Weed Chart

Photo Common Name Latin Name Distribution Key Features Control Method Product Application Rate
African Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum SA, VIC, QLD, NSW, WA african-boxthorn Cut and swab or basal bark Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
African Love Grass Flupropanate 3ml per 1 litre
Apple of Peru
Apple of Sodom Solanum linnaeanum SE QLD and parts of NSW apple-of-sodom Cut-stump or basal bark Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Australian Sege
Bamboo
Barnyard Grass
Bathurst Burr Xanthium spinosum NSW, QLD, VIC bathurst-burr Boom spray or spot spray Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Billygoat Weed Ageratum conyzoides Northern and coastal QLD billygoat-weed Spray at seedling stage Surefire MCPA 750 1.5L per hectare
Bindi
Blackberry Rubus fruticosus aggregate SE QLD, NSW, VIC, TAS blackberry Cut and swab or foliar spray Surefire Metsulfuron 10g per 100L water + wetter
Blackberry Nightshade
Blady Grass
Blue Billygoat Weed
Blue Heliotrope Heliotropium amplexicaule Inland and coastal NSW and QLD blue-heliotrope Spot spray or boom spray with follow-up Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Bracken Fern
Burr Medic
Camphor Laurel Cinnamomum camphora SE QLD and NE NSW camphor-laurel Mechanical removal for small plants; full root removal essential Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Capeweed
Cats Claw Creeper
Catsear Multi Turf, Dicamba M Multi turf at 5ml per 1 litre / Dicamba M at 6ml per 1 litre
Castor Oil Plant Ricinus communis Widespread in QLD, NSW, and NT castor-oil-plant Spot spray or cut-stump Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Caustic Creeper
Chickweed
Climbing Buckwheat
Chinee Apple Ziziphus mauritiana QLD and NT chinee-apple Cut and swab or basal bark Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Chinese Celtis (Hackberry) Celtis sinensis Naturalised in SE QLD and northern NSW chinese-celtis-hackberry Foliar spray or cut and swab Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Clover
Cobblers Pegs
Coral Cactus Cylindropuntia fulgida Arid zones of QLD, NSW, and SA coral-cactus Physical removal + herbicide on regrowth Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water + surfactant
Creeping Indigo
Crofton Weed Ageratina adenophora Higher rainfall regions of QLD and NSW crofton-weed Foliar spray with surfactant Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Cudweed Multi Turf, Dicamba M Multi turf at 5ml per 1 litre / Dicamba M at 6ml per 1 litre
Docks
Fat Hen
Fireweed Senecio madagascariensis Coastal SE QLD and NE NSW fireweed Spot spray before flowering Surefire MCPA 750 1.5L per hectare
Flaxleaf Fleabane Conyza bonariensis Southern and central cropping zones flaxleaf-fleabane Early post-emergent herbicide with tank mix Surefire Glyphosate + Surfactant 2–3L per hectare
Fleabane Conyza bonariensis Widespread across Australia fleabane Early control before flowering Surefire Atrazine 1.5–2L per hectare
Flumitory
Galenia
Giant Devil’s Fig Solanum chrysotrichum Coastal QLD and NE NSW giant-devil-s-fig Cut and swab or basal bark Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Giant Parramatta Grass Sporobolus fertilis SE QLD and NE NSW giant-parramatta-grass Spot spray or boom spray in pasture Surefire Glyphosate 360 1% solution + surfactant
Giant Rat’s Tail Grass Sporobolus natalensis / jacquemontii Subtropical and tropical QLD and NSW giant-rat-s-tail-grass Targeted boom or spot spraying Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Green Cestrum Cestrum parqui Widespread in NSW and QLD riparian zones green-cestrum Mechanical removal or basal bark treatment Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia Coastal areas of QLD and NSW groundsel-bush Basal bark or foliar spray Surefire Metsulfuron 10g per 100L water + wetter
Horehound Marrubium vulgare SA, VIC, southern QLD horehound Mechanical + herbicide application Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Horehound Tree Malvastrum americanum QLD, northern NSW horehound-tree Foliar spray during active growth Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Hyptis (Cat’s Whiskers) Hyptis suaveolens Northern QLD and NT hyptis-cat-s-whiskers Spot spray during early growth Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Johnson Grass
