Letter to Residents
See attached letter (29th June 2026) regarding weed control.
Weed of the Month Flyers
Common Vetch
Dolichos Pea
Pin Cushion Flower
Cudweed
Cleavers
Urban Weeds
Stinging Nettle
Prickly Lettuce
Sour Sob
Yellow Wood Sorrel
Red Skeleton Weed
Purslane
General Resources
Garden Weeds & Bushland Invaders (Campbelltown City Council)
Five Steps to Effective Weed Control
Weed Control Handbook (Primary Industries and Regions SA)
Weed Reference List
Weeds
Blanket Weed, Carpet Weed (Galenia pubescens)
https://keyserver. lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/ media/Html/galenia_pubescens_ var._pubescens.htm
Burr medic (Medicago polymorpha)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Medicago_polymorpha
Caltrop (Bindii) large thorns (Tribulus terrestris)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Tribulus_terrestris
CONTROL:- Spray with Bin-Die, and consider doing it again in about 4 weeks.Or use 2 tablespoons of Iron Sulphate in 4.5 litres of water, and spray using abackpack or shoulder sprayer. Covers about a 35m2 lawn (or 6m X 6m).
Cape Daisy (Weed) (Arctotheca calendula)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Arctotheca_calendula
Cudweed (Helichrysum luteoalbum)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Helichrysum_luteoalbum
Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Taraxacum_officinale
Dolichos Pea (Dipogon lignosus)
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__ data/assets/pdf_file/0012/ 240033/dolichos_pea_fsheet.pdf
Fire weed, or Rubble Peppercress (Lepidiuma fricanum)
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov. au/browse/profile/3018
Mallow (the specific species-not yet identified – probably Malva neglecta)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Malva_neglecta
Nightshade “deadly” (Atropa belladonna)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Atropa_belladonna
Pin Cushion Flower, Egyptian Rose, Mournful Widow (Scabiosa atropurpurea)
https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/scabiosa_atropurpurea.htm
Plantain or fleaworts (the specific species-not yet identified-most likely to be Buckhorn Plantain)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Plantago
Prickly Lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Lactuca_serriola
Prostrate spurge, red skeleton weed (Euphorbia prostrata, or supina)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Euphorbia_prostrata
Purslane or Portulacca or Pigweed (Portulaca oleracea)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Portulaca_oleracea
Sand rocket or Lincoln weed (Diplotaxis tenuifolia)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Diplotaxis_tenuifolia
Sour sob (Oxalis pes-caprae)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_pes-caprae
Sowthistle – milk thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Sonchus_oleraceus
Spiny sowthistle (Sonchus asper)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Sonchus_asper
Stinging nettle (Urticaria incisa)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Urtica_incisa
Wire weed, Polygonum (Polygonum aviculare)
https://keyserver. lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/ media/Html/polygonum_ aviculare.htm
Yellow Wood Sorrel (Oxalis Corniculata)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxalis_corniculata
Grasses
Kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Pennisetum_clandestinum
Nutgrass (Cyperus rotundus)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Cyperus_rotundus
Perennial rye grass (Lolium perenne)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Lolium_perenne
FURTHER REFERENCE with notes on care and control.
http://www.better-lawn-care. com/pictures-of-lawn-weeds.html
Large plants or trees
Box Elder Maple (Acer negundo)
http://www.growmeinstead.com. au/plant/box-elder-nsw.aspx
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster spp.)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Cotoneaster
Date palms (Phoenix dactylifera)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Date_palm
Desert ash (Fraxinus angustifolia)
https://www.yarraranges.vic. gov.au/files/assets/public/ webdocuments/environment- engineering/parks-environment/ environment-parks-environment/ desert_ash_web.pdf
Giant Reed or Wild Bamboo (Arundo donax)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Arundo_donax
Olive (Olea europaea)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive