Buddleja

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.
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.