The invasive weed Palmar Amaranth has been detected this week in a field in Northwest Minnesota in Polk County. Denise Thiede with the Minnesota Agriculture Department’s Plant Protection Division says the two plants found were there from last season.
She says they’re working with the landowner in making sure Palmar doesn’t get reestablished and produces any seeds going forward.
Thiede says since it was discovered in Minnesota in 2016, Palmar Amaranth was detected in 10 counties. She says they’ve been able to control each outbreak except for one in a wooded area in southeast Minnesota where they’re still working to get a handle on it.
Palmar Amaranth is listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and listed as a prohibited weed seed in the state. That means it’s not allowed in any seed offered for sale in Minnesota.
