Environmental weeds

List of the City of Greater Geelong environmental weeds  - these are current at September 2008.

Botanical name Common name
Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle
Acacia decurrens Early Black Wattle
Acacia longifolia Sallow Wattle
Acacia saligna Golden Wreath Wattle
Acacia sophorae Coast Wattle (other than within coastal fringe)
Agapanthus praecox Agapanthus
Allium triquetrum Angled Onion
Allocasuarina cunninghamiana River Sheoke
Asparagus asparagoides Smilax/Bridal Creeper
Asparagus scandens Asparagus Fern
Coprosma repens Mirror Bush
Cortaderia selloana Pampas Grass
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster species
Cytisus palmensis Tree Lucerne or Tagasaste
Delairea odorata Cape Ivy
Dipogon lignosus Dolichos Pea
Erica lusitancia Spanish Heath
Euphorbia paralias Sea Spurge
Fraxinus rotundifolia Desert Ash
Hakea laurina Pincushion Hakea
Hakea suaveolens Sweet Hakea
Hedera helix English Ivy
Ipomea indica Morning Glory
Leptospermum laevigatum Ti Tree (other than within coastal fringe)
Ligustrum vulgare Privet
Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle
Melaleuca armillaris Honey Myrtle
Paraserianthes lophantha Cape Wattle
Passiflora mollissima Banana Passionfruit
Pinus radiata Monterey Pine
Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pittosporum
Polygala myrtifolia Myrtle Leaf Milkwort
Pyracantha crenulata Pyracantha
Rhamnus alaternus Italian Buckthorn
Salix species Willows
Senecio angulatus Climbing Groundsel
Sollya heterophylla Bluebell Creeper
Tradescantia fliminensis Wandering Trad 
Vinca major Blue Periwinkle





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