Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
Weeds - Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority
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Crataegus monogyna<br />
Regionally Controlled Weed<br />
Hawthorn<br />
Description: An erect deciduous shrub to 6 m tall.<br />
flowers: White, cream or pink, 8-13 mm in diameter and<br />
in flat-topped clusters at the end of small branches. Strongly<br />
scented and occurring in Spring.<br />
leaves: Green and varying from oval to triangular. Divided<br />
into lobes and generally coarsely serrated.<br />
stems: Erect and branched with many small branches ending<br />
in stout spines. Bark rough at base and smoother towards the<br />
top.<br />
fruit: Clusters of deep red berries 8 mm in diameter.<br />
Note: Provides harbour for pest animals and disease such as<br />
Fire Blight.<br />
similar Native species: Unlikely to be confused with native<br />
species.<br />
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CONtROl OPtIONs VECtOR Of sPREAD<br />
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