Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times Storksbill is among the non-native weeds that have thrived after recent rains. Storksbill is among the non-native weeds that have thrived after recent rains. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)Further east in the Mojave Desert, patchy rainfall combined with nitrogen-laden smog wafting in from Los Angeles has nurtured expanses of Mediterranean split grass. It read, in part: “Heavy winter rains were a blessing for California flowers, but the nonnative weeds loved them too! (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)On Monday, Patrick Tyrell, chief botanist for the preserve, took stock of the challenge.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2017 09:56 UTC