Italian buckthorn control option
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Italian buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Shrub
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades forest, woodland and coastal vegetation.

Description

  • Shrub to 4 metres high.
  • Leaves oval, leathery, dark-green and glossy.
  • Flowers small, green.
  • Female plants have red berries, ripening to black.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

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Eyre Peninsula

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Limestone Coast

Murraylands and Riverland

Northern and Yorke

South Australian Arid Lands

Page Last Reviewed: 06 Sep 2021
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