Pests of the Bay of Plenty - Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Eradication/Exclusion pestsSpartina Spartina spp.A robust, erect, rhizomatous grass up to 1 m tall with anextensive root system. Leaf blade up to 60 cm long and15 mm wide.Risk areas: Saline wetlands, coastal drains, estuaries.Water poppy Hydrocleys nymphoidesAn aquatic perennial with long, creeping stems. Theleaves are thick and shiny, 7 cm long and 6 cm wide, withan inflated, buoyant mid-rib. Flowers are pale yellow andpoppy-shaped.Risk areas: Ponds, streams, farm dams and lakemargins.White edged nightshade Solanum marginatumA spiny shrub up to 5 m tall, distinguished by its whitefelted branches. Leaves have white undersides and uppersides with a frosted margin. Flowers are white or purplish.Fruit is a large yellow berry.Risk areas: Pasture, roadsides, coastal areas.18Pests of the Bay of Plenty