Weed all about - Department of Land Resource Management

Launch of new weed fi eld guide
The new book ‘Weeds of Northern Australia:
A fi eld guide’ by Nicholas Smith was recently
launched by the then Lord Mayor Graeme Sawyer
at the George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens.
Hot off the press, this newly researched book
by prominent weeds expert Nicholas Smith and
publishers The Environment Centre NT, is an
invaluable tool to help land managers identify and
eradicate weeds.
This book is an essential fi eld resource for seasoned
land managers, those new to the issue of weed
management and even gardeners wanting to know if
plants growing in their garden are natives or weeds.
The fi eld guide features:
• Photos and descriptions for 150 weed species;
• Detailed descriptions for 90 high priority species;
• Species distribution maps;
• Detailed botanical drawings; and
• Information on identifi cation, fl owering and fruiting
time, preferred habitat, dispersal mechanisms
and recommended control methods.
Ben Stuckey, Nicholas Smith and Piers Barrow at the book launch.
6
Weed information was provided by the NT, QLD
and WA Governments, including weed management
branches and Herbariums, the Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Northern
Australia Quarantine Strategy, pastoralists, land
management groups and Indigenous Rangers.
Copies are available for $25 each, from
bookstores across Northern Australia, or for
bulk orders of 10 or more, $20 each from the
Environment Centre NT.
Contact: Lisa Peters
Environment Centre NT Offi ce Manager
Ph: 08 8981 1984 or Email:admin@ecnt.org