Weed Facts sheets

Council staff and volunteers have prepared a series of 34 Weed Facts sheets to help residents identify and deal with a variety of weeds found in our Shire. Each sheet covers: a description of the weed habitat effects on the environment its origin and distribution whether it is classed as "environmental" or "noxious" and what this means methods for controlling or removing it. You can download these sheets below, or contact the Bushcare or Greenweb Units.

Sheets

To open a sheet, click on its name or picture. You will need the free Acrobat Reader.

African Olive Olea europeaea ssp africana (144 Kb PDF)	Alligator Weed Alternanthera philoxeroides (168 Kb PDF)	Asparagus Fern Protoasparagus aethiopicus (155 Kb PDF)	Balloon Vine Cardiospermum grandiflorum (201 Kb PDF)
Bitou Bush Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp rotundata (148 Kb PDF)	Blackberry Rubus fruticosus (149 Kb PDF)	Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. monilifera (151 Kb PDF)	Bridal Creeper Asparagus asparagoides (145 Kb PDF)
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora (119 Kb PDF)	Cassia Senna bicapsularis (138 Kb PDF)	Castor Oil Ricinus communis (155 Kb PDF)	Cobbler's Pegs Bidens pilosa  (182 Kb PDF)
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster glycophylla (142 Kb PDF)	Crofton Weed Ageratina adenophora (139 Kb PDF)	Fishbone Fern Nephrolepsis cordifolia (120 Kb PDF)	Ginger Lily Hedychium gardnerianum (102 Kb PDF)
Green Cestrum Cestrum parqui  (160 Kb PDF)	Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica (164 Kb PDF)	Lantana Lantana camara (145 Kb PDF)	Large Leaf Privet Ligustrum lucidum (142 Kb PDF)
Madeira Vine Anredera cordifolia (141 Kb PDF)	Blue Morning Glory & Coastal Morning Glory Ipomoea indica and Ipomoea cairica (154 Kb PDF)	Mother of Millions Bryophyllum sp. (155 Kb PDF)	Moth Plant, Moth Vine Araujia sericifera (148 Kb PDF)
Ochna Ochna serrulata (133 Kb PDF)	Pampas Cortaderia selloana (131 Kb PDF)	Panic Veldt Grass Ehrharta erecta (166 Kb PDF)	Pellitory (Asthma Weed) Parietaria judaica (153 Kb PDF)
Primrose Willow Ludwigia peruviana (165 Kb PDF)	Rhus Tree, Wax Tree Toxicodendron succedaneum (128 Kb PDF)	Salvinia Salvinia molesta (174 Kb PDF)	Small Leaf Privet Ligustrum sinense (134 Kb PDF)
	Trad, Wandering Jew Tradescantia fluminensis (150 Kb PDF)	Turkey Rhubarb Acetosa sagittata (132 Kb PDF)

Further information

For further information and identification of weeds, contact council's Bushcare or Greenweb Units by ringing council's Customer Service Centre.  You can also visit the Bushcare and Greenweb pages on this web site.

The assistance of volunteers, especially Jan Darrington, Kate Hopkins and Joshua Hawkey in preparing these documents is greatly appreciated.

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updated 7 January 2009