Araujia sericifera
Moth Plant at Lyons, ACT
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| Araujia sericifera | Tapirlord | 27 May 2022 | |
| Unverified | jmcleod | 27 May 2022 |
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Didn't really check whether it is a single plant or multiple. Flowers have finished, currently fruiting
7 comments
27 May 2022
So... any specific techniques for killing this one off? Or shall I wander up there again with a garbag this weekend and just pull out everything I can find (fruits and roots in particular)?
28 May 2022
Yes this major weed elsewhere in Australia is becoming more frequent in the ACT and we will need people like Jmcleod to keep it out - Thanks
29 May 2022
Dig the roots out, he says... Erk, these things have extensive but shallow roots... almost 3m from where it came out of the ground to where I lost the longest root.
Did a search around and couldn't see any others - there are a lot of hardenbergia in the area that the leaves can be superficially confused with.
Did a search around and couldn't see any others - there are a lot of hardenbergia in the area that the leaves can be superficially confused with.
30 May 2022
Sorry about that. I must have been lucky with the ones I dug. When there are lots of different plants around I scrape the stems and apply glyphosate, but I didn’t know if you could do that.
Plants on Oakey Hill possibly spread from the old School of Horticulture (now Featherston Gardens) in Weston. I reported some from there in 2017 and assume they were removed.
Plants on Oakey Hill possibly spread from the old School of Horticulture (now Featherston Gardens) in Weston. I reported some from there in 2017 and assume they were removed.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.066574-35.336655
- Altitude 685.0m
- Maps Oakey Hill
- Places Lyons, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 May 2022 07:10 AM Recorded on
- jmcleod Recorded by
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- Significant jmcleod Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araujia sericifera Climbers Climbers & Mistletoes Plants
Species information
- Araujia sericifera Scientific name
- Moth Plant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 762.57m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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