Lincoln weed control option
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Lincoln weed

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Weed profile

  • Perennial
  • Herb
  • Habitat: crops, pastures

Impact

Competes with crop and pasture. Unpalatable.

Description

  • Deep-rooted perennial herb.
  • Leaves alternate, deeply lobed, mostly at base of plant.
  • Flowers bright yellow with 4 petals.
  • Seed in long narrow pods.
  • Strong taste, used in salads as wild rocket.

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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