Emily Grant is director of Environet Bindweed, dogwood, houttuynia and ivy are most commonly mistaken for Japanese knotweed.

Invasive plant species are in the spotlight — not just thanks to climate change, which has helped these biodiversity-killers ...

Research published in New Phytologist provides insights into why the invasive plant Japanese knotweed is so successful at ...

Harmless garden weeds such as bindweed and ivy are frequently being confused with the highly invasive Japanese knotweed, ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that nobody (honestly, not a soul) wants to find Japanese knotweed on their property – but new research has revealed that some 4,500 homebuyers in the UK ...

Japanese knotweed can now be found growing in nearly every part of Britain – and Bolton is the hotspot. That is according to ...

Join the McKean County Conservation District, during National Invasive Species Awareness Week from Feb. 24 to 28, in taking ...

Giant knotweed, a terrestrial herbaceous plant in the Polygonaceae family, invades along waterways, roads, forest openings, and disturbed sites where dumped. Key characteristics of this invasive ...

Hedge cutting can spread invasive Japanese knotweed, which can cause serious structural damage to houses and roads ...

They can also stray into outbuildings and some, such as Japanese knotweed, can damage homes as their roots spread and grow under, and sometimes into homes and other buildings. Invasive plant ...

Japanese knotweed, a terrestrial herbaceous plant that is in the Polygonaceae family, invades along rivers, streams, roads, and in disturbed areas or where dumped. It prefers full sun and rich soils ...