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Herb Robert ? good or bad? #877626

Asked July 17, 2024, 1:18 PM EDT

Should this plant be removed from our beach gravel along Lake Michigan near Mackinaw City?

Emmet County Michigan

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Good Morning,
I do not see this plant on the Michigan invasive list. It is invasive in other states. Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board

Prohibited and Restricted Species (michigan.gov)
Geranium purpureum (Little-Robin)'s Journal · iNaturalist
Michigan Flora

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V/r, Replied July 18, 2024, 9:59 AM EDT

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Herb Robert ? good or bad? #877626

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