Bog moss (Mayaca fluviatilis Aubl.) - Department of Primary Industries

Contents
Summary ............................................................................................................................ 4
Identity and taxonomy ........................................................................................................ 5
Description ......................................................................................................................... 6
Reproduction and dispersal ...............................................................................................10
Native range and worldwide distribution ............................................................................ 11
History of introduction and spread in Queensland .............................................................. 11
Distribution in Australia .....................................................................................................12
Ecology and preferred habitat ............................................................................................12
History as a weed overseas ................................................................................................14
Current impact in Queensland ............................................................................................14
Potential impact in Queensland .........................................................................................15
Uses ..................................................................................................................................17
Control ..............................................................................................................................17
References .........................................................................................................................18
W e e d r i s k a s s e s s m e n t : Bog moss Mayaca fluviatilis Aubl.
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