[MAIPC] MAIPC Digest, Vol 56, Issue 3 Arum Italicum

[frazmo]

I don't agree that Italian Arum is easily controlled or that it
"disappears." Yes, the leaves are primarily only out in the cool season and
then wither away in the warm season, which is when the flowering spike
appears, But the plants produce abundant bulbs or corms that remain
underground. I believe, although I can't prove, that critters spread the
bulbs as well as the seeds. So removing the flowering spikes may be helpful
but it will not eliminate the plants or prevent their spread. I see this
plant becoming increasingly abundant in Arlington Virginia's natural areas
and even in my own back yard. I think it is a significant invasive of
concern at least in the DC area of the Mid-Atlantic and it is not yet clear
how best to control it.

Cheers,   Steve Young of Arlington VA

On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 11:42 AM, Kathryn Peterson- Lambert <
triplam747 at aol.com> wrote:

> Arum italicum hybridizes with the maculatum. Belongsto the family Araceae,
> it is native to the Med/lower Europe, U.K., Netherlands. I was growing it
> experimentally in a wet, woodland area to see if I could hybridize with
> Arrow - the native - it didn't take. It dies back in the summer and one can
> simply control it by gathering all of its red fruit * (berries are
> poisonous to humans, use gloves).* It is easily controlled by collecting
> and removing all of  the fruit. Also, it 'disappears'  completely - both
> original species and the hybrid after it grows fruit in the summer. It
> makes a very short lived appearance. Instead of control with herbicide one
> can replace it with the native Peltandra virginica - Arrow Arum - it will
> grow in the same conditions after one removes the fruit-berries of  the
> non-native or Symplocarpus foctidus (skunk cabbage).
> <https://mail.aol.com/IM/?sn=triplam747&locale=en_US&pd=0> Kathryn
> Peterson-Lambert
>
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> From: Mike Vandeman [mailto:mjvande at pacbell.net <mjvande at pacbell.net?>]
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 3:30 PM
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> Subject: We Need a New Model for Parks
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> To: The East Bay Regional Park District Board
>
> I've been spending many 5-6-hour days cutting Italian thistle (if you've
> ever had a close encounter with Italian thistle, you won't want to ever
> repeat it!), poison hemlock, & French broom in Claremont Canyon Regional
> Preserve ("Preserve"? It's not being preserved!). Exotic plants are taking
> over our regional parks, and the fauna are very scarce. Many people have
> thanked me, but so far no one has volunteered to help. The park staff are
> cutting the grass around the edge of the park (to reduce the fire danger),
> but not addressing the exotics that are spreading (and going to seed) in
> every grassy area. The goats help, but leave all the large stems, which I
> have had to cut myself.
>
> It occurs to me that our model of a park is obsolete. Everyone comes to the
> park, enjoys himself/herself, but, with very rare exceptions, doesn't lift
> a
> finger to maintain the park. We expect the park staff to do all of that.
> But, as you know, you don't have the staff to do that. This model just
> doesn't work! You should advertise for volunteers (this kind of work is
> very
> easy, just time-consuming), and expect all visitors to lend a a hand - just
> as we do when we visit someone's home, or bus our own dishes in the
> cafeteria.
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> The only alternative is to tax the community enough to pay for all the
> services the parks require. (That wouldn't be popular, but the public
> should
> presented all the options. Ruining the parks is not acceptable!)
>
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> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans
> ("pure habitat").
> Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and
> road construction.)
>
> Wildlife must be given top priority, because they can't protect themselves
> from us.
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> From: "John Ambler" <john.ambler at verizon.net>
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> Subject: Re: [MAIPC] FW: We Need a New Model for Parks
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> From: MAIPC [mailto:maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org
> <maipc-bounces at lists.maipc.org?>] On Behalf Of Marc Imlay
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 7:48 PM
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> Subject: [MAIPC] FW: We Need a New Model for Parks
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> From: Mike Vandeman [mailto:mjvande at pacbell.net <mjvande at pacbell.net?>]
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 3:30 PM
> To: Recipient list suppressed:
> Subject: We Need a New Model for Parks
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> To: The East Bay Regional Park District Board
>
> I've been spending many 5-6-hour days cutting Italian thistle (if you've
> ever had a close encounter with Italian thistle, you won't want to ever
> repeat it!), poison hemlock, & French broom in Claremont Canyon Regional
> Preserve ("Preserve"? It's not being preserved!). Exotic plants are taking
> over our regional parks, and the fauna are very scarce. Many people have
> thanked me, but so far no one has volunteered to help. The park staff are
> cutting the grass around the edge of the park (to reduce the fire danger),
> but not addressing the exotics that are spreading (and going to seed) in
> every grassy area. The goats help, but leave all the large stems, which I
> have had to cut myself.
>
> It occurs to me that our model of a park is obsolete. Everyone comes to the
> park, enjoys himself/herself, but, with very rare exceptions, doesn't lift
> a
> finger to maintain the park. We expect the park staff to do all of that.
> But, as you know, you don't have the staff to do that. This model just
> doesn't work! You should advertise for volunteers (this kind of work is
> very
> easy, just time-consuming), and expect all visitors to lend a a hand - just
> as we do when we visit someone's home, or bus our own dishes in the
> cafeteria.
>
> The only alternative is to tax the community enough to pay for all the
> services the parks require. (That wouldn't be popular, but the public
> should
> presented all the options. Ruining the parks is not acceptable!)
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> I am working on creating wildlife habitat that is off-limits to humans
> ("pure habitat").
> Want to help? (I spent the previous 8 years fighting auto dependence and
> road construction.)
>
> Wildlife must be given top priority, because they can't protect themselves
> from us.
>
> Please don't put a cell phone next to any part of your body that you are
> fond of!
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> http://mjvande.info <http://mjvande.info/>
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> From: Patricia Greenberg <pgreenberg at reston.org>
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> Hi,
> I have a resident who is concerned about invasive species in his yard.
> Yay! I do not know much of anything about violets so I wanted to reach out
> to you all to see if you had suggestions on whether there is cause for
> concern about the species in the attached photos.
>
> Thank you,
> Patricia
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> From: Larry [mailto:lssnowhite at gmail.com <lssnowhite at gmail.com?>]
> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2016 11:17 AM
> To: Patricia Greenberg
> Subject: Violets??
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> Here are pictures of what may or may not be violets -- the biggest cluster
> --1 & 3 -- is about 11" high. The last is what I know is a wild violet. I
> can also bring you a plant if that would help a identify it.
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> Thanks again,
> Larry
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