Weeds ID Flashcards
1.
Arum lily
Zantedeschia aethiopica
2.
Crack willow
Salix fragilis
33.
Woolly nightshade
Solanum mauritianum
4.
Climbing asparagus
Asparagus scandens
5.
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
6.
Wild ginger
- Hedychium gardnerianum*
- Study tip**
Half a clue to ID’ing this is in the appearance of the leaf and how it looks a little wilted like a slice of pickled ginger is, none of the other invasives leaves have this kind of appearance, not atleast in this test.
7.
Pampas grass / Pampas
Cortaderia selloana
8.
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
9.
Tradescantia
Tradescantia fluminensis
10.
African club moss
Selaginella kraussiana
11.
Tree lupin
Lupinus arboreus
12.
Taiwan cherry
- Prunus campanulata*
- Study tip**
- Super easy to remember, its all red/purple just like cherrys are.*
13.
Himalayan honeysuckle
Leycesteria formosa
Study tip*
Honey suckle has a very distinctive appearance compared to the other weeds.
Japanese honeysuckle is mostly white in appearance as is the Japanese flag, so by process of elimination the mostly purple coloured one is the Himalayan species.
14.
Lantana
Lantana camara var. aculeata
15.
Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
16.
Wild kiwifruit
Actinidia deliciosa
17.
Tree privet
Ligustrum lucidum
Study tip*
Privet’s are shrubs with poisonous black berries as per picture, none of the other weeds in this test have small dark berries.
Banana passionfruit
Passiflora supersect
Study tip*
They hang like bananas and before they flower look just like tiny purple passion fruit, easy to remember!
19.
BoxthornBoxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum
20.
Glyceria Reed
Glyceria maxima
Study tip*
The only other ‘reedy’ looking weed here is the pampas but that identifies itself with the big old floof on the top, so if you can remember ‘Glyceria’ and that this looks like a reed then it’s easy to remeber!
