Sweet briar control option
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  • Situation

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Sweet briar

Rosa rubiginosa

Weed profile

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

Impact

Prickly thickets compete with pasture.

Description

  • Large semi-deciduous shrub.
  • Erect or scrambling with prickly stems and leaves.
  • Pale pink, scented flowers.
  • Red fruits (hips) with glandular hairs on their stalks.

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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