ACT Priority Weeds - please report!

Posted by ACTBioSecurity

Overview

The following weed and pest species pose significant threat to ACT's plants, animals and fungi. They are capable of invading and degrading native ecosystems. They are yet to become well established either in ACT as a whole or in particular parts of the Territory. Early detection of new outbreaks will help us eradicate these plants or pests from the ACT or key habitats.

ACT Parks and the Molonglo Conservation Group want people to check their gardens, suburbs and reserves for new and emerging invasive plant species (nasty weeds list on the Canberra Nature Map web site), that are spreading into nature reserves and waterways where they will disrupt our native plant communities and ecosystems.  

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42 species

Limnobium spongia (Spongeplant)

Miscanthus sinensis (Chinese Fairy Grass)

Miscanthus sinensis
Miscanthus sinensis
Miscanthus sinensis

Myriophyllum aquaticum (Parrots Feather)

Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Nassella tenuissima (Mexican Feather Grass)

Nassella tenuissima
Nassella tenuissima
Nassella tenuissima

Opuntia stricta (Common Prickly Pear)

Opuntia stricta
Opuntia stricta
Opuntia stricta

Parthenium hysterophorus (Parthenium Weed)

Parthenium hysterophorus
Parthenium hysterophorus

Pennisetum macrourum (African Feather Grass)

Pilosella aurantiaca (Orange Hawkweed)

Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella aurantiaca
Pilosella aurantiaca

Pilosella officinarum (Mouse-ear Hawkweed)

Pistia stratiotes (Water Lettuce)

Reynoutria sachalinensis (Giant Knotweed)

Rumex sagittatus (Turkey Rhubarb, Climbing Dock)

Rumex sagittatus
Rumex sagittatus
Rumex sagittatus

Senecio madagascariensis (Madagascan Fireweed, Fireweed)

Senecio madagascariensis
Senecio madagascariensis
Senecio madagascariensis

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