Jul 23, 2026
Leaves have five veins The invasive garden escapee Asian Melastoma Melastoma candidum is a growing source of concern particularly on the Sunshine Coast where it is growing rapidly and easily confused with the native melastoma Blue Tongue Melastoma malbathricum. The...
Jul 13, 2026
Parasitic weed Golden Dodder Cuscuta campestris is a parasitic vine which is a weed in Enoggera catchment. It closely resembles the local native parasitic vine Cassytha filiformis Dodder Laurel. However, Golden Dodder stems are finer diameter and shorter in length...
Jun 18, 2026
Startling white menace Weedy creeper Fragrant Thunbergia Thunbergia fragrans has been identified by the Brisbane City Council Weed Identification Tool as a potentially significant environmental weed in Queensland. It is a close relative of Black-eyed Susan...
Jun 1, 2025
Extremely poisonous Woody twiner flowers in summer, extremely poisonous seeds are bright red with a black spot, hence the name Crab Eye. The africanus subspecies found here is a weed but has been widely confused with the native subspecies precatorius, which is found...
May 30, 2025
Kills native wildlife Creeping or scrambling vine with stems up to 1.5 metres long. Stems, leaves and fruits are covered with hooked hairs and stick to skin or clothing. Hence its local common name of velcro plant. Alternate compound leaves with three leaflets borne...
Dec 4, 2023
Seeds prolificifally Sandpaper vine Petrea volubilis looks very much like a woody native vine until it sends out a showy bouquet of purple flowers. This is exactly what happened at Walton Bridge Reserve in 2023. Fortunately it was close to the bike park and was...
