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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