Gorse control option
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  • Situation

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  • Legal status

Gorse

Ulex europaeus

Weed profile

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

Impact

Spiny thickets compete with pasture and native vegetation.

Description

  • Spiny, densely branched shrub to 2 metres tall.
  • Twigs green, grooved, ending in spines.
  • Leaves reduced to scales or spines.
  • Large, golden-yellow pea flowers.
  • Oblong hairy pods contain hard round seeds.

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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