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Weed List:

Over the years numerous weeds have been introduced which the Friends seek to remove.

Weeds  found in the park:

Top 13 weeds tackled by Friends of Sturt Gorge:

Weeds found recently but not listed in 1990 management plan:

African Orchid Bridal Creeper Desert Ash Gazanias Wild Gladiolus Guildford Grass Scarlet Pimpernel Sparaxis

Monadenia bracteata Aparagus asparagoides Fraxinus rotundifolia     Gladiolus undulatus Romulea sp

Thistle - not sure of which one

Weeds listed in the 1990 management plan:

Allium triquetrum Apium graveolens Asclepias rotundifolia Avena fatua Bromus sp. Centaurea calcitrapa Chrysanthemoides monilifera Conium maculatum Crataegus monogyna Cynara cardunculus Cynodon dactylon Echium plantagineum Euphorbia terracina Ficus carica Foeniculum vulgare Fraxinus oxycarpa Genista monspessulana Geranium sp. Gynandriris setifolia Homaria flaccida   Hypericum perforatum Hypochoeris radiata Lathyrus latifolius Lathyrus sp. Leucojum aestivum Lycium ferocissimum Marrubium vulgare Medicago polymorpha Melitotus sp. Nasturtium officinale Olea europaea Oryzopsis miliacea        now Piptatherum miliaceum Oxalis pes-caprae O. purpurea Pennisetum clandestinum Pentaschistus thunbergii Piptatherum miliaceum Phalaris aquatica Romulea rosea Rosa canina Rubus sp. Rumex obtusifolius Salix babylonica Salix sp. Senecio pterophorus Silybum marianum Solanum nigrum Sonchus oleraceus Tragopogon porrifolius Vicia sp. Vinca major Vitis vinifera

Three-cornered Garlic celery Broad-leaved Cottonbush Wild Oat Starthistle Boneseed Hemlock Hawthorn Wild Artichoke Couch Grass Salvation Jane False Caper Common Fig Fennel European Ash Nontpelier Broom Thread Iris One-leaved Cape Tulip St. Johns Wort Cat’s Ear Perennial Pea Snowflake African Boxthorn Horehound Toothed Medic Watercress European Olive Soursob Largeflower Wood Sorrel Kikuyu Rice millet Toowomba Canary-grass Onion-grass Dog Rose Blackberry Broad-leaf Dock Weeping Willow Willow South African daisy Milk Thistle Blackberry Nightshade Common Sow Thistle Salsify Greater Periwinkle Grape vine