Hemlock - Conium Maculatum

Strongly scented herb to 2m tall.

Leaves fern-like with lobe margins serrated.

White flowers with curved petal tips are born[...]

Khaki Weed - Alternanthera Pungens

A mostly perennial prostrate plant, creeping stems rooting at the nodes.

Oval leaves 0.5 - 5cm long.

Flowers at axil[...]

Lippia - Phyla Canescens

Prostrate perennial herb, stems to 1mm long.

Young stems are tinged purple and minutely hairy.

Leaves are 10-20mm long with bl[...]

Maltese Cockspur - Centaurea Melitensis

Erect annual herb up to 60cm high.

Lower rosette leaves coarsely divided, 10cm long.

Upper leaves short and win[...]

Marshmalow - Malva Parviflora

Low spreading or upright plant to 50cm high.

Alternate leaves are rounded with heart-shpaed base, and leaf margins with deep inden[...]

Mayne's Pest - Verbena Aristigera

Prostrate perennial plant spreading to 45cm.

Leaves are deeply dissected, dark greenm, hairy on both sides.

Flowe[...]

Mexican Poppy - Argemone spp.

Erect annual herb with prickly stems and yellow sap, to 1m high.

Leaves mottled, bluish-green, alternate, with white edges that ar[...]

Mistflower - Ageratina Riparia

Sprawling perennial herb 50cm tall, branches rooting at nodes.

Leaves opposite, 7.5cm long, with toothed margin.

Flower [...]

Noogoora Burr - Xanthium Occidentale

Erect annual plant to 2m high.

Leaves are alternate to 15cm across with irregular toothed edges.

Flowers are insig[...]

Parthenium Weed - Parthenium Hysterophorus

Erect annual to 2m high with a deep taproot.

Leaves deeply lobed and covered in fine soft hairs.

Small white[...]

Perennial Ragweed - Ambrosia Psilostachya

Erect perennial to 75cm high, with underground rhizomes.

Leaves opposite, 10cm long, deeply divided into pointed lobes[...]

Pimelea - Pimelea spp.

Erect herb or shrub.

Leaves simple, opposite or alternate.

Flowers tubular with4 lobes and are clustered in spikes or heads on t[...]

Prickly Roly-Poly - Sclerolaena Muricata

Short lived shrub to 75cm high and wide.

Leaves bluish green, narrow, 0.5-3.5cm long.

Flowers inconspicuous.

Purpletop Verbena - Verbena Bonariensis

Herb to 1m high. Stems are square.

Leaves are hairy-scabrous, narrow, with coarsely toothed margins.

Flowers ar[...]

Saffron Thistle - Carthamus Lanatus

Upright annual herb to 80cm.

Leaves deeply serrated, spiny, first forming a rosette before elongating to a branched stem.

Sesbania Pea - Sesbania Cannabina

Annual shrub to 3.5m tall.

Leaves divided into 12-30 pairs of oblong leaflets.

Racemes of 3-5 pea flowers, yellow wit[...]

Silver-Leaf Nightshade - Solanum Elaeagnifolium

Erect perennial shrub to 1m high.

Light green leaves covered in fine hairs gie the plant a silvery white appeara[...]

Singapore Daisy - Sphagneticola Trilobata

Prostrate shrub rooting readily at nodes.

Leaves slightly fleshy, glossy, 3-lobed, opposite.

Leaves and stems[...]

Smooth Senna - Senna Septemtrionalis

Shrub 2-3m tall.

Leaves divided into 3 pairs of opposite leaflets, the leaflets becoming larger towards the tip of the leaf[...]

Soft Roly-Poly - Salsola Kali

Spreading annual shrub to 1m high, with rigid stems and leaves.

Leaves are cylindrical or linear with rigid pointed tips, up to 5c[...]

Spear Thistle - Cirsium Vulgare

Erect biennial herb to 1m high, often multi-stemmed.

Leaves light green, dissected, with spiny lobes.

Flower heads oval[...]

Spiny Emex - Emex Australis

Low shrub with smooth hollow stems with purplish red viens and a thick taproot.

Leaves are alternate. Inconspicuous flowers are prod[...]

