We started by studying the dead nettles by the Nature Center and then had no trouble identifying this invasive throughout the rest of the walk -- lots and lots of it. The flowers are pretty, and it's okay if you want it for a ground cover. The photo shows a plant between two fingers of my glove. That's how small the lovely blooms are.
We then went down the fire road to see the Herb Robert. There is quite of lot of it in bloom.
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Again, this is a very attractive invasive. which can thrive in forested communities as the dominant ground cover, replacing native and beneficial plants. We saw a lot of it and it's quite lovely. There's more about it on this "noxious weeds" site.
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We walked across to meditation garden where the whatever was in bloom then down toward the dock where we saw Bloodroot in bloom - at last a wildflower that isn't considered a pest. Lesser Celendine was in bloom and plentiful. Another beautiful invasive. Millie has it in her lawn and it the lawn still thrives. But in general it's a big problem - an "ecological threat."
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