LEAFY SPURGE

Leafy  Spurge

Growth Habit: Perennial, erect, up to 3' tall, spreading by seed or creeping roots.

Leaves: Alternate, long, narrow, ΒΌ" wide and 2" long, usually drooping.

Flowers: Inconspicuous, surrounded by large heart shaped floral leaves which turn yellow-green near maturity.

 

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Puncturevine

Biological Control Agents

Microlarinus_lareynii Microlarinus lareynii

In 1983 the Puncturevine seed weevil, Microlarinus lareynii, was released on puncture vine in the town of Shoshoni, though we have seen no evidence of establishment.

 

For more specific information on Microlarinus lareynii, visit the British Columbia Ministry of Forest and Range website.

 

 

Puncturevine_map Puncturevine Bio-site Map

For more information on Bio-control of Puncturevine visit:

Goatheads.com- Bio-control of Puncturevine

University of California IPM Online- Puncturvine

University of Nevada, Reno- Control of Puncturevine (PDF)

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