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Weed 1 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Green cestrum (Cestrum parqui)
  • Aristea (Aristea ecklonii)
  • Velvet groundsel (Roldana petasitis)
  • Chilean rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)

Weed 2 of 10

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This weed is...

  • African club moss (Selaginella kraussiana)
  • Velvet groundsel (Roldana petasitis)
  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)
  • Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Weed 3 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris)
  • Green daphne laurel (Daphne laureola)
  • Canna lily (Canna indica)
  • Bladderwort (Utricularia gibba)

Weed 4 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Old man’s beard (Clematis vitalba)
  • Himalayan honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa)
  • Shrub balsam (Impatiens sodenii)
  • Sydney golden wattle (Acacia longifolia)

Weed 5 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Bittersweet (Solanum dulcamara)
  • Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
  • Marram grass (Calamagrostis arenaria)
  • Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)

Weed 6 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Mile-a-minute (Dipogon lignosus)
  • Monkey apple (Syzygium smithii)
  • Bell heather (Erica cinerea)
  • Periwinkle (Vinca major)

Weed 7 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Australian sedge (Carex longebrachiata)
  • Barberry (Berberis glaucocarpa)
  • Cape ivy (Senecio angulatus)
  • Evergreen buckthorn (Rhamnus alaternus)

Weed 8 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides)
  • Woolly nightshade (Solanum mauritianum)
  • Elder (Sambucus nigra)
  • Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa)

Weed 9 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Bartlettina (Bartlettina sordida)
  • Hemlock (Conium maculatum)
  • Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara)
  • Coastal banksia (Banksia integrifolia)

Weed 10 of 10

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This weed is...

  • Senegal tea (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)
  • Chilean rhubarb (Gunnera tinctoria)
  • Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei)
  • Clasped pondweed (Potamogeton perfoliatus)

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