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Invasive Plant Lists

Each month in SGA's Cuttings newsletter we highlight an 'Invasive Plant of the Month'. Below are a list of the plants that have already appeared. If you would like to receive SGA's FREE monthly email newsletter click here to sign up.


The culprits:


Upcoming Weed Declarations

June 2007


Trees

Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle)

Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn)

Prosopis (Mesquite)

Salix species (Willow)


Grasses or Strappy Foliage

Agapanthus praecox ssp.orientalis (Common agapanthus)

Cortaderia species (Pampas Grass)

Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock)

Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera (Watsonia, Bugle Lily)


Climbers

Asparagus asparagoides (Bridal Creeper)

Cryptostegia grandiflora (Rubber Vine)

Dipogon lignosus (Dolichos Pea or Dunny Creeper)

Ipomoea indica & Ipomoea cairica (Morning Glory & Coastal Morning Glory)

Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle)

Passiflora mollissima (Banana Passionfruit)


Ground Covers

Gazania sp.

Hedera helix (English Ivy)

Tradescantia fluminensis (Wandering Trad / Wandering Creeper)

Vinca major (Blue Periwinkle)


Shrubs

Buddleja davidii (Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac)

Cytisus scoparius ssp. scoparius (Broom)

Gaura lindheimeri (Butterfly Bush)

Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort)

Melianthus major (Cape Honey Flower)

Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia (Myrtle-leaf Milkwork, Parrot Bush)

Ulex europaeus (Gorse)


Aquatic Plants

Nymphaea mexicana (Yellow Water Lily)

Veronica anagallis-aquatica (Blue Water Speedwell)

Zantedeschia aethiopica (Arum Lily)


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