BEAUTY in WEEDS
WHAT IS A WEED?
Thanks to: QUEENSLAND Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/71814/IPA-Weedbuster-Activity-Book-13.pdf
THE THORNS (WEEDS) SPRANG UP.
Matthew 13:3-8 “Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
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About Weeds in the Bible
Genesis 3:17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,’ “Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
WHAT IS A WEED?
Contents 2 Weed herbariums 3 Map the location of weeds 9 Develop a crime file 11 Biological control 14 Where’s Woody? 15 A day in the life of Woody the Weedbuster 16 Weedbusting in your own backyard 18 There once was a plant ... 19 Weedbuster quiz 20 Spot the differences 21 Help the biocontrol beetle get to the lantana weed 22 Woody word puzzles 23 Spot the odd one out 24 Woody drawathon 25 Get to Woody’s research station 26 Answers to puzzles 2 |
Wild Cotton
Wild cotton, Narrow leaf cotton, Balloon Cotton (Gomphocarpus fruticosus)
Wild Cotton is a declared weed in Australia. Its white sap is toxic to humans and animals. It grows to 1 metre tall, with thin leaves to 10 cm long, white/pink flowers, followed by the inflated balloon-like fruit 5-7 cm long and covered with soft spines. The balloon is full of black seeds and silky tufts of white hairs, which can disperse in the wind.
Wild cotton is a preferred food for Caterpillars of the beautiful Wanderer Butterfly
Wild Cotton is a declared weed in Australia. Its white sap is toxic to humans and animals. It grows to 1 metre tall, with thin leaves to 10 cm long, white/pink flowers, followed by the inflated balloon-like fruit 5-7 cm long and covered with soft spines. The balloon is full of black seeds and silky tufts of white hairs, which can disperse in the wind.
Wild cotton is a preferred food for Caterpillars of the beautiful Wanderer Butterfly
Paterson’s curse or Salvation Jane (Echium plantagineum).
This beautiful menace is found throughout southern Australia this plant is a serious weed both in pastures and in areas of natural vegetation.
It was introduced to Australia in the 1850s from Mediterranean Europe and northern Africa.
One Paterson’s curse plant can produce more than 5000 seeds per annum and can accumulate in the soil over several years. Resulting in a seed bank of upto 30 000 seeds per square metre and they can remain dormant in the soil for up to five years.
This beautiful menace is found throughout southern Australia this plant is a serious weed both in pastures and in areas of natural vegetation.
It was introduced to Australia in the 1850s from Mediterranean Europe and northern Africa.
One Paterson’s curse plant can produce more than 5000 seeds per annum and can accumulate in the soil over several years. Resulting in a seed bank of upto 30 000 seeds per square metre and they can remain dormant in the soil for up to five years.
About Freesias
Of the fourteen Freesia species, twelve are native to Cape Province, South Africa, the remaining two to tropical Africa, with one of these species extending north of the equator to Sudan. Freesia leichteinii, has the most deliciously, sweet fragrance of all Freesia species.
About Wild Gladiolus
Wild Gladiolus (Gladiolus caryophyllaceus) is a weed in Western Australia but in its native South Africa it is an endangered species.
About Vetch
Vetches (Vicia spp.) are winter growing annual legumes that are an excellent cropping option for the medium and heavy textured soils of the Western Australian cropping regions.
Historically two species of vetch, common vetch (V. sativa) and purple vetch (V. benghalensis) have been grown in Western Australia on a small scale basis. The majority of vetches grown currently in Western Australia are the common vetch varieties Languedoc, Morava and Blanchefleur. Common vetch is considered the species with most potential as a grain crop in Western Australia. Common Varieties of V. benghalensis include the late flowering variety Popany and an earlier flowering selection out of Popany called Barloo (also known as Early Popany).
Historically two species of vetch, common vetch (V. sativa) and purple vetch (V. benghalensis) have been grown in Western Australia on a small scale basis. The majority of vetches grown currently in Western Australia are the common vetch varieties Languedoc, Morava and Blanchefleur. Common vetch is considered the species with most potential as a grain crop in Western Australia. Common Varieties of V. benghalensis include the late flowering variety Popany and an earlier flowering selection out of Popany called Barloo (also known as Early Popany).
About Lupins
Lupins belong to a diverse genus of the legume family that is characterised by long flowering spikes with a range of different colours.
Some species have been bred to enhance their ornamental beauty, whilst others have been a traditional food in the Mediterranean region and the Andean highlands for thousands of years. During the 20th Century they were domesticated for modern agriculture and have become an important protein source in many parts of the world. Common vetch is sold for use as birdseed (pigeons and specialty markets), seed for green manure, and in sheep and cattle rations.
Some species have been bred to enhance their ornamental beauty, whilst others have been a traditional food in the Mediterranean region and the Andean highlands for thousands of years. During the 20th Century they were domesticated for modern agriculture and have become an important protein source in many parts of the world. Common vetch is sold for use as birdseed (pigeons and specialty markets), seed for green manure, and in sheep and cattle rations.
About Arum Lilies
The Arum Lily is a Native of South Africa. A common garden plant toxic to stock and humans with fatalities in both recorded. Naturalised on damp land and stream banks in temperate Australia. Thrives on sandy soil with a periodic high water table. A serious weed along creek lines and in wet areas of south west Western Australia. Frequently sold in the cut flower trade. Seeds germinate readily, but do not remain viable from year to year.
About Cape weed
Arctotheca calendula is often called Capeweed or Cape dandelion. Native to Southern Africa. A capeweed plant can produce up to 4,330 seeds.
About Cape Lilac
Cape Lilac or White cedar is a spreading deciduous and an outstanding fire retardant. It produces fragrant lilac flowers. It has in the past been used as a street tree . It should be considered as a plantation tree, it produces a hard yellowish timber suitable for furniture & carving. It produces abundant sprays of fragrant lilac flowers followed by many hard yellow berries 10-20mm long. These are poisonous to children and stock but eaten and distributed by birds.
Although native to the Kimberley it is naturalised and spreading in wasteland near Perth. It is widely used as a street and park tree in western NSW and Western Queensland.
Although native to the Kimberley it is naturalised and spreading in wasteland near Perth. It is widely used as a street and park tree in western NSW and Western Queensland.