Dune onionweed

Trachyandra divaricata
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Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Herb
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: native vegetation, pastures

Impact

Invades coastal sand dunes, toxic to stock.

Description

  • Perennial with fleshy, strap-like basal leaves.
  • Flower stems to 80 cm, branches spreading laterally among the leaves.
  • Flowers with 6 white tepals.
  • Seeds round, in dry capsules.

Control options

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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