Osan City Steps Up Efforts to Eradicate Ecologically Disruptive Wild Plants

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Junsung] Osan City is making an all-out effort to remove wild plants that disrupt the local ecosystem.

Osan City announced it conducted the third phase of its ecologically disruptive wild plant eradication project around the Gasa Industrial Complex over two days on the 18th and 19th of last month.

The ecologically disruptive wild plant eradication project removes hwasamdeunggul, an ecosystem-disrupting species, by eliminating vine roots and cutting back the vines.

Hwasamdeunggul is an annual climbing herb commonly found along roadsides, fields, and vacant lots. With its vigorous reproductive capacity, it threatens the ecosystem by covering nearby native trees and vegetation, blocking sunlight and causing them to wither and die.

The city's project, which began in early August with the removal of ecologically disruptive wild plants along National Road No. 1 near the UN Armistice Memorial, is scheduled to continue through November.

Meanwhile, an Osan City official stated, "Since ecologically disruptive species possess strong vitality and reproductive capacity that destroy ecosystem balance, we will continue to work persistently to remove these disruptive plants to protect native plant species in the region and simultaneously promote biodiversity."