Athel pine (Tamarix aphylla) flowers. Athel pine has been classified as one of Australia's worst 20 weeds - more info see Weeds List page

Bishops weed (Ammi majus) - common throughout the north-west - sometimes confused with Parthenium weed because of the white flowers

Bladder ketmia (Hibiscus trionum) - attractive flowers which look like small "lanterns" before they open

Bladder ketmia (Hibiscus trionum) growing along the edge of new road in Inverell

Blue heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule) - sometimes poisonous to stock

Blue heliotrope flowers - Bingara. Please see separate page under "Weeds List" & "Poisonous Plants" in this website...

Bunch speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) - a serious problem for sheep. The sharp seeds can penetrate the skin, sometimes with fatal results

Bunch speargrass (Heteropogon contortus) - the seeds "bunch" together. Now showing up in NSW in n the Yetman and Croppa Cr areas...

Cotyledon orbicularis. Popular garden plant. Not confirmed as toxic to stock but its close relationship to mother-of-millions urges extreme care.

Crownbeard (Verbesina enceliodes) - common in many parts of the north west - sometimes poisonous to sheep, cattle, pigs

"False caper", or "bacon & eggs" (Euphorbia terracina L.) Bingara. Has been suspected of poisoning stock...

Khaki weed (Alternanthera pungens) and gomphrena (soft khaki) weed (Gomphrena celosioides) - common throughout the north-west

Gomphrena or soft khaki weed (Gomphrena celosioodes). Can cause "staggers" in horses

Clem McLeod standing next to a large honey locust tree (Gleditsia tricanthos) (Ashford area) - note the thorns on the tree. A noxious weed in Qld

Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) fruit. Originally introduced from America, this plant esp the fruit can be toxic to animals and humans.

Jerusalem cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum) near the site of an abandoned homestead - Bonshaw area Jan 05. Birds spread the seed over long distances.

Lippia (Lippia canescens) flower and leaf

Lippia spreading over a concrete causeway - Tulloona area Sep 02

Ludwigia peploides spp montevidensis - aquatic weed - growing on a farm dam adjacent Horton R, Caroda area near Bingara NSW 2 Jun 03.

Mistletoe species - Bingara area. Please see the item "Mistletoe - friend or foe" in this website (access from WEEDS LIST page)

Mulga fern (also referred to as rock fern) can be toxic to stock. Please see separate page under "Weeds List" & "Poisonous Plants" in this website...

Narrawa burr - one of the silverleaf nightshade "look-alikes"

Osage orange - Maclura pomifera - a thorny, environmental problem spreading along various watercourses including the McIntyre R below Inverell NSW.

Kangaroo thorn (Acacia paradoxa) - Bingara area. Other common names include prickly acacia, prickly wattle, acacia hedge

Kangaroo thorn, also known as prickly acacia (Acacia paradoxa) Bingara area 2003.

Rice-flower (Pimelea pauciflora R. Br OR P. neo-anglica?) - Bingara area. Rarely eaten but can be toxic to sheep & cattle esp stock new to the area.

Rice-flower (Pimelea pauciflora R. Br OR P. neo-anglica?) - known locally as "Blackfellas' twine" because the bark is so string-like

St Barnaby's thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) - Delungra area. Thorny nuisance plant, common along roadsides and other disturbed areas

Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) seeds

Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) - Bingara area Nov 02

Phelicia sp - (wilted) specimen of new weed detected Aug 03 Armidale. More info: New England Weeds Authority or Dr Jeremy Bruhl, UNE Botany Dept...