Bathurst burr

Xanthium spinosum
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Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Contaminates produce
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Burrs contaminate wool. Spiny stems.

Description

  • Annual herb to 1 m tall.
  • Leaves to 8 cm, dark green on top and light green underneath.
  • Large, 3-branched spines at leaf bases.
  • Flower heads inconspicuous, green.
  • Burrs covered in small spines.

Control options

  • chemical control

    MCPA (750g/L)

    When: Boom spray, seedlings

    Where: Cereal crops.

  • chemical control

    MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)

    When: Spot spray, before flower and burr formation.

    Where: Grass pastures.

  • chemical control

    2,4-D amine (625g/L)

    When: Boom spray, seedlings

    Where: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

  • chemical control

    MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)

    When: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

    Where: Grass pastures.

  • chemical control

    glyphosate (450g/L)

    When: Spot spray, before flower and burr formation.

    Where: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

  • chemical control

    glyphosate (450g/L)

    When: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

    Where: Fallows and pre-planting in cropping paddocks.

  • chemical control

    2,4-D amine (625g/L)

    When: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

    Where: Cereal crops

  • chemical control

    2,4-D amine (625g/L)

    When: Spot spray, seedlings

    Where: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

MCPA (750g/L)

Application Method: Boom spray

Application Rate: 1.35L/ha

Product Name: Agritone 750®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Cereal crops.

Timing: Boom spray, seedlings

Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.

Legal Status: Registered

MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)

Application Method: Spot spray

Application Rate: 190-270 mL/100L

Product Name: Kamba M®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Grass pastures.

Timing: Spot spray, before flower and burr formation.

Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label. Spray seedlings, use higher rates on larger plants or plants in late flower.

Legal Status: Registered

2,4-D amine (625g/L)

Application Method: Boom spray

Application Rate: 1.7-2.2L/ha

Product Name: Ozcrop 2,4-D amine 625®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

Timing: Boom spray, seedlings

Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.

Legal Status: Registered

MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)

Application Method: Boom spray

Application Rate: 2.8-4L/ha

Product Name: Kamba M®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Grass pastures.

Timing: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label. Spray seedlings, use higher rates on larger plants or plants in late flower.

Legal Status: Registered

glyphosate (450g/L)

Application Method: Spot spray

Application Rate: 1L/100L

Product Name: Roundup CT®

Herbicide Group: 9

Situation: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

Timing: Spot spray, before flower and burr formation.

Comments: Add an organosilicone penetrant. Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.

Legal Status: Registered

glyphosate (450g/L)

Application Method: Boom spray

Application Rate: 1.5-2.4L/ha

Product Name: Touchdown 450®

Herbicide Group: 9

Situation: Fallows and pre-planting in cropping paddocks.

Timing: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

Comments: Add an organosilicone penetrant. Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.

Legal Status: Registered

2,4-D amine (625g/L)

Application Method: Boom spray

Application Rate: Rate depends on crop type and crop stage - refer to label

Product Name: Ozcrop 2,4-D amine 625®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Cereal crops

Timing: Boom spray, before flower and burr formation.

Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.

Legal Status: Registered

2,4-D amine (625g/L)

Application Method: Spot spray

Application Rate: 17-25mL/10L

Product Name: Ozcrop 2,4-D amine 625®

Herbicide Group: 4

Situation: Pasture and other non-crop areas.

Timing: Spot spray, seedlings

Comments:

Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.

Legal Status: Registered

Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Eyre Peninsula
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Green Adelaide
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Hills and Fleurieu
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Kangaroo Island
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Limestone Coast
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Murraylands and Riverland
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

Northern and Yorke
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

South Australian Arid Lands
Control

Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board.

Sale

Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.

Movement

Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.

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