Bad Seed - Lamium Traditional Cache
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Located in Pinecone-Burke Park, trail head at the end of Harper Road. Walking distance from trail head to cache site is about 15-20 minutes.
What is an invasive plant?
Invasive plants are non-native species of plants that have been introduced into our environment. Once introduced, they grow quickly and spread so rapidly that they can overwhelm and displace native plants. And since they are non-native, they have no natural enemies to keep them in check. Quite simply, they grow like super weeds.
Why are invasive plants a problem?
Invasive plants cost us in a number of ways. They reduce and degrade habitat for fish, birds, and other wildlife and they are expensive to control and eradicate. Invasive plants can also cause erosion and silt problems in creeks that affect our aquatic creatures.
How are invasive plants spread?
Some invasive plants have been introduced into our environment accidentally while others were introduced intentionally as an ornamental or food plant. Others have started in gardens and then spread into parks and ravines. Common ways that invasive plants spread from gardens is when people dump the contents of hanging baskets and garden waste or soil into nearby ravines and natural areas.
Why do people buy invasive plants?
Many invasive plants are still sold in garden centres and are not labelled as being invasive. Some produce beautiful flowers while others are desirable because they grow fast and are often shade tolerant.
Help prevent other non-native plants from spreading into natural areas.
* Never dump garden waste or hanging baskets into natural areas.
* Dispose of plant materials through the City of Coquitlam's Yard and Garden Waste Pick-Up Program.
* Avoid buying non-native plants like English ivy, Japanese knotweed, yellow lamium, morning glory and periwinkle.
* If you see invasive plants in your yard, contain them within your property to prevent them from spreading to other properties in the neighbourhood.
* Control weeds that grow under bird feeders. Often seeds in bird feeders fall out and begin to grow on the ground beneath, introducing foreign and invasive plants to our environment.
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The cache is located at the site of one of these "Bad Seeds" - as you follow the trail, look for a patch of yellow or false lamium on the right, where a side trail begins.
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Description:
False lamium is a trailing, evergreen, perennial groundcover with square stems. The heart-shaped leaves are typically variegated and slightly hairy. For a short time, it has small upright yellow flowers.
What makes it invasive?
False lamium can produce copious seeds that are dispersed primarily by ants, which can transport them up to 70 m. In addition, this aggressive groundcover spreads by vegetative runners, growing up and over other forest-dwelling plants and smothering them.
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Tree cover will make GPSr reception spotty.
Cache is in a large blue thermos, please replace as you found it and re-hide well. No bushwhacking.
Enjoy the hike on Burke Mountain, please CITO if necessary, report any wildlife sightings or anything interesting during your travels to and from the cache.
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