St Barnaby's Thistle - Centaurea Solstitialis

A woolly, bluish green annual to 60cm tall.

Leaves are alternate, continuing down the stem as narrow wings.

St John's Wort - Hypericum Perforatum

Branched perennial herb to 80cm tall.

Leaves opposite, underside paler, with oil glands.

Bright yellow flower[...]

Starburr - Acanthospermum Hispidum

Erect branched herb to 50cm, with hairy stems.

Leaves 6cm long, 2.5 wide, rough to touch.

Yellow flo[...]

Thornapples - Datura spp.

Erect annual plant to 1m high.

Leaves alternate with irregular, wavy margins.

Strong odour when crushed. Long, tubular, white[...]

Turnip Weed - Rapistrum Rugosum

Erect annual herb to 90cm tall.

A flat rosette of leaves developes into an erect branched seed stem.

Bright yellow flow[...]

Variegated Thistle - Silybum Marianum

Erect herb to 2m high with a rosette of large lobed leaves with white markings along the veins and spiny margins.

Flower h[...]

Veined Verbena - Verbena Rigida

Perennial herb 20-40cm tall with rough, square, erect stems and creeping rhizomes.

Leaves are stiff, without stalks, with indent[...]

Alligator Weed - Altermanthera Philoxeroides

Perennial herb to 70cm tall, terrestrial or semi-aquatic, rooting at stem nodes.

Leaves 2-7cm long by up two 2cm wi[...]

Cabomba - Cabomba spp.

Perennial aquatic herb with submerged stems to 6m in length.

Leaves are opposite, feathery, fanning to 5cm across.

Flowers are u[...]

Cape Waterlily - Nymphaea Caerulea

Tuberous aquatic plant with floating leaves and wavy margins.

Flowers blue-purple. Stamens with purple extension above yellow[...]

Cumbungi - Typha spp.

Perennial semi-aquatic herb to 2.5m.

Stiff erect leafy stems with long leaves in 2 rows.

Flowers in 2 spikes, one above the other[...]

Hygrophila - Hygrophilla Costata

Aquatic herb up to 1.5m tall, rooting at nodes.

Upper stems 4-angled, reddish. Leaves opposite, 18cm long, 3cm wide.

W[...]

Red Azolla - Azolla spp.

Free-floating aquatic fern with many leaflets, the plant fan-shaped to circular in outline, up to 2.5cm across.

Initially green, becomi[...]

Senegal Tea - Gymnocoronis Spilanthoides

Sprawling shrub to 1m tall, rooting at the nodes.

Older stems hollow. Leaves spearhead shaped, opposite, dark green wit[...]

Water Hyacinth - Eichhhornia Crassipes

Perennial water plant with rounded leaves on bulbous stems.

Normally free floating but can form floating mats.

F[...]

Water Lettuce - Pistia Stratiotes

Free floating perennial water plant. Resembles a small floating open headed lettuce.

Leaves are blue-green, fan shaped and thi[...]

Water Mimosa - Neptunia Oleracea, N.plena

Perennial aquatic herb floating or prostrate near water (N.plena erect), with spongy stems.

Leaves twice divided with [...]

Yellow Waterlily - Nymphaea Mexicana

Aquatic plant with crowded leaves and emergent yellow flowers.

Large perennial rhizome produces horizontal stems which prod[...]

African Lovegrass - Eragrostis Curvula

Perennial grass to 1m, forming a solid tussock.

Leaves blue-green, 0.3cm wide and up to 30cm long.

Inflorescence[...]

Chilean Needlegrass - Nassella Neesiana

Tufted perennial to 0.8m. Leaves hairy, 2.5mm wide.

Inflorescence 10-40cm long, bearing red-purple spikelets with awns 4[...]

Coolatai Grass - Hyparrhenia Hirta

Annual, tufted perennial to 1.2m.

Leaf sheaths often hairless, leaf blades to 3mm wide.

Summer flowering in a loose [...]

Giant Rat's Tail Grass - Sporobolus Pyramidalis, S.natalensis

Robust, tufted perennial grass 1-1.7m high.

The inflorescence can be up to 40cm long and 3cm w[...]

