Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alligator Weed at Monash, ACT
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| Alternanthera philoxeroides | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Jan 2016 |
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Date and location approximate, on edge of Isabella Pond. This noxious weed was found on the pond and was treated with herbicide by park rangers with Environment ACT in 2015-16. Jenny Conolly was the Invasive Species Officer overseeing the task.
4 comments
24 Feb 2016
Is this a weed?
I see that Blackberry or Blackberries don't appear in the data.
Do you record weeds and introduced species?
I see that Blackberry or Blackberries don't appear in the data.
Do you record weeds and introduced species?
24 Feb 2016
This is definitely a weed, and a serious one. However there are similar looking natives. You can see Blackberries at:
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/8528
We do all sorts of wild plants both natives and exotics.
http://canberranaturemap.org/Community/Species/8528
We do all sorts of wild plants both natives and exotics.
24 Feb 2016
It is a regionally prohibited weed in NSW. The recommendation is to contact the Regional Weed Control officer if you see it.
24 Feb 2016
This weed has also been found in the ACT recently, and rangers have attempted to eradicate it. Michael Mulvaney asked me to keep a look out for it as it was reported and destroyed at Isabella Pond. The photos were imported from the Atlas of Living Australia in order to have them available on our website.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.080846-35.422402
- Maps Isabella Pond Tuggeranong Creek to Monash Grassland
- Places Monash, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2016 12:00 AM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
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Species information
- Alternanthera philoxeroides Scientific name
- Alligator Weed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 630m Recorded at altitude
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