Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Undeclared Weed<br />
Arum Lily<br />
Zantedeschia aethiopica<br />
(Calla Lily, Death Lily, Funeral Flower, Lily of the Nile, Pig Lily)<br />
Description: Robust herb with thick rhizomous roots, forming<br />
a tuft of fleshy-stalked green leaves to 1 m tall.<br />
flowers: Yellow inside a large white sheath. All year.<br />
leaves: Dark green, glossy, 15-45 cm long and 10-25 cm<br />
wide. Arrowhead shaped.<br />
leaf stems: Robust, 50-100 cm long and growing from<br />
rhizomes.<br />
Roots: White, long, fleshy and occasionally branched.<br />
Growing from rhizome at the base of the stem.<br />
Note: Most of the spread has been a result of careless<br />
garden waste disposal.<br />
similar Native species: Could be confused with<br />
Monochoria (Monochoria cyanea) or Pickerel Weed<br />
(Pontederia cordata), if not in flower.<br />
j f M A M j j A s O N D<br />
CONtROl OPtIONs VECtOR Of sPREAD<br />
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