Khaki Weed Alternanthera pungens All mainland states, especially QLD khaki-weed Spot spray or boom spray Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Lantana Lantana camara Widespread across QLD, NSW, NT, and WA lantana Cut stump treatment or foliar spray Surefire Metsulfuron 10g per 100L water + wetter
Leucaena Leucaena leucocephala Northern Australia; QLD leucaena Cut-stump treatment or foliar spray Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Madeira Vine
Marshmellow
Mexican Poppy Argemone ochroleuca Inland QLD, WA, NSW mexican-poppy Herbicide at early flowering Surefire MCPA 750 1.5L per hectare
Mimosa Bush Vachellia farnesiana (prev. Acacia farnesiana) Inland QLD and NSW mimosa-bush Basal bark or cut-stump treatment Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Mother of Millions Bryophyllum delagoense QLD, NSW, WA, NT; widespread in SE QLD mother-of-millions Hand removal + herbicide; avoid disturbing plantlets Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Mother in Laws Tongue
Noogoora Burr Xanthium occidentale Riverbanks, creeklines, and pastures noogoora-burr Hand removal or herbicide on seedlings Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Nutgrass
Onion Weed Asphodelus fistulosus NSW, VIC, SA, and southern QLD onion-weed Spot spray or boom spray during flowering Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Oxalis
Parkinsonia Parkinsonia aculeata Northern Australia, QLD, NT, WA parkinsonia Cut-stump or basal bark treatment Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Parthenium Weed Parthenium hysterophorus Central and southern QLD parthenium-weed Early intervention with selective herbicide Surefire MCPA 750 1.5L per hectare
Paspalum
Patersons Curse
Pennywort
Petty Spurge
Pimelea (all spp.) Pimelea trichostachya & others Rangelands and semi-arid pastures pimelea-all-spp Integrated management – consult expert Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Pigweed
Plantain Multi Turf, Dicamba M Multi turf at 5ml per 1 litre / Dicamba M at 6ml per 1 litre
Prickly Pear Opuntia stricta QLD, NSW, WA prickly-pear Physical removal + regrowth spraying Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water + wetter
Ragweed
Ragwort
Rubber Vine Cryptostegia grandiflora QLD river systems rubber-vine Foliar spraying with surfactant Surefire Metsulfuron 10g per 100L water + wetter
Saffron Thistle Carthamus lanatus Temperate southern QLD, NSW, VIC saffron-thistle Boom spray pre-flowering Surefire MCPA 750 1.5L per hectare
Scotch Thistle
Serrated Tussock
Sida (Paddy’s Lucerne) Sida rhombifolia Throughout tropical and subtropical Australia sida-paddy-s-lucerne Foliar application using wetter Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Silverleaf Desmodium
Singapore Daisy
Snakeweed Stachytarpheta jamaicensis Coastal QLD and tropical Australia snakeweed Spot spraying during active growth Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Spiny Burrgrass Cenchrus longispinus Pasturelands in QLD and NSW spiny-burrgrass Boom spray during early growth Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Spotted Spurge
Staggerweed
Sticky Beak (Calotrope) Calotropis procera NT, QLD, WA sticky-beak-calotrope Cut and swab or foliar spray Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Sticky Nightshade Solanum sisymbriifolium Isolated parts of QLD sticky-nightshade Cut-stump or foliar spray Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Summergrass
Sweet Briar Rosa rubiginosa VIC, NSW, TAS sweet-briar Cut-stump or basal bark application Surefire Glyphosate 360 100mL per 10L water
Tarvine Boerhavia dominii Central and western QLD tarvine Foliar spray while actively growing Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Thistle (various spp.) Cirsium, Carduus spp. Widespread throughout temperate Australia Compete with pasture species; rapid seed dispersal Herbicide at rosette stage Surefire MCPA 750 2L per hectare
Tobacco Weed Elephantopus mollis Northern QLD Coarse perennial; broad leaves; competes with pasture species Foliar spray Surefire Glyphosate 360 10mL per 1L water
Tropical Soda Apple
Turnip Weed Rapistrum rugosum SE Australia in cropping zones Broadleaf winter annual; reduces yield in cereal crops Herbicide application at rosette stage Surefire Metsulfuron 1g per 10L water
Tussock Flupropanate 2ml per 1 litre
Wandering Jew
Wild Oats
Wild Radish
Wild Tobacco
Wild Turnip
Winter Grass
Wireweed