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The Prickly Invader Puncturevine | Chico News
Meet the sneaky, spiky villain of your yard: puncturevine, aka goathead. Looks cute with its yellow blooms, but those seedpods? Pure pain—step on one barefoot or roll over it on a bike, and you’ll wish you’d stayed home. Thrives in heat and dryness, one plant can drop 500 seeds that survive for five years. It’s a California noxious weed for a reason: it’s a livestock hazard, toxic to sheep, steals nutrients from crops, and its roots dig deep. Pull it by the root before it seeds, rake up fallen pods, wear gloves—because those spikes don’t joke. Herbicides? Last resort. Biological controls?…
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