What is this Weed?

Self Guiding Weed Identification Tools

Self guiding i.d. sites enable searches by growth habit/weed type:  Tree  Shrub  Vine  Herb  Grass  Aquatic (water)  Bulbous Succulent 

The flower, seed or fruit is often necessary for identification 

Australian Government Weeds Identification Tool – look up weeds by name, place, growth habit and flower colour

Weeds Australia – look up weeds by place, growth habit and name (based on the WEEDdeck series) 

PlantNET – look up plants including weeds by place, name, classification.  This identification tool maintained by the staff of the National Herbarium of NSW includes identification ‘keys’

General Invasives

Western Australia takes a preventative approach, ensuring that weed risk assessment occurs before plants are released for trade into the environment).  Here is their declared plants database and a permitted and quarantine species list

Weeds of National Significance 

For identification of aquatic weeds the Univeristy of Florida – Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants 

Weeds of Sydney (illustrated)

 NEW WEEDS IN SYDNEY

Weed Identification Resources

Stop the Spread of weeds in Sydney brochures

• Central
• West Blue Mountains
• North
• South West

Posters

• Stop the Spread Poster – Climbers & Scramblers
• Stop the Spread Poster – Trees & Shrubs 

 Full List of Sydney Weeds  (available soon)

• Bulbous and Succulents
• Grasses
• Groundcovers
• Shrubs  
• Trees
• Vines/Scramblers
• Water Weeds