Yellow burrweed
Amsinckia spp.
Weed profile
Annual
Herb
Toxic to livestock- Habitat: pastures
Impact
Competes in pasture. Toxic to livestock.
Description
- Slender annual herb to 50 cm high, covered in short, bristly hairs.
- Basal leaves narrow, to 10 cm long.
- Stem leaves smaller.
- Flowers yellow, tubular, with 5-petals.
- Seeds dry, rough, 4 per flower.
Control options
glyphosate (450g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 800mL-1.2L/ha
Product Name: Roundup CT®
Herbicide Group: 9
Situation: Before sowing a crop or pasture.
Timing: Boom spray, pre-sowing.
Comments: Non selective, avoid contact with desirable plants. Cultivate with a tyned implement before sowing. Use the higher rates late in the season or when treating under cold/overcast conditions.
Legal Status: Registered
triasulfuron (750g/kg)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 30g/ha
Product Name: Logran 750 WG®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Wheat crops
Timing: Boom spray, pre-sowing.
Comments: Apply to moist bare soil before sowing.
Legal Status: Registered
metsulfuron-methyl (600g/kg)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 5-7g/ha
Product Name: Ally®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Wheat, barley, triticale or cereal rye crops.
Timing: Boom spray, post emergence.
Comments: Use higher rate for larger weeds or dense infestations. Soil active herbicide, may damage desirable vegetation.
Legal Status: Registered
terbutryn 275g/L + MCPA (160g/L)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 1L/ha
Product Name: Agtryne MA®
Herbicide Group: 5,4
Situation: Wheat or barley crops.
Timing: Boom spray, post emergence, weed at 2-6 leaf stage, crop at 3-5 leaf stage
Comments: Not effective if the weed is past the 12 leaf stage. May also be used on some oat cultivars.
Legal Status: Registered
flumetsulam (800g/kg)
Application Method: Boom spray
Application Rate: 25g/ha
Product Name: Broadstrike®
Herbicide Group: 2
Situation: Pastures, cereal and legume crops - refer to label.
Timing: Boom spray, rosettes up to 10 cm diameter.
Legal Status: Registered
Manual removal
Situation: Any.
Timing: When found.
Comments: Hand pull individual plants before seeding.
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.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Eyre Peninsula 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 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.
Land owners in this region to take reasonable steps to kill plants and prevent their spread. Enforceable by the Limestone Coast 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 Murraylands and Riverland 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 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.
More Information
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- benefit from the early intervention of new and emerging weeds - handbook
- best manage your use and storage of agricultural and veterinary chemicals.
Control advice
For further help and advice managing this weed contact your regional landscape board: