<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Blue Ridge PRISM was also contacted about this species. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Based on the flower this looks like <i>Mazus miquelii</i> which is a perennial. It is quite a cute little plant with a lovely flower, but invasive. Yikes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1907" target="_blank">https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1907</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/mazus/miquelii/" target="_blank">https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/mazus/miquelii/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=645&search=Search">http://vaplantatlas.org/index.php?do=plant&plant=645&search=Search</a> <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">My initial thoughts on control that I conveyed to the concerned landowner:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">I could not readily find any specific control recommendations. Assuming it was restricted to the lawn, treating it as a lawn seems like a good option and a lawn-care company would be helpful in this instance. Also, contacting a local extension service for assistance. Controlling weeds in lawns is not my area of expertise and I am not super familiar with the chemical control options on the market that would be most effective. The local extension service may be a good option or at least able to connect to a turfgrass specialist. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">At a minimum, weed whack the plant to remove the flowers and interrupt reproduction for this year (?). Or if you do not care about the grass, use a glyphosate product to control the plants. Triclopyr amine should not impact the grass, but control the Mazus. </span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Does anyone have any additional experience or other recommendations for this plant? </font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="georgia, serif">Beth Mizell</font></div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:times new roman,serif"><span style="font-style:normal">_______________________________________</span></span></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal">Elizabeth Anne Mizell</span><span style="font-style:normal;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif">Program Director | Blue Ridge PRISM</font></div><div style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style:normal"><a href="mailto:beth@blueridgeprism.org" target="_blank">beth@blueridgeprism.org</a> </span></font></div><div dir="auto" style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div dir="auto" style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-space"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><br><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blueridgeprism.org/" target="_blank">Blue Ridge PRISM</a><span style="font-style:normal"> is a partnership for regional invasive species management in Virginia.</span></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 3:16 PM Donna Ford-Werntz <<a href="mailto:dford2@wvu.edu" target="_blank">dford2@wvu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Patricia, Both Mazus species are known for WV: M. miquelii (4 of 55 counties) since 1938 (garden) & M. pumilus (2 cos.) in 1980+.</div>
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All 8 collections in the WVU herbarium are from garden, lawn, or sidewalk paver localities (planted &/or naturalized/spreading).<br>
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I’m not familiar with Mazus miquelii or Mazus pumilus – a perennial, creeping groundcover native to Japan and China. It is considered an invasive in the northeast according to Wikipedia. I’m finding much information about it being invasive on the web and wanted
to ask the MAIPC what experience you’ve had with this plant? EddMaps only has Mazus pumilus listed in the New York and New Jersey area. iNaturalist had a few points and one listed here in Reston, VA.
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USDA has it listed in more states. </p>
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<a href="https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MAMI4" target="_blank">USDA Plants Database</a>
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Would you consider it an EDRR species? </p>
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See photos below. </p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black">Patricia Pearl Greenberg<br>
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<b>From:</b> Sara H <<a href="mailto:sh12sh34@gmail.com" target="_blank">sh12sh34@gmail.com</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 1, 2022 10:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Medina, Gloria <<a href="mailto:Gloria.Medina@fairfaxcounty.gov" target="_blank">Gloria.Medina@fairfaxcounty.gov</a>>; Greenberg, Patricia <<a href="mailto:Patricia.Greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov" target="_blank">Patricia.Greenberg@fairfaxcounty.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Invasive?</p>
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Hi ladies<br>
Is this invasive?<br>
We have patches in our yard. Remove by pulling?</p>
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