Grader Grass - Themeda Quadrivalvis

Clumping annual or perennial grass to 2m tall.

Inflorescence an erect panicle to 1.3m tall.

Spikelets with long tub[...]

Hymenachne - Hymenachne Amplexicaulis

Perennial erect aquatic grass to 2.5m tall, with stout rhizomes.

Leaves 10-45cm long and 3cm wide, clasp around the stem a[...]

Johnson Grass - Sorghum Halepense

Clumping erect perennial grass to 2m, with stout rhizomes.

Leaf blades to 40cm long and 12mm wide.

Seed heads are pro[...]

Mexican Feather Grass - Nassella Tenuissima

Perennial tussock grass to 70cm tall. Leaves inrolled, fine, scabrous, 60cm long.

Flower head partly held by the enc[...]

Parramatta Grasses - Sporobolus Africanus, S.fertilis

Tufted perennial grass to 0.75m high.

The narrow spike-like inflorescence can be up to 30cm long.

[...]

Sandburr - Cenchrus Incertus

Grass 10-30cm tall with many flattened stems arising from the base.

Leaves taper to a fine point.

Fruit are plae green bur[...]

Serrated Tussock - Nassella Trichotoma

Perennial tussock grass to 60cm tall. Leaves fine, inrolled, scabrid.

Nodes softly hairy, concealed by leaf sheath.

White Foxtail - Pennisetum Villosum

Tufted perennial grass to 90cm high.

Leaves are long and narrow, tapered.

Long slender stems bear flowering heads t[...]

Crofton Weed - Ageratina Adenophora

Shrubby perennial to 2m.

Numerous upright branches become woody with age.

Leaves are opposite, 4-10cm long and 2-6c[...]

Fireweed - Senecio Madagascariensis

Annual, sometimes short-lived perennial plant to 50cm high.

Leaves with irregular toothed margins, not deeply lobed.

[...]

Flannel Weed - Sida Cordifolia

Upright perennial herb to 1m.

Leaves are softly-hairy, heart-shaped, with blunty pointed tips, leaf margin regularly toothed.

Flaxleaf Fleabane - Conyza Bonariensis

Annual herb 1-2m tall. Mature plants softly hairy, with branched flowering stems emerging from the top of the plant.

Flow[...]

Galvanised Burr - Sclerolaena Birchii

Shrub to 1m high and wide.

Grey-green hairy leaves are inconspicuous.

Flowers borne in elongate spikes at ends of[...]

Cotton Tails - Froelichia Floridana

Annual or short-lived perennial herb 1-1.5m tal. Leaves hairy, opposite, 2-10cm long, 1-4cm wide.

Flowers borne in a white w[...]

Creeping Lantana - Lantana Montevidensis

Trailing herb with slender, smooth stems, rooting at nodes.

Opposite leaves from 1-2cm in length are hairy with a tooth[...]

Blue Billygoat Weed - Ageratum Houstonianum

Erect to sprawling herb, 0.3-1m high. Leaves hairy, 2-7cm long and 2-5cm wide.

Inflorescences blue-purple, grouped a[...]

Wild Peacah - Prunus Persica

Perennial deciduous tree to 5m tall.

Leaves alternate, bright green to 10cm long and 4cm across, with finely serrated marginl.

Night-Blooming Cereus - Cereus Uruguayanus

Erect branching columnar cactus to 5m tall.

Branch segments deeply furrowed with radiating spines in clusters along [...]

Harrisia Cactus - Harrisia Martinii, H. tortuosa, H. Pomanensis

Clambering succulent with numerous angular branches.

1-3 robust spines 2-3cm long are surrounded[...]

Hudson Pear - Cylindropuntia Rosea, C. Tunicata

Succulent shrub 1.5m tall and 3m wide, can form thickets.

White slender spines up to 3.5cm long densely cover th[...]

Aloe - Aloe spp.

Succulent perennial to 70cm tall, clump forming.

Rosette of leaves greyish to light orange with pale patches, margins with teeth 2mm long.

Coral Cactus - Cylindropuntia Fulgida

Succulant castus to 1.5m tall.

Stem segments are irregular with corrugated surface.

Clusters of white to brown sp[...]

Agave - Agave spp.

