Buddleja
Buddleja madagascariensis, Fam. Buddlejaceae
Straggling shrub to 6m, young plants and branchlets covered in white short matted hairs, older stems covered in rust or yellow hairs. Robust root system.
| Weed Category: |
Other invasive plants Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Shrub, Small tree |
| Family: | Buddlejaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Opposite Opposite, simple, ovate-oblong, 70-150 x 20-50mm, apex tapers to a point, base rounded or heart-shaped, dark green and hairless above, dense white or yellow hairs below, stalk 15-25mm, margins entire. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
Yellow, Orange, Salmon |
| Flower description: | Yellow, orange or salmon flowers in sprays up to 250mm long. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Unknown |
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| Fruit description: | Plants cultivated in Australia are sterile, no fruit or seeds have been found. |
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| Origin: | Madagascar |
| Notes: | Spread by: broken stem fragments, garden waste. Invades/threats: riverine communities, readily climbs over established plants, high into the canopy. Notes: garden escapee, persists in old gardens. Very large infestation present on Cattle Creek near Gargett. Environmental weed. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
