Khaki weed control option
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Khaki weed

Alternanthera pungens

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Herb
  • Contaminates produce
  • Injures animals
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Invades pastures. Spiny seeds.

Description

  • Summer growing perennial herb with a deep tap root system.
  • Stems prostrate, hairy.
  • Leaves broad ovate in opposite pairs.
  • Round clusters of tiny flowers along upper stem.
  • Pale sharp-tipped bracts form a burr around 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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