MAHONIA

Berberis lomariifolia

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Description Erect, single to multi-stemmed, with long, holly-like leaves, growing up to 4 m tall. Naturally occurs at elevations over 600 m. Can form dense thickets. Also known as Chinese holly.

Leaves Thick, leathery, holly-like leaves, up to 45 cm long, with barbed, sharp edges. 10–30 pairs of leaflets bunched at the top of stems, giving a whorled appearance.

Flowers Small yellow flowers in long, dense clusters at branch tips.

Fruit Green berries, ripening to blue, egg-shaped, up to 8 mm long, in dense clusters.

Stems Erect, single to multi-stemmed. Can be slightly branched.

Dispersal Seed can be dispersed by animals. Seedlings are often beneath mature trees.

Deliberate cultivation for ornamental and medicinal purposes.

Control Contact your local Rous County Council Weed Biosecurity Officer for control advice and disposal. Cut stump method and apply appropriate herbicide. Cut and paint, cut scrape paint, basal bark, frill or stem inject with approved herbicide.

CONTAINS TERPENOIDS, SAPONINS, AND INSOLUBLE OXALATES. TOXIC TO DOGS AND HORSES.

Mimosa

Mimosa pigra

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Description A branched, prickly, perennial shrub that grows up to 6 m tall.

Leaves Alternate, bright green, fern-like, 20–31 cm long.

Flowers Small pink-mauve pom-pom like clusters, 1–2 cm wide.

Fruit Bristly haired seed pods, 3–15 cm long, growing in clusters of 1–30 pods. Olive green, turning brown as they age, made up of 14–26 one-seeded segments.

Seeds Light brown, brown or greenish-brown, oblong, 4–6 mm long and 2–2.5 mm wide.

Stems Green when young, turning woody with age, covered in prickles 5–10 mm long and can form roots when they contact the ground.

Roots Woody at the base with a branching taproot 1–2 m deep.

Dispersal Seed dispersed by waterways, animals, livestock eating and excreting the seed, in mud stuck to vehicles, machinery or boats, or when pods attach to animals, footwear, or clothing. Vegetative reproduction from stem fragments.

Confused with Weed species Common sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica) and Mimosa bush (Vachellia farnesiana).

Control Please do not attempt to treat or dispose of this weed yourself. Call (02) 6623 3800 if you see this plant anywhere in the Far North Coast region.