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Weed 1 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Russell lupin (Lupinus polyphyllus)
  • Contorta pine (Pinus contorta)
  • Red cestrum (Cestrum elegans and Cestrum fasciculatum)
  • Stonecrop (Sedum acre)

Weed 2 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Purple pampas (Cortaderia jubata)
  • Australian sedge (Carex longebrachiata)
  • Salvinia (Salvinia xmolesta)
  • Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera)

Weed 3 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Reed sweet grass (Glyceria maxima)
  • Arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
  • Aristea (Aristea ecklonii)
  • Mysore thorn (Biancaea decapetala)

Weed 4 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Yellow ginger (Hedychium flavescens)
  • Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox)
  • Bear’s breeches (Acanthus mollis)
  • Mexican devil (Ageratina adenophora)

Weed 5 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Horned poppy (Glaucium flavum)
  • Arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
  • Willow-leaved hakea (Hakea salicifolia)
  • Blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)

Weed 6 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis)
  • Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
  • White bryony (Bryonia cretica ssp dioica)
  • Mexican water lily (Nymphaea mexicana)

Weed 7 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Monkey musk (Erythranthe guttata)
  • Inkweed (Phytolacca octandra)
  • Tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
  • Yellow ginger (Hedychium flavescens)

Weed 8 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
  • Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster glaucophyllus Var. serotinus)
  • Moth plant (Araujia hortorum)
  • Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica)

Weed 9 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Willow-leaved hakea (Hakea salicifolia)
  • Royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
  • Tradescantia (Tradescantia fluminensis)
  • African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula)

Weed 10 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Giant knotweed (Fallopia sachalinensis)
  • Brush cherry (Syzygium australe)
  • Velvetleaf (Abutilon theophrasti)
  • Bangalow palm (Archontophoenix cunninghamiana)

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