Fireweed control option
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Fireweed

Senecio madagascariensis

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Weeds of National Significance (WoNS)
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: pastures, pastures

Impact

Invades degraded pastures, and other disturbed areas. Toxic to livestock.

Description

  • Annual or biennial herb to 70 cm high.
  • Leaves variably toothed and divided, with stem-clasping bases.
  • Yellow daisy flowerheads, each with 12-15 florets, in loose clusters.
  • Seeds with a white 'parachute' of hairs.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

To find out which landscape region you're in visit the NatureMaps website.

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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