Polygala control option
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Polygala

Polygala myrtifolia

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Shrub
  • Hinders movement
  • Habitat: native vegetation

Impact

Invades and competes in coastal vegetation.

Description

  • Evergreen shrub to 4 metres high.
  • Leaves oblong to oval.
  • Flowers pea-shaped, purple with a pair of large petal-like wing sepals and three petals.
  • Lowest petal with a brush-shaped crest.
  • Seeds in capsules.

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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