COMMON WEEDS IN THE CENTRAL REGION
(click on the underlined common names for links to fact sheets containing plant description, photos and control methods)
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African Tulip Tree - Spathodea campanulata
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Balloon Vine - Cardiospermum grandiflorum
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Balsam Pear - Momordica charantia
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Bellyache Bush - Jatropha gossypiifolia
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Bunny Ears - Opuntia microdasys
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Caster Oil Plant - Ricinus communis
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Centro - Centrosema pubescens
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Feathertop Rhodes Grass - Chloris virgata
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Giant Rats Tail Grass - Sporobolus spp.
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Giant Sensitive Plant - Mimosa diplotricha
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Guinea Grass - Megathyrsus maximus var maximus
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Hymenachne - Hymenachne amplexicaulis
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Itch Grass - Rottboellia cochinchinensis
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Lantana - Lantana camara
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Madeira Vine - Anredera cordifolia
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Mile-a-minute - Ipomoea cairica
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Mother of Millions - Bryophyllum spp.
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Noogoora Burr - Xanthium pungens
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Nutgrass - Cyperus rotundus
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Parkinsonia - Parkinsonia aculeate
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Para Grass - Urochloa mutica
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Parthenium - Parthenium hysterophorus
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Prickly Acacia - Acacia nilotica
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Red Convulvus - Ipomoea hederifolia
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Red Witchweed - Striga asiatica
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Rubbervine - Cryptostegia grandiflora
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Salvinia - Salvinia molesta
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Sicklepods - Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia), Foetid Senna (Senna tora), Hairy Senna (Senna hirsuta)
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Singapore Daisy - Sphagneticola trilobata
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Water Hyacinth - Eichhornia crassipes
Further information on other invasive species can be found HERE