Weeds

A low growing, sprawling annual or perennial herb with small oval leaves 5-10mm in length and a purple-white sheath around the base...

A grassy winter annual with perennial and biennial bio-types observed in some regions. Light green in colour with a tufted growth habit and a...

Rapistrum or Wild Turnip has a rosette of large lobed, stalked, often bristly leaves. It is an annual to biennial plant

Wild oats have a large ligule with no auricles and the leaves tend to be hairy with a slight bluish hue. The emerging leaf is rolled. The seedling...

A perennial low-growing leguminous dicot with an aggressive creeping growth habit. The characteristic green,

Variegated thistle, blessed milkthistle, milkthistle (Silybum marianum) is a declared pest in Western Australia (WA). This article describes...

The Thornapple weed competes strongly with summer crops in many areas of the world. It was introduced into Australia in the 1800’s. It is the most ...

A summer annual grassy weed with a aggressive spreading growth habit. Summergrass leaves are of a green-yellow colour...

Common names: nettle, nettle leaf, burn nettle, burn weed, burn hazel or stinger. Perennial plant 1 to 2 m (3 to

A summer annual with a prostrate, mat forming and creeping growth habit. It has small oval leaves with a reddish spot in the centre...

Spiny Emex, also known as Doublegee, Prickly Jacks, Three Cornered Jack or Cathead, is a serious weed in crops and

Spiny Burrgrass is a purple/red, tufted annual grass to 600 mm diameter with upward bending stems, up to 800 mm