4.5.207    PRIORITY 1B

(1) These weeds have limited presence in Montana. Management criteria will require eradication or containment and education:

(a) Knotweed complex (Polygonum cuspidatumˌ P. sachalinenseˌ P. × bohemicumˌ Fallopia japonicaˌ F. sachalinensisˌ F. × bohemicaˌ Reynoutria japonicaˌ R. sachalinensisˌ and R.× bohemica);

(b) Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria);

(c) Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea);

(d) Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius); and

(e) Blueweed (Echium vulgare).

 

History: 80-7-802, MCA; IMP, 7-22-2101, MCA; NEW, 2010 MAR p. 217, Eff. 1/29/10; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 2419, Eff. 12/27/13; AMD, 2017 MAR p. 185, Eff. 2/4/17.