Weeds - Species, Characteristics, and Management

Running Head: WEED
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Weeds
student
4/27/2019

WEED
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Tree name Why is this species considered
as weed
Is the species
an
environmental
weed
Characteristics
(reproduction /ecological
requirement)
Management
(Swain,
Nørremark,
Jørgensen,
Midtiby, & Green,
2011).
corky
passion
fruit
Species that Out-compete
ground and cover and climb
and overwhelm shrubs and
minor trees.
Yes By seed/ Prefers open
forest and disturbed land.
Hand-pull
Remove
Herbicides can be
effective.
Blady
Grass
Poor habitat for wildlife.
Highly flammable.
Yes By seed and rhizome/
Tends to grow on poor
low fertility soils.
Disc cultivation
Fertilise the area
(Potena, Nardi, &
Pretto, (2016).
Morning
Glory
rapid spread and ability to take
over garden areas
yes vegetatively via rooting
stems/inhabits wetter
tropical, sub-tropical and
temperate regions
Manually removing
herbicide use
Brazilian
coral tree
Invading natural areas,
particularly along waterways
and in wetlands.
Yes by seed and also
vegetatively / wetter
temperate, sub-tropical
and tropical environments
Cut stump, foliar
spray, and stem
injection (Potena,
Nardi, & Pretto,
2016)
Blackberry
nightshade
One of the world’s nastiest
weeds (Holm) of 37 crops in
nearly 61 countries.
yes By seed/ Prefers shaded
areas.
Spray, herbicides,
and preventing seed
Common
reed weed
deteriorates Water quality and
forms dense, monotypic
stands in wetlands
Yes Vegetative reproduction/
Prefer wet areas
Manual removal,
Cutting, and
herbicides
Brazilian
nightshade
The fruit are poisonous to
humans, poultry, pigs, cattle,
sheep
yes by seed often dispersed
by birds / weed of
untended areas with
fertile soils
Prevention, Cut
stump, Foliar spray

WEED
2
balloon
vine weed
Grows dynamically, climbing
up to 10 m in height or
distributing along the ground,
and blanketing all vegetation.
yes By seeds/ Moist parts
along the river edges,
forest borders and road
ends in warmer zones.
Hand pulls Cut and
paint stump and
Remove the seed
source (Wu, Wen,
Deng, & Peng,
2009).
balloon
cotton
bush
weed of grasslands, open
woodlands and disturbed sites
yes by seed and suckers may
also be produced off
lateral roots/ prefer
watery areas
Cutting, herbicides
Cadaghi Prevent other plants from
growing
Yes by seed/ areas that are
close to habitation
Cut stump, stem
injection, and foliar
spray
Capillary
worm
wood
NA No By seeds/Finest grown in
poor to reasonably fertile,
dry to intermediate
moisture
Cutting, spray
(Weis, & Sökefeld,
2010).
madeira
vine weed
can damage intact native
plantations, completely
changing the environments it
dominates
yes By seeds/ Prefers
subtropical and warmer
temperate areas.
Cutting, removal,
herbicides, Leaf
feeding
beetle Plectonycha
correntina
climbing
asparagus
fern
Forms dense patches on
ground or sub-canopy with
long-lived tubers
Yes By seeds and spread by
birds/distressed and
complete lowland and
seaside forest, shrublands,
matured broadleaf
Spraying, stems
break
Crofton
weed
Poisonous to horses, and
causes Tallebudgera Horse
Disease, which results in
serious respiratory damage
and death.
Yes By seeds /open
woodlands, forest
margins and rainforest
clearings.
Chip-out small
infestations,
grubbing, hoeing
and burning and
herbicide use.
cobblers
pegs weed
invades waterways, rainforest
margins, crops and gardens
Yes By seeds/ Wet areas Remove, herbicides,
and stem cutting
(Jones, Charles,
Bogaard, &
Hodgson, 2010).
common
coral tree
has spread from garden and
street plantings and become an
environmental weed in the
coastal regions
Yes By seeds/ subtropical and
warmer temperate areas.
Complete removal
and herbicides