Wild artichoke
Cynara cardunculus
Weed profile
Perennial
Herb
Hinders movement- Habitat: pastures
Impact
Invades annual pastures. Spiny leaves.
Description
- Large perennial thistle.
- Stems branching, to 1.5 m tall, with cobwebby hairs.
- Rosette of blue-green leaves to 80 cm long, deeply divided into spine-tipped segments.
- Flower heads purple, 4-6 cm wide.
Control options
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 500mL/100L
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Spot spray, rosette stage
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
dicamba (500g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1.6L/ha
Product Name: Kamba 500®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas
Timing: Boom spray, pre flowering
Comments: Add a surfactant. Use at least 1500 L/ha water. Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Do not apply to crops or legume-based pastures.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D (300g/L) + picloram (75g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 125mL/100L
Product Name: Tordon 75-D®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Spot spray, late winter to spring.
Comments: Soil residual. Do not use near desirable vegetation or in waterways. Do not apply near susceptible crops. Use double rate at flowering.
Legal Status: Registered
2,4-D (300g/L) + picloram (75g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 2.5L/ha
Product Name: Tordon 75-D®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Boom spray, late winter to spring.
Comments: Soil residual. Do not use near desirable vegetation or in waterways. Do not apply near susceptible crops. Use double rate at flowering.
Legal Status: Registered
MCPA (500g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 140mL/100L
Product Name: Nufarm MCPA 500®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Grass pastures, non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Spot spray, rosette stage
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
dicamba (500g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 100mL/100L
Product Name: Kamba 500®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas
Timing: Spot spray, pre flowering
Comments: Add a surfactant. Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Do not apply to crops or legume-based pastures.
Legal Status: Registered
MCPA (750g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 460mL-1.45L/ha
Product Name: Agritone 750®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Grass pastures and non-crop areas.
Timing: Boom spray, rosette stage
Comments: Damage may occur to legumes if present. Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
glyphosate (360g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 3L/ha
Product Name: Roundup Biactive®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Spot spray, rosette stage
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants.
Legal Status: Registered
MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 5.2L/ha
Product Name: Kamba M®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Boom spray, pre flowering
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
Manual removal
Situation: Any.
Timing: Rosette stage
Comments: Grub plants, ensuring that the root system is removed to a depth of 150mm.
MCPA (340g/L) + dicamba (80g/L)
Application Method: Spot spray
Application Rate: 350/mL/100L
Product Name: Kamba M®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Spot spray, pre flowering
Comments: Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Legal Status: Registered
MCPA (500g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 2.1L/ha
Product Name: Nufarm MCPA 500®
Herbicide Group: 4
Situation: Grass pastures, non-crop areas, fallows, rights of way.
Timing: Boom spray, rosette stage
Comments:
Hormone type herbicide - use with caution near sensitive crops. Refer to drift warnings on the label.
Refer to label for crop and pasture rates.
Legal Status: Registered
Legal requirements in each region
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Green Adelaide Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Northern and Yorke Landscape Board.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be sold or traded in any way, including as a contaminant of anything.
Must not be transported on a public road, including as a contaminant of anything.
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Control advice
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