Boundary Invasive Species Society

Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) also known as policeman’s helmet, is native to the western Himalayas. This annual herbaceous...

Yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis) is a winter annual that is native to the Mediterranean. Yellow starthistle is in the same...

Yellow toadflax, (Linaria vulgaris) was first introduced to North America in the mid 1800s by a Welsh Quaker named Ranstead. The...

Biological diversity or biodiversity refers to the different number of species of plants and animals in an environment. There has been a...

Warm days, cool nights, frost in the air, a dusting of snow on the mountains, leaves changing colour, harvesting from the garden these...

People have been using fire for heating and cooking for millennia. For most of that time people gathered their firewood locally. With...

Did you know that hoary alyssum is not only invasive it is also toxic to horses? It can cause pregnant mares to abort their babies,...

Puncturevine has been found in Midway! Thank you to Richard Dunsdon for reporting this highly invasive species. It was found on a path...

There are 14 native and 14 invasive hawkweeds in B.C. Controlling the invasive hawkweeds is paramount to protecting our native hawkweeds....

There are so many great things to do in the Boundary. We have hiking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, kayaking, cycling, dirt biking...

Baby’s breath (Gypsophila paniculata) is a native of Eastern Europe, Asia and North Africa. In Canada it is an invasive species. It...

The American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is a true frog, and it is a carnivore. Bullfrogs will eat whatever they can fit in their...

Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is an invasive tree that is native to parts of Europe and Asia. It was introduced to the central...

Kochia (Kochia scoparia) also know as summer cypress and burning bush is native to Asia and central Europe. It was brought here as an...

Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is a perennial that grows up to a metre tall. This invasive plant is native to Europe and parts of...

Houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale) is a biennial invasive plant that is native to Europe. It grows to just over a metre tall. It has...

Blueweed (Echium vulgare) also known as viper’s bugloss was introduced in the Boundary as an ornamental. This invasive plant is native to...

Hoary cress (Cardaria draba) is an invasive perennial herb. It grows up to 0.6 m tall. The seed pods look like inflated, upside down...

The Boundary Invasive Species Society needs your help! Longspine sandbur is an annual grass that has taken a foot hold in Christina Lake...

Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) is also known as blue buttons and pincushion. It is thought to have come to North America as an...