Large succulent plant with thick fleshy bluish coloured leaves arising from a basal rosette.

Lanceolate leaves with large spiny margins.

Mother-of-Millions - Brpohyllum spp

Erect perennial succelent herb to 60cm high. Leaves thick, fleshy, of various shapes.

Conspicuous spikes of bell shpaed red/[...]

Devil's Rope Pear - Cylindropuntia Imbricata

Succulent with stems divided into dull cylindrical pads 37cm long and 3.5-5cm thinck.

Pads have several short r[...]

Tiger Pear - Opuntia Aurantiaca

Multi-branched perennial cactus to 30cm high.

Segments of stems readily fragment and attach to livestock, vehicles and footware.[...]

Velvet Tree Pear - Opuntia Tomentosa

Tree - like cactus to 4m high with dull succulent branches with velvety surface.

Young segments have clusters of 2-4 spines[...]

Blackberry Nightshade - Solanum Nigrum, Solanum spp.

Annual herb to 1m. Leaves 4-7cm long and 2-5cm wide.

Five petalled white flowers in clusters of up to 12.

Blue Heliotrope - Heliotropium Amplexicaule

Prostrate, many-branched perennial herb to 30cm with a deep taproot.

Alternate leaves 2-8cm long and 0.5-1.5cm wide with prominent ha[...]

Clockweed - Oenothera Curtiflora

Annual Plant to 1.5m, basal leaves forming a flattened rosette.

Branched stem emerging from the rosette bears small pink flower[...]

Cobbler's Peg - Bidens Pilosa

Erect annual plant to 1m, flowers throughout the year.

Opposite leaves with 3 to 5 lobes.

Cream to yellow flowering h[...]

Cotoneaster - Cotoneaster spp.

Evergreen shrub 1-3m tall with arching branches.

Leaves alternate, 2-2.5 cm long, 0.8-1.5cm wide, with a short pointed tip, dull [...]

Morning Glory - Ipomoea Purpurea

Vigorous annual twining climber.

Leaves alternate, heart shaped.

Large funnel shaped purple flowers that have reddish [...]

Moth Vine - Araujia Sericifera

Vigorous, woody, twining vine with milky sap.

Large broadly triangular leaves with twisted apex  to 10cm long, dark green ab[...]

Thunbergia - Thunbergia Grandiflora

Vigorous perennial twining vine.

Opposite leaves to 15cm long, 10cm wide, lobed margin, broad base.

Flowers in show[...]

Weir Vine - Ipomoea Calobra

Perennial trailing vine. Leaves alternate, heart-shaped, to 10cm wide, on long stalks.

Tubers on roots. Showy clusters of pink-mauve[...]

Annual Ragweed - Ambrosia Artemisiifolia

Erect annual herb to 2m. Pale green, deeply dissected leaves to 16cm long and 5cm wide.

Yellow-green male flowers borne[...]

Balloon Cotton Bush - Gomphocarpus Physocarpus

Shrub to 2m. Narrow leaves 4-7cm long and 0.6-2cm wide.

White dropping flowers developing to inflated oval fruits[...]

Bathurst Burr - Xanthium Spinosum

Erect annual herd to 2m.

Leaves glossy, lanceolate, with a three-pronged spine projecting beneath leaf base.

Separate[...]

Bishop's Weed - Ammi Majus

Annual multi-stemmed herb to 1.5m.

Leaves finely divided. White flowers to 3mm across, clustered into umbels (flattened heads) to[...]

Wild Tobacco Tree - Solanum Mauritianum

Erect tree to 5m high. Leaves to 40cm long and 15cm wide, are covered with dense fluffy star-shaped hairs.

Inflorescence[...]

Willow - Salix Fragilis (crack willow) and other Salix spp. not in Queensland

Deciduous tree to 25m, with spreading branches which make a loud crack when broken.

[...]

Yellow Bells - Tecoma Stans

Fast-growing shrub to 5m.

Leaves to 25cm long, with 3-13 serrated leaflets.

Showy clusters of tubular yellow flowers 5cm lo[...]

Balloon Vine - Cardiospermum Grandiflorum

Climber to 10m.

Stems hairy, often streaked with red when young, becoming woody.

