| Weed type
| Comparative
Effort
(relative to last season; Reserve only)
| Likely reasons
|
| African Lovegrass
| less
| but similar to average of previous 3 seasons |
| St. John's Wort |
less
|
There was less need for a second pass of treated areas this season |
| Blackberries |
much more |
There are a much larger number of blackberries this season and a high proportion at an advanced stage, as a result of 3 seasons of above average rainfall. |
| Briars |
similar |
Unlike Blackberries, briars seem not much more prevalent this season than in the previous 4 seasons. |
| Cootamundra wattle |
similar |
There are not many on the Reserve and treatment is occasional. |
| Saffron thistles |
much less |
Much reduced number of Saffron thistles this season. |
| Horehound |
similar |
Horehound is a little more prevalent this season. |
| Verbascum |
much less |
Much less Verbascum so far this season, consistent with expectations from summer rainfall, which was much less than the previous season.
|
| non-Saffron thistles |
more |
Although these had been largely under control on the Reserve until 2020, the wet seasons since then have caused their resurgence and they are now requiring more effort to control than we are able to provide. |
| Paterson's Curse |
much more |
Paterson's Curse is more prevalent this season in some locations. |
| Capeweed |
much less |
Effort this season and last has been much less than in the previous season when considerable effort was expended in an attempt to control it in Weetangera paddock. |
| Exotic grasses (other than those classified of National Significance) |
much more |
A lot of effort spent in Weetangera paddock trying to clear exotic grasses from planting areas. |
| Bathurst Burr |
much less |
Bathurst Burr is not evident so far this season |
| Other woody weeds |
much more |
There have been a lot of miscellaneous woody weeds this season in response to the previous two high rainfall seasons |
| Skeleton weed |
much less |
Skeleton weed has not been specifically targeted so far this season. |
| Miscellaneous broadleaf weeds |
much more |
This category includes a range of low to medium risk weeds such as Hoary mustard, Prickly lettuce, fleabane, flatweed, catsear, Tragopogon, plantain, etc. A lot of effort spent in Weetangera paddock trying to clear broadleaf weeds from planting areas. |
