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Weed guide

The weeds listed below are from the Common Weeds of Nillumbik brochure, published by Nillumbik Shire Council, June 2013. Click on a weed for more information.

Weed Guide

Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Acacia baileyana
Common Name: Cootamundra Wattle
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Acacia decurrens
Common Name: Early Black Wattle
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Ligustrum lucidum
Common Name: Large-leaf Privet
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Pinus radiate
Common Name: Radiata Pine
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Pittosporum undulatum
Common Name: Sweet Pittosporum
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Scientific Name: Populus alba
Common Name: White Poplar
Category: Large shrubs and trees
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Acacia longifolia var. longifolia
Common Name: Sallow Wattle
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Monilifera
Common Name: Boneseed
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Cotoneaster spp.
Common Name: Cotoneaster
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Crataegus monogyna
Common Name: Hawthorn
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Erica lusitanica
Common Name: Spanish Heath
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Genista monspessulana
Common Name: Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Lycium ferocissimum
Common Name: African Boxthorn
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Prunus cerasifera
Common Name: Cherry Plum
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Rubus fruticosus. spp.aggregate
Common Name: Blackberry
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Scientific Name: Ulex europaeus
Common Name: Gorse, Furze
Category: Small to medium shrubs
Category: Lilies and bulbs
Scientific Name: Allium triquetrum
Common Name: Angled Onion
Category: Lilies and bulbs
Scientific Name: Disa bracteata
Common Name: South African Weed Orchid
Category: Lilies and bulbs
Scientific Name: Freesia spp.
Common Name: Freesia
Category: Lilies and bulbs
Scientific Name: Watsonia meriana var. bulbillifera
Common Name: Wild Watsonia
Category: Lilies and bulbs
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Anthoxanthum odoratum
Common Name: Sweet Vernal-grass
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Briza maxima
Common Name: Large Quaking-grass
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Dactylis glomerata
Common Name: Cocksfoot
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Ehrharta erecta
Common Name: Panic Veldt-grass
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Nassella neesiana
Common Name: Chilean Needle Grass
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Nassella trichotoma
Common Name: Serrated Tussock
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Scientific Name: Paspalum dilatatum
Common Name: Paspalum
Category: Grasses and Sedges
Category: Herbs
Scientific Name: Arctotheca calendula
Common Name: Cape Weed
Category: Herbs
Scientific Name: Cirsium vulgare
Common Name: Spear Thistle
Category: Herbs
Scientific Name: Echium plantagineum
Common Name: Paterson’s Curse
Category: Herbs
Scientific Name: Hypericum perforatum subsp. Veronense
Common Name: St John’s Wort
Category: Herbs
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Asparagus asparagoides
Common Name: Bridal Creeper, Smilax
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Billardiera heterophylla
Common Name: Bluebell Creeper
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Delairea odorata
Common Name: Cape Ivy
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Hedera helix
Common Name: English Ivy
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Lonicera japonica
Common Name: Japanese Honeysuckle
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Tradescantia fluminensis
Common Name: Wandering Creeper
Category: Creepers and climbers
Scientific Name: Vinca major
Common Name: Blue Periwinkle
Category: Creepers and climbers