Compound leaves alternated, [...]

Black-Eyed Susan - Thunbergia Alata

Herbaceous twining vine with softy hairy stems.

Leaves soft, hairy, heart-shaped, with a winged leaf-stalk.

Flowers[...]

Bridal Creeper - Asparagus Asparagoides

Climbing plant with stems to 3m long.

Alternate leaf-like cladodes with parallel venation, 10-30mm long and 5-15mm wide.[...]

Cat's Claw Creeper - Macfadyena Unguis-cati

Vigorous woddy climber with temdrils ending in 3 sharp, hooked claws.

Opposite leaves have 2 leaflets approximat[...]

Japanese Honeysuckle - Lonicera Japonica

Scrambling vine with hairy young stems.

Leaves opposite, 7cm long, with ridge on stem between paired leaves.

F[...]

Madeira Vine - Anredera Cordifolia

A vigorous twiner.

Leaves are fleshy and heart shaped.

Numerous Drooping spikes of small, white, fragrant flowers ha[...]

African Boxthorn - Lycium Ferocissimum

Branched shrub to 4 M, lateral branches ending in a spine.

Leaves 10 - 40 mm long and 4 - 10 mm wide.

Flowers white to pale lilac[...]

Afircan Olive - Olea Europaea var. Africana

Multi-stemmed tree to 10 m.

Simple, entire, opposite leaves are glossy above, yellow-brown below, with a hooked tip.

Small g[...]

Athel Pine - Tamarix Aphylla

Tree to 15 m with pendulous branches.

Fine, dull, blue-green leaves are needle-like.

Small pale pink flowers in spikes 2-3[...]

Australia Blackthorn - Bursaria Spinosa

Shrub to 3 m with spiny branches.

Highly variable leaves often wedge-shaped with a notched tip, 20-40 mm long and 3-12 m[...]

Black locust - Robinia Pseudoacacia

Erect thorny tree to 15 m. Compound leaves of up to 21 leaflets.

Clusters of white pea flowers during spring to early summer[...]

Blackberry - Rubus Anglocandicans

Erect, thorny spreading shrub to 1.5 m high and to 7 m wide.

Compound leaves with 4 or 5 leaflets with serreate margins, whiti[...]

Broad-Leaf Pepper Tree - Schinus Terebinthifolius

Shrub to tree to 7 m. Pinnate leaves with 3-9 leaflets give a strong odour when crushed.

White inflorescences [...]

Broad-Leaf Privet - Ligustrum Lucidum

Tree to 12m high. Leaves opposite, underside lighter than above.

Flowers small, white, four petals, flowering abundantly.<[...]

Camphor Laurel - Cinnamomum Camphora

Tree to 15m tall. Glossy leaves three veined at base, 5-10cm long, 2-5cm wide, smelling of camphor when crushed.

Small flow[...]

Castor Oil Plant - Ricinus Communis

Perennial shrub to 5m.

Large lobed leaves with toothed margins from 10-40 cm long with stems attaching on underside of leaf.[...]

Chinee Apple - Ziziphus Mauritiana

Erect shrub or tree with paired spines, one straight and one curved.

Leaves rounded 2-8cm long 0.8-5cm wide, densely woolly h[...]

Chinese Celtis - Celtis Sinensis

Large deciduous tree to 15m.

Leaves slightly asymmetrical, to 9cm long and 4cm wide.

Inconspicuous flowers develop in [...]

Coral berry - Rivina Humilis

Erect Perennial herb or shrub 0.4-1m tall. Leaves alternate, smooth, on stalks 1-3cm long.

Small white-green flowers borne along ra[...]

Firethorn - Pyracantha spp.

Evergreen spiny shrub to 5m high and wide.

Leaves dark green, shiny and hairless on the upper surface, grey-green and densely hairy [...]

Golden Rain Tree - Koelreuteria Elegans

Deciduous tree 6-15m tall.

Compound leaves, with irregularly toothed leaflets.

Small yellow flowers with 5 peta[...]

Gorse - Ulex Europaeus

Erect or spreading shrub 0.6-2m tall with rigid spine-tipped branches.

Leaves are narrow rigid spines.

