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If you suspect you may have seen a State prohibited Details of where the State prohibited weed © The State of Victoria Department of Environment and Primary Industries June 2014 State weed please contact DEPI immediately. was found: • property/park/waterway name Phone: 136 186 prohibited • location address (street, town/city, postcode) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia Email: [email protected] licence. You are free to re-use the work under that licence, on the condition • GPS points or a map reference that you credit the State of Victoria as author. The licence does not apply to any images, photographs or branding, including the Victorian Coat of Arms, weeds • number of plants or size of the infestation When making a State prohibited weed report, the Victorian Government logo and the Department of Environment and Primary Industries logo. To view a copy of this licence, visit please include: • photos – email http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en [email protected] Printed by Impact Digital, Brunswick. Contact details: ISBN 978-1-74326-937-4 (print) • your name ISBN 978-1-74326-938-1 (pdf) Accessibility • contact phone number Please do not attempt to treat or dispose of State If you would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, prohibited weeds yourself. please telephone the DEPI Customer Service Centre on 136 186, • email address email [email protected], or via the National Relay Service DEPI will remove and dispose of State prohibited on 133 677, www.relayservice.com.au. This document is also available on the internet at www.depi.vic.gov.au weeds safely at no cost to the land owner. State prohibited weed details: Disclaimer This publication may be of assistance to you but the State of Victoria and its • name of State prohibited weed found employees do not guarantee that the publication is without flaw of any kind or is wholly appropriate for your particular purposes and therefore disclaims • date State prohibited weed found all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information in this publication.

Acknowledgements Branched broomrape images - Maartin Sepp. Camel thorn images - DEPI Victoria; Richard Old. thorn image - Roberta Gibson. Parthenium weed images - USDA Agricultural Research Service (Charles T. Bryson); Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, Queensland. Perennial ragweed images - Sheldon Navie.

Customer Service Centre 136 186 www.depi.vic.gov.au/weeds Report these weeds 136 186

mesquite camel thorn poverty weed tangled hypericum Prosopis genus maurorum Iva axillaris Hypericum triquetrifolium

Mesquite is a deciduous shrub or tree that grows Camel thorn is a spiny shrub that grows up to 1.5 m Poverty weed is a long-lived perennial herb that grows Tangled hypericum is a perennial herb that grows up 1-9 m tall. It can tolerate a wide range of soil types tall. It dies back over winter and the long lived up to 40 cm tall. to 50 cm tall. and withstand drought conditions. survive and grow up to 2 m deep and 8 m laterally. Poverty weed dies back over winter and has a deep The system is deep and extensive with creeping Mesquite has distinctive zigzag shaped branches with Oval shaped arrow-head leaves have smooth edges and extensive root system that can survive through rhizomes that grow close to the soil surface. bright green, fern-like leaves. and are blue-green in colour. winter and drought conditions. Arrow-head shaped leaves grow up to 15 mm long Stems are thick with dark, cracked bark. Pairs of Numerous, yellow-tipped spines grow on the stems. Hairy leaves grow 1-3 cm long, they are grey-green in and are arranged opposite along the stem. Stems are spines develop on the stems above the leaf stalks. colour and aromatic when crushed. branched and have a tangled appearance. Pea-like flowers are pink-purple to yellow-brown Flowers appear in clusters of 2-5 in spring and and grow in small loose clusters of 1-8 during spring Inconspicuous, solitary, green-yellow flower heads Short stalked, yellow flowers with 5 petals, occur in summer. Flowers look like light yellow lambs tails and and summer. 4-6 mm across will appear over summer. clusters at the end of branches over summer. can grow 5-14 cm long. Red-brown pods (8-28 mm long) contain 1-5 smooth, Poverty weed can also restrict the growth of nearby are housed in 3-4 mm long capsules with Seed pods contain 5-20 seeds and are 10-20 cm long. red-brown, kidney shaped seeds that grow to 3 mm. plants by releasing chemicals into the soil. 3 compartments.

parthenium weed perennial ragweed Karoo thorn and branched broomrape Parthenium hysterophorus Ambrosia psilostachya giraffe thorn Orobanche ramosa Parthenium weed is an annual or perennial herb that Perennial ragweed is a herb that grows in clumps karroo declared as Acacia karroo and Branched broomrape is a fleshy parasitic herb. Short, can reach 2 m tall. It cannot tolerate acidic soils or up to 150 cm tall and can quickly develop into Vachellia erioloba declared as Acacia erioloba thick, fleshy roots attach to broad-leaf plants. It has no consecutive frosts. dense colonies. chlorophyll and drains nutrients from the host plant. Southern African wattles that grow up to 17 m tall. Leaves are covered in fine hairs and grow initially in a Grey-green, deeply lobed leaves grow in opposite Reduced leaves are dark brown to purple, scale Both species have a long tap root that can access flat rosette. pairs along the stem and are aromatic when crushed. shaped and alternately arranged. Brown or yellow deep underground water reserves. Leaves may be hairy or rough. stems are branched just above ground level and grow Stems are hairy and branched with distinct grooves, Leaves are bright green and fern-like. Yellow, round up to 30 cm tall. becoming woody with age. Hairy stems are rounded and branched near the base. flowers grow on individual stalks at the leaf base. Numerous, tubular shaped flowers grow in a range of Numerous, small, creamy-white, star-shaped flowers Male flowers are small, green-yellow, tubular and Pairs of white spines grow to 10 cm in a V-shape from colours from pale blue, violet, white to yellow. Dust like appear in clusters, mainly in summer. arranged in spikes 3-12 cm long. Single female flowers the branches. Young branches are bright green, older seeds will occur two weeks after flowering. grow where leaves join the stem. Wedge shaped seeds are black with white scales. branches are red-brown to black or grey. Roots are thick and short with creeping rhizomes that Karoo thorn seed pods are slender, flat and curved. send up new shoots away from the mother plant. Giraffe thorn seed pods are half-moon shaped, short and covered in velvety grey hairs. www.depi.vic.gov.au/weeds