Three corner jack control option
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Three corner jack

Emex australis

Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: crops, pastures

Impact

Competes in pastures and crops. Spiny seeds. Toxic.

Description

  • Winter growing annual.
  • Stems prostrate to semi-erect.
  • Leaves ovate, stalked, hairless.
  • Flowers tiny, green.
  • Seeds in hard burrs each with 3 spines.

Control options

Legal requirements in each region

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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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