Flowers massess of yellow[...]

Green Cestrum - Cestrum parqui

Errect perennial shrub to 3m.

Shiny leaves to 3cm wide and 10cm long.

Yellow trumpet shaped flowers borne on tip of plan[...]

Groundsel Bush - Baccharis Halimifolia

Perennial, Densely branched shrub to 7m high.

Alternate wedge shaped leaves with large teeth on the upper margins.

Honey Locust - Gleditsia Triacanthos

Perennial deciduous tree to 20m.

Trunk and limbs often covered in large branched spines.

Leaves to 10cm long with [...]

Karoo Thorn - Acacia Karroo

Shrub to 12m, with dark rough bark and white thorns 10-25cm long.

Leaves are 12cm long, divided into fine leaflets.

Cluster[...]

Lantana - Lantana Camara

Sprawling shrub, usually to 3m high.

Opposite, ovate leaves to 8cm long with toothed margins.

Square stems carry small prickle[...]

Leucaena - Leucaena Leucocephala

Shrub to 7m tall. Leaves 7-14cm long, twice divided, with 8-20 pairs of leaflets on side branches.

Pale cream ball flowers are [...]

Mesquite - Prosopis spp.

Deciduous shrub to 5m, with two straight robust spines above each leaf axil.

Leaves with 1-2 pairs of divided leaflets.

Yello[...]

Mimosa Bush - Acacia Farnesiana

Shrub to 3m forming thorny thickets.

Thorns in pairs below leaf axil. Twice-divided foliage has 1-6 pairs of primary leaf divisi[...]

Ochna - Ochna Serrulata

Shrub 1-1.7m tall. Leaves stiff, shiny, 2-5cm long with serrated margins.

Single yellow flowers borne on top of shoots in spring-summer.[...]

Parkinsonia - Parkinsonia aculeata

Tree to 10m tall, branches with sharp curved spines.

Leaves alternate with 1 or 2 pairs of flattened stems bearing numerous s[...]

Prickly Acacia - Acacia Nilotica

Spreading tree 4-5m tall. Leaves with 10-25 pairs of leaflets and a pair of stout spines at leaf axils.

2-6 golden ball flowers[...]

Rubber Vine - Cryptostegia Grandiflora

Shrub to 3m or robust woody climber, with milky sap.

Leaves opposite, glossy, dark green.

Flowers pink to purple[...]

Running Bamboo - Phyllostachys Aurea

A dense cane-forming grass to 7m tall.

Woody stems are 3.5cm diameter, yellow in full sunlight.

It has strong unde[...]

Thorny Poinciana - Caesalpinia Decapetala

Erect shrub or climber to 15m, with stems with downward pointing thorns.

It has twice-divided leaves.

The blu[...]

Tipuana - Tipuana Tipu

Fast-growing tree to 10m.

Compound leaves have 14-20 opposite leaflets with a notched tip.

Yellow stalked flowers 2cm across are[...]

Tree-of-Heaven - Ailanthus Altissima

Tall deciduous tree.

Leaves 70cm long divided into 9-25 leaflets, leaflets lobed at base, with gland near tip of lobe.

Climbing Asparagus - Asparagus Africanus

Climber with stems to 8m long.

Axils have several linear leaves (cladodes) 0.6 - 1.5cm long and spines 2-10mm long.

Golden Dodder - Cuscuta Camperstris

Parasitic, leafless annual twiner with numerous branched yellow coloured stems that cling to host plant.

Flowers tiny, white[...]

Pricky Pear - Opuntia Stricta

Succulent cactus forming large clumps to 1.5m high.

Stems variable, mostly 20cm long, 11cm wide and 1.5 cm thick.

Cushion[...]

Snake Cactus - Cylindropuntia Spinosior

Spreading multi-branched shrub cactus often forming thickets.

Stem sections cylindrical with groups of 12-16 spreading w[...]

There are several species of salvinia that occur naturally in America, Europe and Asia. So far, only one species - Salvinia molesta (a native of Brazil)—has become established in Queensland[...]

Bindii & Nutgrass are probably two of the most common weeds that people have issues with in their Turf or Lawns, below is a quick description and rectification process for these weeds

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