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Blue Billy Goat Weed Ageratum houstonianum FAMILY: ASTERACEAE ORIGIN: Native to tropical America Noxious Weed Category: not applicable Description Habit: annual or short-lived perennial herb growing to 1m. Leaves: mostly opposite but sometimes (upper) alternate leaves almost triangular to egg-shaped (ovate) with bluntly too<strong>the</strong>d margins and ei<strong>the</strong>r blunt or pointed tip. Stems and leaves are softly hairy. Flowers: flowers are light lavender-blue florets to 3 mm grouped into fluffy heads to 7 mm across, lacking petals (ray florets). Basal flower (involucral) bracts obviously hairy. Flowering occurs throughout most of <strong>the</strong> year. Flowers throughout <strong>the</strong> year. Often confused with ano<strong>the</strong>r much less common, but very similar species Ageratum conyzoides (see below). Fruit: Blue Billy Goat Weed has a pappus that is shorter than <strong>the</strong> floret and glandular hairs on its involucral bracts. Ageratum conyzoides has a pappus which is longer than <strong>the</strong> floret and its involucral bracts are only sparsely hairy and never have glandular hairs. Roots: shallow and fibrous, fragments with stem sections attached re-root readily. Ecology It is a widespread weed of disturbed areas. A common weed but not a particularly damaging one Dispersal Wind, water, contaminated soil, dumping Control HAND: Seedlings/small infestations :Carefully crown out to hand remove, ensure to remove all rootletswhich can easily break and reshoot; or cut and paint stems with glyphosate & water at 1:1.5, or spot spray. In moist habitats place material off <strong>the</strong> ground to avoid re-shooting. CHEMICAL: Foliar spray plant with glyphosate & water at 1:75 (13.3ml/L) or 1:100 (10ml/L) during good growing season, or Metsulfuron methyl & water at 1.5g /10 L. In restoration sites undertake spray preparation by hand removing from around ferns and seedlings or pruning low leaves of non target species. To avoid impacts to native grasses or pasture during spray treatments use Metsulfuron methyl only. Billy Goat Weed.
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Page 4 and 5: INDEX Common Name Botanical Name El
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Page 8 and 9: Manual Weed Control Techniques Any
Page 10 and 11: Consideration The stem is too small
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Page 14 and 15: Common name: Alexandra Palm Latin n
Page 16 and 17: Common name: Asparagus Fern Latin n
Page 18 and 19: WEEDS of BYRON SHIRE Bitou Bush Chr
Page 22 and 23: Bridal Creeper Asparagus asparagoid
Page 24 and 25: Common name: Broad Leaved Privet La
Page 26 and 27: Common name: Camphor Laurel Latin n
Page 28 and 29: Common name: Canna Lily Latin name:
Page 30 and 31: Common name: Castor Oil Plant Latin
Page 32 and 33: Common name: Chinese Celtis Latin n
Page 34 and 35: Common name: Climbing Asparagus Lat
Page 36 and 37: Common name: Cocos Palm Latin name:
Page 38 and 39: Common name: Coral Berry Latin name
Page 40 and 41: Common name: Coreopsis Latin name:
Page 42 and 43: Common name: Cotoneaster Latin name
Page 44 and 45: Common name: Crimson Fountain Grass
Page 46 and 47: Common name: Duranta (‘Sheena’s
Page 48 and 49: Common name: Elderberry Latin name:
Page 50 and 51: Elephants Ears Native Look a Like:
Page 52 and 53: Common name: Fishbone Fern Latin na
Page 54 and 55: Common name: Five Leaved Morning Gl
Page 56 and 57: Common name: Formosan (or Taiwan) L
Page 58 and 59: Common name: Gazania Latin name: Ga
Page 60 and 61: Common name: Giant White Bird of Pa
Page 62 and 63: Common name: Glory Lily/Gloriosa/Fl
Page 64 and 65: Common name: Green Amaranth Latin n
Page 66 and 67: Common name: Hen and Chickens/Phyll
Page 68 and 69: Common name: Impatiens/Busy Lizzy L
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Common name: Inkweed Latin name: Ph
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Common name: Kaffir Plum Latin name
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Common name: Lantana Latin name: La
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Common name: Liriope Latin name: Li
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Common name: Madeira Winter Cherry
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Common name: Mist Weed/Mistflower L
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Common name: Morning Glory Latin na
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Native Look a Like: The native clim
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Common name: Murraya/Mock Orange/Or
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Common name: Noogoora Burr Latin na
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Common name: Ochna/Mickey Mouse Pla
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Common name: Paddy’s Lucerne/Sida
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Common name: Pampas Grass Latin nam
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Common name: Parrot Alstroemeria La
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Common name: Peruvian Summer/Ribbon
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Common name: Polygala Latin name: P
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Common name: Purple Top Latin name:
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Common name: Silver Leaf Desmodium/
Page 106 and 107:
Common name: Small Leaved Privet/Ch
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Common name: South American Clover
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Common name: Spider Plant/Ribbon Pl
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Common name: Sweet Viburnum Latin n
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Common name: Torpedo Grass Latin na
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Common name: Commelina / Scurvy wee
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Common name: Umbrella Tree Latin na
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Common name: Vasey Grass / Giant Pa
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Common name: White Passionfruit/Whi
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Common name: Wild Tobacco / Tree To
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Common name: Winter Senna / Arsenic
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