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Indian shot

Canna indica, Fam. Cannaceae


Perennial rhizomatous, unbranched, upright, glabrous herb to 2m tall.

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: Herb
Family: Cannaceae
Leaf: Simple Alternate
Alternate elliptic, up to 450 x 250mm, apex pointed, base narrowed into open tubular sheath, margins entire.
Flower conspicuous: Conspicuous
Flower colour:

Yellow, Red

Flower description: Red to yellow, irregular, up to 50 x 15mm, borne above foliage on cane-like terminal spikes or on 2-flowered branches.
Fruit conspicuous: Conspicuous
Fruit colour:

Black, Brown

Fruit: Dry
Fruit description: Textured capsules, 20-30mm long with numerous round black or dark brown seeds, 5-6mm long.
Habitat:
Distribution
Food source for:
Toxicity: No toxicity known
Origin: Tropical America
Notes: Spread by: seeds, water, garden waste, vegetatively from rhizomes. Invades: creek banks, Melaleuca forest, open wetlands and roadsides. Notes: survives wet conditions. Indian shot (C. indica) is the more often encountered species. Canna Lily (C x orchiodes) is a cultivated hybrid and does not produce viable seeds but reproduces vegetatively from rhizomes. A population has been recorded from near Hay Point. Environmental weed.
Information sources: Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition.

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