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“Thistle” need to be contained

Variegated thistle (Silybum marianum) is a large invasive biennial thistle native to the Mediterranean region, Europe, Central Asia and India. It first made itself at home…

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Be on the lookout for bomarea

Our Biosecurity Team have recently discovered the noxious weed bomarea (Bomarea multiflora) in the Milnthorpe Park and Collingwood area.

 

This climbing vine produces attractive red and yellow…

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Look for the Rook

We're asking everyone to keep their eyes peeled for an unwelcome flying visitor in the top of the south – the Rook – after a recent…

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Help us pick out this prickly pest

It’s time for another dose of pest plant awareness – this time, a real prickly character that we’d like to see less of here in Tasman. 

White-edged…

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A vine to get rid of

This pest to ponder – and hopefully remove – is the Madeira vine, AKA the mignonette vine.

Madeira vine (Anredera cordifolia) is an attractive, hairless, woody climbing…

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Old Man’s Beard Control in Tasman

Over the past few decades, old man’s beard (OMB) has rapidly spread to many parts of Tasman, and continues to do so at an alarming rate.…

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Pretty pest plant due for exclusion

They’re lovely to look at, but Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is an aquatic pest weed that we want to keep out of our region.

We understand that…