Canada goldenrod

The growing and flowering season of Sosnowsky's hogweed, a plant dangerous to humans, has not yet ended, as the flowering season of another, no less dangerous invasive plant species, Canadian goldenrod, begins.

The Rossony District Inspectorate of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection reminds that Canadian goldenrod is an aggressive plant, dangerous to humans, and its pollen causes allergies. Goldenrod is also harmful to the soil. Where it grows, large, stiff sods form, which suppress the growth of other plants.

Many still consider this plant an ornament, planting it on their personal plots, dachas, and cemeteries. And they make an irreparable mistake. Because goldenrod has a very unpleasant feature – after some time, it will displace all other plantings from its growing area, and along with them – most insects, birds, and mammals.

Canadian goldenrod is on par with Sosnowsky's hogweed in terms of its danger to the environment. The danger of the spread of this harmful plant lies in the fact that, by occupying new areas, the plant completely changes their flora and fauna.

It spreads quickly and aggressively, facilitated by several factors. Firstly, the plant (like Sosnowsky's hogweed) has no so-called natural enemies among competing plants and insects. Secondly, each goldenrod bush produces up to one hundred thousand seeds, which have a very high germination rate, up to 95 percent. Thirdly, over the years, the plant's rhizomes begin to release toxic substances into the soil that suppress the growth of other plants. The plant is indifferent to where it grows; it is unpretentious. Goldenrod is not to the taste of the vast majority of fauna representatives. Animals, both domestic and wild, do not eat goldenrod. It follows from this that areas occupied by the plant cannot be used as hayfields and pastures. This causes harm to agriculture. And also to forestry, as goldenrod can deprive us of the usual gifts of nature by displacing berries and mushrooms traditional for our region.

Additionally, the Rossony District Inspectorate of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection reminds that failure to take effective measures to ensure the implementation of agrotechnical measures to limit the spread and population of Canadian goldenrod in the supervised territory will result in a fine.