The Okanagan's Most Unwanted
Eastern Fox Squirrel and Hound's Tongue, partners in crime
Invasive Species
The Eastern Fox Squirrel
Fun facts:
- They can rotate it's ankles 180 degrees when climbing down tree trunks, poles, etc.
- They like to be social, and you can often hear them chirping from the trees.
- They aren't very picky about what they eat.
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Hound's Tongue
Fun facts:
- This plant used to be used for medicinal purposes
- Some people will plant this in their boats or gardens to ward off rats and mice because of the distinct smell it gives off.
- It is in the same family as the Chinese forget-me-not (Cynoglossum amabile)
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Bibliography
- http://www.weedsbc.ca/weed_desc/hounds.html
- http://www.luontoportti.com/suomi/en/kukkakasvit/hounds-tongue
- http://bcinvasives.ca/invasive-species/identify/invasive-species/invasive-plants/hounds-tongue/
- http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/272985/hounds-tongue
- https://www.abinvasives.ca/factsheets/140520-fs-houndstongue-1.pdf
- http://www.arkive.org/eastern-fox-squirrel/sciurus-niger/