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<br />HAT'S SO
<br />BAD
<br />ABOUT
<br />NOXIOUS
<br />WEEDS?
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<br />Ten weed species arc iJcnrifie\.1 as
<br />"state noxious weeds" by the
<br />Colorado Noxious Weed Act. Other
<br />species may ~c adJed to YtJur county's
<br />noxious weed hit list. Because these
<br />weeds are not native to the U.S.,
<br />they grow unchecked by nalllral ene-
<br />mies such as insects or Jisea:--es. All
<br />noxiolls weeds arc aggressive and
<br />competitive, stealing moisture, Ilutri,
<br />ents and sunlight from other plants.
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<br />Noxious weeds get started in soil .6J Bare ~u~
<br />Jisrurbe,1 by conslnlCtion. recreation ~ ~ !J
<br />and other human activities. ih~. '1". J /;;: :not ~. aD
<br />are spreH'! by wildhfe, livesl<lC r' ,.. < " . \
<br />machinery and velucles people ' I 'I all Y!"ur onsWI!rs_TI In
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<br />wind amI water. Their btology alrw' ~ Yo!'r land earns on -A" iof
<br />them to spreHd rapidly and invad ., ,lieallh. Ifmost alyour '
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<br />nelghb..mng land covered by natl l. . ~ COIU. m. .n, If Is Ili~. .era9J{'~. :\ ;~.
<br />plant communities. Ab..,ut 10% of J' I"~on d1.l!.0 n. YnYOU..hbve~;;~..~ .
<br />Colorado's apl"oximatel" 3.000 . " ~'fJRI(Sf!S n theleft-/uln . -
<br />, . um '" your land needS. '
<br />native pIHnt species have alreaJy .' .' , fltirmedlak ho/pl . \
<br />been displaced by non-native weeds. '", " ... l' ~ I I
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