California’s native wildflowers are being smothered by layers of dead, invasive grasses. A UCR study shows simply raking ...

Smooth brome was introduced from Europe and Asia. It does well in deep, well drained, moist soils. Very winter hardy. Adapted to soils with fine to medium texture. Resists heat and drought. It prefers ...

Results showed raking increased plant diversity overall, reducing invasive grasses like ripgut brome while increasing both native and exotic wildflowers, known as forbs. Ripgut brome, a dominant ...

15. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be spraying the herbicide Imazapic to stop the growth of invasive annual grasses ...