Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Regionally Controlled Weed<br />
Gorse<br />
Description: An erect, much branched shrub to 4 m tall.<br />
Flowers: Bright yellow pea-like flowers 2-2.5 cm long. Found<br />
in leaf axils and in clusters at the end of branches. Appearing<br />
between July and October and March to May.<br />
leaves: Dark green, narrow and spiny, 1-2.5 cm long,<br />
stalkless and occurring in whorled clusters along the<br />
branches.<br />
stems: Green when young and turning to brown and woody<br />
when mature. Ridged and hairy. Covered with spines and<br />
bearing short branches with spiny ends.<br />
Note: Introduced as a garden hedge. Prolific seeder and<br />
highly invasive. A dense stand can produce 6 million seeds<br />
per hectare per year. Weed of National Significance.<br />
similar Native species: Unlikely to be confused with native<br />
species.<br />
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Ulex europaeus<br />
(Furze, Golden Gorse)<br />
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CONtROl OPtIONs VECtOR Of sPREAD
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