Cape broom control option
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Cape broom

Genista monspessulana

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Shrub
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Fire hazard
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades bushland. Fire hazard.

Description

  • Erect, evergreen leguminous shrub.
  • Leaves with three downy leaflets.
  • Yellow pea flowers in clusters.
  • Short hairy pods with hard, round seeds.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara

Eyre Peninsula

Green Adelaide

Hills and Fleurieu

Kangaroo Island

Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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