Yet, without checking, you could be unwittingly planting species that are illegal to grow in Texas – and other nearby states.

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The dreaded zebra mussel is terrorizing yet another Texas lake and sounding the state ... of a trend in recent years of spread of this highly invasive species to lakes in the western part of ...

From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged ...

Perhaps one of the most notorious invasive plants in Texas, giant ragweed is a common allergen for many — but the plant is fairly edible. Its seeds can be roasted or ground into flour ...

“Invasive plants cause environmental harm through their rapid growth,” says Maxwell Kotelnicki, outdoor horticulture manager at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. “They’re highly adaptable to ...

while invasive insects such as the spotted lanternfly can actually kill crop plants. In forest systems, kudzu — a highly invasive vine in the United States — grows rapidly and smothers trees ...