Weeds of Concern

The City has identified 12 noxious weeds as a threat to our community, and what you can do to help.

	Purple Loosestrife Stems are square, woody and grow up to 2 metres tall Flowers are bright purple with wrinkled petals Removal Tips
	Orange Hawkweed Stems are leafless with bristly hairs and grow 15 to 60 cm tall Flowers form at end of stems in clusters Orange-red flowers composed of square-edged, notched petals Removal Tips
	Himalayan Balsam Stems are smooth and grow up to 3 metres tall Flowers are long in shades of pink Removal Tips
	Oxeye Daisy Stems are smooth and grow up to 1.5 metres tall Flowers are white with a yellow centre Removal Tips
	Garlic Mustard Dark green kidney-shaped leaves; stays green throughout winter Flowers are in clusters at top of the stem and have four white petals Removal Tips
	Dame's Rocket Stems branch at the tip and grow .5 to 1 metre tall Flowers are shades of lavender-pink through purple and white Removal Tips
	Leafy Spurge Stems are arranged in clumps and grow up to one metre tall Flowers are small and yellowish-green Removal Tips
	Common Burdock Purple flowers and a red-tinged stem Leaves are large, hairy and heart-shaped Removal Tips
	Flowering Rush Stems are erect and triangular near the base Leaves are green and sword-shaped, they originate from the base of the plant Removal Tips
	Scentless Chamomile Flowers are composed of a yellow central disk surrounded by white petals Leaves are alternate and very finely divided into short segments (carrot-like) and odourless when crushed Removal Tips
	Common Tansy Leaves alternate on the stem and are deeply divided into numerous narrow, individual leaflets with toothed edges Flowers are yellow, numerous, and button-like, occurring in dense, flat-topped clusters at the tops of the stems Removal Tips
	Field Scabious Are hairy and the degree of the lobes is highly variable Are a composite of small, violet-blue florets clustered into a head resembling a single flower up to 4 cm wide, and occur singly at the ends of stems Removal Tips