very large, robust frog with large golden eyes
    Often submerged so only eyes are visible
    Will eat anything it can fit in its mouth (birds, snakes, fish, and native frogs)
    Found in Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island, and South Okanagan

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  • Kudzu

    Perennial with deep taproot; known as "The vine that ate the South"
    Spreads by runners, rhizomes, and seeds
    Is spreading through southeastern US at rate of 150,000 acres/yr.
    Not yet in BC; if you see this plant, report it here

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  • Smallmouth bass

    Significant threat to salmon in Fraser Basin
    20-38 cm long with slender, streamlined body and broad tail
    Aggressive predator; eats native fish, insects, young snakes and turtles,etc
    Don't move these fish to new locations!

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