Galveston Bay Invasive Plant Field Guide

The Quiet Invasion: A Guide to Invasive Plants of the Galveston Bay Area is intended to help homeowners, land managers, and gardening enthusiasts living in the Lower Galveston Bay Watershed to:

• Recognize invasive plants
• Understand the impacts of these species on people and the surrounding environment
• Choose appropriate methods to control established invasives and
• Choose native plant alternatives

Every species included in the field guide has full color photos for ease of identification as well as physical descriptions of the plant, preferred habitats, geographic distribution, reproduction and growth characteristics, pathways of introduction, and native plant alternatives to be found at or requested from home gardening centers.

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