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WEEDS of BYRON SHIRE<br />

Bitou Bush<br />

Chrysan<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>moides m<strong>on</strong>ilifera subsp. rotundata<br />

Family ASTERACEAE Life Form SHRUB<br />

Origin<br />

South Africa<br />

Descripti<strong>on</strong><br />

Sprawling or upright shrub to<br />

1.5 m high, with thick, alternate<br />

leaves having a distinct mid<br />

vein. Yellow daisy-like flowers<br />

are clustered at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> tips of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

stems. Fruit are fleshy and<br />

purplish black. Stems can layer<br />

and form adventitious roots like<br />

Lantana.<br />

Flowering time<br />

Mainly April - June<br />

Fruiting time<br />

All year<br />

Impacts<br />

Competes with native coastal<br />

species, forms dense, exclusive<br />

thickets and also climbs up<br />

trees.<br />

Habitat<br />

Disturbed coastal sites<br />

Reproducti<strong>on</strong>/dispersal<br />

Bird dispersed seeds<br />

Water<br />

Weed status<br />

Noxious Class 4<br />

Locality notes<br />

Coastal<br />

Similar Native Species<br />

Myoporum b<strong>on</strong>inerse subsp.<br />

Australe stackhousia spathulata

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