That Outlaw! Homeria.
Jane McGary (Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:30:24 PST)

As I understand it, Homeria was placed on the noxious weeds list because it
is toxic to livestock and is considered a pest in South Africa for that reason.

This is pretty silly, since Colchicum and Narcissus are also toxic to
grazing animals, which seem to have enough sense to leave them alone and
would no doubt avoid Homeria too.

The federal list seems to have been put together somewhat haphazardly. For
example, it contains a great many parasitic plants, including some that no
one would ever think of growing, like dodder, and some that are almost
impossible to cultivate.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA