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2018 ASHS Annual Conference

Other Bad-Acting Native Species

Friday, August 3, 2018: 10:45 AM
Jefferson East (Washington Hilton)
Michael A Schnelle, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Natives can evolve and be just as problematic as exotic (non-native) species. They often go unnoticed due to their strategic advantage of being recognizable natives even if they have deleterious effects on humans, landscapes, and local flora and fauna. Natives with subtle but invasive tendencies can affect ecosystem services and sweep through landscapes, often as ornamentals with allied species of economic importance. This talk will focus on but not be limited to the following species capable of escaping cultivation: Black cherry (Prunus serotina), Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria), Inland seaoats (Chasmanthium latifolium), and Woodbine (Clematis virginiana). This presentation will examine some of the factors leading these indigenous species to invade landscapes and natural areas, and the issues horticulturists and land managers face in light of their presence.

Why this speaker? Dr. Mike Schnelle is the Charles and Linda Shackelford Endowed Professor of Floriculture, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. He holds an extension appointment and works with the Oklahoma Nursery and Landscape Association in the floriculture and nursery industry – the commodity group associated with the majority of invasive ornamentals. Mike conducts research programs covering greenhouse and urban integrated pest management (IPM) and cooperates with green industry allied professionals. He participates with and has lectured at the Oklahoma Invasive Plant Council’s Annual Conference. Mike’s greatest expertise is in native and non-native herbaceous and woody ornamental taxa, particularly in respect to their invasive potential and control.

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