Noogoora Burr in Trephina Gorge...

A friend of Garden for Wildlife was visiting Trephina Gorge this weekend when she came upon another unwelcome weed.

Noogoora Burr, Xanthium occidentale. Trephina Gorge. Image by Jane Addison.

This is an invasive species from America which can cause contact dermatitis in humans and livestock and can be mildly toxic to livestock when it is younger.

It spreads along watercourses and is already well established through parts of WA and the Top End river systems.

For more information visit - http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=H24